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On Demand CNC Prototyping
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Robotics Startups
This list has 355 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 91 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (180), Los Angeles (22), and New York (14). Largest teams: Cruise, Embark Trucks, and Opentrons. Latest round: Uvi raised $7.5M (Oct 14, 2026).
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What they do:
Accelerating scaled plastics with additive technologies
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HQ: El Segundo, CA, United States
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The pit crew for machines and robots.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Specialized agents for real work
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
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AI for the physical world
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Tools for the next era of physical automation.
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HQ: Germany
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A robotics intelligence system for metal fabrication
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Accelerated Physics Kernels for Computational Engineering
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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US-Made Parts for Robots
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
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Robots to maintain and assemble data centers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Force-sensing wristband for training robotic AI
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Actuators for Physical AI
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Android for drones
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Next-Generation Surgical Navigation and Robotics
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
YC S19Early stage
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Avion builds and operates autonomous eVTOL drones that deliver vital…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W20Early stage
What they do:
Accelerating world models.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC X25Early stage
What they do:
General Purpose Robots
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC F25Early stage
What they do:
Autonomous Hardware Testing
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S26Early stage
What they do:
Autonomous CNC factories for faster hardware
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC F26Early stage
Cruise
Acquired
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Self-driving cars.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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HQ: Louisville, CO, United States
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$52.5M · Debt · Jun 2026
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HQ: Clarksburg, MD, United States
Incorporated: 2021
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$48.5M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Las Vegas, NV, United States
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$38.7M · Equity · Feb 2026
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HQ: Dover, DE, United States
Incorporated: 2024
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$11.8M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Incorporated: 2025
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$6.02M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Incorporated: 2026
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$5.5M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Dublin, OH, United States
Incorporated: 2023
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$5.46M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: Golden, CO, United States
Incorporated: 2024
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$5.2M · SAFE · Apr 2026
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HQ: Del Mar, CA, United States
Incorporated: 2023
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$4.72M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Chino Hills, CA, United States
Incorporated: 2023
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$4.28M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Incorporated: 2026
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$4M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: Villepinte, France
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$3.57M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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$3.4M · Equity · Oct 2026
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$3.27M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: Dayton, OH, United States
Incorporated: 2021
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$2.7M · Options · Jun 2026
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HQ: Sacramento, CA, United States
Incorporated: 2022
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$2.55M · SAFE · Apr 2026