Discovered Materials (formerly Matforge, YC Spring 2026) builds swarms of AI agents that act as "AI scientists" to design candidate semiconductor mate…
Semiconductor company pioneering chiplet interconnect technologies to unleash the performance of AI chips, backed by AMD, Arm, Meta, Samsung and Intel…
Axis Robotics builds a distributed data engine for physical AI, letting a global network of contributors generate robot training data through browser-…
Atoms is Travis Kalanick's physical-AI and industrial robotics holding company, rebranded in March 2026 from City Storage Systems. It operates busines…
Monumental develops AI-powered autonomous robots for on-site masonry construction work, performing bricklaying with millimeter precision using compute…
TerraFirma is an Austin-based, vertically integrated construction robotics company founded in 2024 by former SpaceX engineers Noah Schochet (CEO) and …
Architect Labs builds AI systems that design and formally verify custom silicon, turning demanding workloads into purpose-built chips and full-stack h…
Building vertically integrated, automated metal factories in Detroit that deliver raw materials faster, cheaper, and more reliably to US manufacturers…
Prometheus is a Physical AI company co-founded by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj building an 'artificial general engineer' — AI that can design, experiment …
NEURA Robotics is a German company building cognitive and humanoid robots powered by embodied AI, including the 4NE-1 humanoid and the MiPA personal-a…
Generalist AI is building embodied foundation models for general-purpose robots, starting with a focus on dexterous manipulation, leveraging research …
Blackstar is an AI hardware startup building a new computing device and operating system aimed at fundamentally improving how humans interact with AI.…
Sudo Robotics is building general-purpose robots powered by a manipulation-centric foundation model, with its flagship #sudo R1 system integrating sel…
Builds fully autonomous, cabless electric freight haulers (Class 8 trucks) that use vision-based AI to move freight across warehouses, ports, and rail…
Slate Auto is a Bezos-backed EV startup building a customizable, sub-$25,000 electric pickup truck. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Troy, Michiga…
South Korean AI chip company developing neural processing units (NPUs) for AI inference workloads. Offers AI accelerators, chiplets, interconnects, an…
Normal builds AI systems and thermodynamic computing hardware to accelerate semiconductor design and improve energy efficiency in compute. The company…
Sunday is a robotics company building Memo, a household humanoid robot designed to assist families with everyday chores like dishes, laundry, and tidy…
Sandbar is an interface company building Stream, a voice-first smart ring and conversational AI computer designed to augment users in an agentic world…
Instrumental builds an AI-powered manufacturing optimization platform for complex electronics, combining in-line camera hardware with computer-vision …
Cortical Labs builds biological computers by integrating lab-grown human neurons with silicon chips. Their CL1 system represents the first commercial …
Efficient Computer builds the world's most energy-efficient general-purpose processor, the Electron E1, offering up to 100x greater efficiency than tr…
Gather AI builds autonomous drone systems for warehouse inventory monitoring. Its AI-powered drones and software platform enable logistics operators t…
Bedrock Robotics brings autonomy to construction equipment, deploying AI systems that operate heavy machinery on real job sites to accelerate infrastr…
Machina Labs develops AI-powered robotic manufacturing systems for sheet metal forming and industrial production, reducing the need for traditional to…
VulcanForms is an advanced digital manufacturing company using metal additive manufacturing, precision machining, and automation to build industrial-s…
RobCo is a Munich-founded industrial robotics startup providing modular, plug-and-play robotic hardware kits and AI-powered automation software for sm…
Matic is the world's most advanced floor cleaner, a fully autonomous robot vacuum that continuously scans the perimeter of your home with high-resolut…
Waabi develops AI-first autonomous trucking software and simulation systems to accelerate validation and deployment of self-driving transport technolo…
Mytra develops automated robotic storage and warehouse automation solutions using bots, software, and modular cells. The platform features AI-optimize…
Gatsby is a San Francisco-based on-demand consumer platform for humanoid robot cleaning services, operating under parent entity West Egg Labs. Founded…
NovoLINC develops breakthrough nanostructured thermal interface materials for AI computing, data centers, and high-power electronics. Its proprietary …
Mythic builds power-efficient analog compute technology for AI inference, targeting edge-to-enterprise deployments where energy efficiency and through…
Robotics AI company building foundation models for general-purpose robots to handle physical world interactions with advanced manipulation capabilitie…
Flexion Robotics builds the brain for humanoid robots with an AI-driven reinforcement learning and sim-to-real autonomy platform founded by former Nvi…
Vocci is an AI-powered note-taking smart ring built by Gyges Labs, a wearable-AI company founded in 2022 with headquarters in Singapore and software/A…
Terraforming robotics company that uses autonomous subsurface injection robots to lift and stabilize flood-prone terrain by injecting wood slurry deep…
Subtle Computing builds Voicebuds, AI-powered earbuds that isolate a chosen speaker in noisy environments to make in-person conversations clearer and …
