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Virtual Reality for Training Robots
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Industrials Startups
This list has 485 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 139 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (237), Los Angeles (40), and New York (21). Largest teams: Cruise, Relativity Space, and Tractian. Latest round: HyLight raised €13M (Oct 12, 2026).
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AI-Native Engineering Firm designing Data Centers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Robots that learn on the job
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Foundational infrastructure for Physical AI
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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We make silicon on the Moon, to power everything in space.
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Automatic Diagnosis & Fix for Industrial Automation Cells
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Deploying robots to replace workers in hazardous spaces
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Floating nuclear powered data centers at sea.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Agents running industrial enterprises from back office to shop floor
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Quick-turn, purpose-built motors & actuators for all
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
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The generalist robot deployment company.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Precision navigation for UAVs operating without GPS.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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On Demand CNC Prototyping
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Accelerating scaled plastics with additive technologies
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HQ: El Segundo, CA, United States
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Lark - AI agents that automate workflows for wholesale distributors
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HQ: San Francisco, 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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Prime Lightworks Inc. manufactures electric propulsion systems for…
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HQ: Culver City, CA, United States
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Building and Protecting an Exciting Future
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Power-ready land for AI data centers
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HQ: New York, NY, 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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Tankless Dive Gear - Breath Autonomy at Sea, Land & Space
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, 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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ApolloShield is a system that detects unwanted drones and drives them…
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YC S16Early 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
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General Purpose Robots
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC F25Early stage
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AI-controlled optical switching for AI clusters
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
YC S26Early stage
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Fixing air traffic control with remote towers
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
YC X26Early stage
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We make the most compact nuclear reactors
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
YC X26Early stage
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Autonomous Hardware Testing
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S26Early stage