Sunflower Labs builds autonomous drone-based security systems that combine robotics, sensors, and software to monitor residential, commercial, and ind…
The Bot Company is a San Francisco robotics startup founded in 2024 by former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, ex-Tesla AI lead Paril Jain, and ex-Cruise enginee…
Substrate is America's next-generation semiconductor foundry, developing advanced X-ray lithography technology to challenge industry giants like ASML …
Carbon Robotics develops AI-powered agricultural robotics, including its flagship LaserWeeder which uses computer vision, deep learning, and CO2 laser…
Rebulk (formerly dScribe AI) uses computer vision and autonomous drones to track bulk inventory such as grain, sand, and gravel in real time. The plat…
Helm.ai develops AI software for autonomous driving (AD/ADAS) and robotics automation, using an unsupervised 'Deep Teaching' approach that trains neur…
Airbound builds the world's most efficient delivery drones, developing advanced autonomous aircraft using blended-wing-body designs for ultra-low-cost…
Ecorobotix is a Swiss agricultural technology company that develops AI-powered precision spraying systems, including the ARA field sprayer, which uses…
Electric vehicle manufacturer building compact city-friendly trucks starting with the MT1 model, combining utility vehicle functionality with sustaina…
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots and embodied AI systems for industrial and logistics environments, combining robotics hardware with AI…
Dyna Robotics develops high-performance general-purpose robots powered by proprietary embodied AI foundation models that achieve 99+ percent success r…
Astrus is an AI-powered microchip design company that develops software to automate analog chip layout design. The platform uses reinforcement learnin…
Tandem is an AI-native context layer for hardware development teams, connecting design intent, requirements, CAD changes, and validation evidence in o…
Copper is a Berkeley-based startup that makes battery-equipped induction stoves that plug into regular 120V outlets, enabling easy upgrades from gas t…
Hyphen is a foodservice automation platform combining robotics and AI to put culinary operations on autopilot. Their Automated Makeline assembles digi…
ALSO. is an electric mobility company spun out of Rivian that is building small, vertically integrated EVs for dense urban movement and autonomous del…
Genesis AI is building a universal foundation model for robotics, training on large-scale synthetic physical-world data for research and production sy…
Voliro develops autonomous aerial robotics for industrial inspections, combining a drone platform, tiltable payload system, and software for high-valu…
Sunrise Robotics builds intelligent robotic cells for manufacturing, combining AI software, computer vision, and industrial automation to take repetit…
A robotics company providing robotic solutions for wind turbine blade maintenance and inspection, using specialized robots for cleaning, coating, and …
Builds and operates automated drill rigs to accelerate mineral discovery, integrating autonomous control systems and real-time data streams into diamo…
Conifer develops compact, rare-earth-free electric powertrains using patented axial flux motor technology and ferrite magnets. Founded by ex-Apple and…
Butlr is a privacy-first ambient sensing platform spun out of MIT Media Lab that uses thermal sensors and AI to detect human presence, occupancy, and …
Chef Robotics builds AI-enabled robotic systems for food factories, prepared-meal production, and food assembly operations. Its robots automate repeti…
Tera AI develops software-only, platform-agnostic spatial reasoning AI for autonomous robots. Their system enables zero-shot visual navigation across …
Charge Robotics builds autonomous robots that construct solar farms through the Sunrise system, a portable robotic construction unit that automates th…
Dexterity develops physical AI robotic systems for industrial automation, enabling warehouses and logistics operations to automate complex manipulatio…
Viam is a software platform that makes the physical world programmable, enabling engineers to build, deploy, and manage robotics and IoT applications.…
Building the world's most biomimetic musculoskeletal androids featuring over 200 degrees of freedom and proprietary artificial muscles. The Protoclone…
Apex.AI builds safety-certified, developer-friendly software for autonomous and software-defined vehicles, including its Apex.Grace (formerly Apex.OS)…
Alice & Bob is a Paris-based quantum computing startup building the first universal, fault-tolerant quantum computer using cat qubits with built-in er…
Tractian is a Manufacturing AI company providing industrial maintenance and reliability solutions, combining hardware, sensors, software and AI to mod…
Juna AI is an industrial AI platform that develops autonomous agents for manufacturing and production optimization. Their platform orchestrates AI age…
Corvus Robotics builds fully autonomous warehouse inventory drones that scan, count, and track pallets without facility modifications or external infr…
Bright Machines provides software-defined manufacturing and industrial automation systems that combine robotics, AI, and computer vision for electroni…
Framework designs high-performance, modular laptops that are easy to upgrade, customize, and repair, creating consumer electronics products designed t…
1X Technologies builds general-purpose humanoid robots designed for home and industrial use. Their flagship products include EVE for industrial facili…
Extropic is building thermodynamic computing hardware and software for radically more energy-efficient AI workloads. The company combines physics, chi…
Building revolutionary agentic AI audio computers without screens, spun out of Alphabet X. The flagship iyo One is a wearable ear-computer enabling in…