The reference layer for physical AI
Primary-sourced, append-only, publicly checkable. The structured data foundation behind DEPLOY's editorial coverage and the verified-vs-claimed framework.
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Apollo RT6 at Dubai
Apollo RT6 operating at Dubai. robotaxi deployment with 1 verification event(s) on file.
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543
Browse by category
Humanoids
75 companies
Bipedal robots for general-purpose physical work.
View category →Drones
81 manufacturers
Aerial systems for delivery, inspection, and defense.
View category →Robotaxis
70 deployments
Passenger AVs under NHTSA + state-DMV regulation.
View category →Trucks
60 deployments
Freight AVs under FMCSA + NHTSA dual regulation.
View category →Sidewalk delivery
16 makers
PDDs operating on pedestrian rights-of-way.
View category →Wearable AI
28 manufacturers
Smart glasses, AI pendants, and personal AI companions.
View category →Defense UGV
16 manufacturers
Unmanned ground vehicles for defense operations under DoD acquisition + export-control regimes.
View category →Space
25 manufacturers
Lunar landers, autonomous rovers, free-flying robots, and on-orbit servicing platforms.
View category →Smart home
14 manufacturers
Robot vacuums, robot mowers, and home-companion robots with autonomy as the primary feature.
View category →Exoskeletons
25 manufacturers
Powered medical-rehab and industrial lifting exoskeletons with active-control autonomy.
View category →Quadrupeds
13 manufacturers
Four-legged inspection, defense, agile-research, and consumer platforms.
View category →Food service
19 manufacturers
Vision-guided and scripted food robots: QSR, airport, retail, and ghost-kitchen surfaces.
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Spotlight deployments
- RobotaxiVerified
Apollo RT6 at Dubai
Apollo RT6 operating at Dubai. robotaxi deployment with 1 verification event(s) on file.
Read deployment → - HumanoidVerified
Apollo at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin)
Apollo operating at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin). humanoid deployment with 1 verification event(s) on file.
Read deployment → - RobotaxiVerified
Waymo Driver 6th-gen at Houston
Waymo Driver 6th-gen operating at Houston. robotaxi deployment with 1 verification event(s) on file.
Read deployment → - HumanoidVerified
Figure 03 at Catalyst Brands Reno Distribution Logistics Center
Figure 03 operating at Catalyst Brands Reno Distribution Logistics Center. humanoid deployment with 1 verification event(s) on file.
Read deployment → - RobotaxiVerified
Waymo Driver 6th-gen at Orlando
Waymo Driver 6th-gen operating at Orlando. robotaxi deployment with 1 verification event(s) on file.
Read deployment → - HumanoidVerified
Digit at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (Woodstock)
Digit operating at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (Woodstock). humanoid deployment with 1 verification event(s) on file.
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Deployment map
Every verified deployment on file. View global map →
Ground Intelligence
Atlas corridor data for robot operations on public rights-of-way.
Verified milestones
- Trucks
Driverless miles as throughput verification
Anchored by Bot Auto Houston-Dallas (April 2026)
First verified humanless commercial OTR truckload in the US.
- Humanoid
Depth with one customer
Anchored by Agility Digit at GXO Flowery Branch
100k+ totes processed at a single foundational humanoid deployment.
- Robotaxi
Sustained robotaxi commercial operations
Anchored by Waymo San Francisco
Multi-year commercial robotaxi at scale under California DMV + CPUC.
- Humanoid
Humanoid commercial with primary-source verification
Anchored by BMW Figure-02 Spartanburg
Figure AI's flagship humanoid commercial deployment, primary-source verified.
- Robotaxi
Robotaxi commercial at international jurisdiction
Anchored by Apollo Go Wuhan
Baidu's commercial robotaxi at scale in Wuhan, China.
Spotlight
Figure AI · commercial
Figure 03
Figure AI's production-grade general-purpose humanoid, unveiled October 2025. Roughly 5'8" / ~61 kg with a soft textile exterior, tactile sensing hands, and wireless foot charging; runs Figure's Helix VLA model.
View model page →Courtesy of Figure.
Tesla · pilot
Tesla Optimus
Tesla Optimus (Tesla Bot) is a general-purpose humanoid robot developed by Tesla, announced as a concept at AI Day in August 2021 and shown as working prototypes at AI Day in September 2022. The second generation, Optimus Gen 2 (December 2023), demonstrated Tesla-designed actuators and sensors, roughly 30 percent faster walking, a weight reduction of about 10 kg, 11-degree-of-freedom hands with fingertip tactile sensing, and a 2-degree-of-freedom actuated neck.
View model page →Courtesy of Tesla, Inc..
Figure AI · commercial · superseded
Figure 02
Figure AI's second-generation general-purpose humanoid and the predecessor to Figure 03. Figure 02 ran the company's flagship production deployment at BMW's Spartanburg plant (since ended) before being succeeded by the higher-dexterity Figure 03.
View model page →Courtesy of BMW Group.
Recent verified work
- RecentBot Auto Houston-Dallas humanless commercial truckload
Foundational signal anchor for the driverless_miles_as_throughput_verification angle.
- RecentCalifornia AV regulations: heavy-truck exclusion lifted
First state-level av and truck cross-cut regulation; cuts across passenger and freight regimes.
- RecentBMW Spartanburg Figure-02 multimedia ingestion
Five hero stills + video added; canonical primary-source verification case for humanoid commercial.
- RecentPDD regulatory coverage expanded to 14 states
Sprint 5b state regulatory expansion across DC, PA, SF, WA, plus 10 new jurisdictions.
- RecentRecent humanoid manufacturer ingestions
Galbot, Hexagon AEON, and other recent additions to the humanoid manufacturer set.
- RecentSidewalk delivery promoted to 5th category
21 deployments across 5 makers; structural expansion of the form-factor taxonomy.
Deployments by city
Miami
4 deployments
Sidewalk-delivery cluster (Serve, Kiwibot, Coco), plus Waymo Driver 6th-gen.
Beijing
5 deployments
Robotaxi commercial scale: WeRide, Baidu Apollo, Pony AI.
Austin
4 deployments
Tesla robotaxi launch market; Waymo and Avride multi-operator pilots.
San Francisco
3 deployments
Waymo and Zoox commercial robotaxi; Cruise operations ended.
Dallas
3 deployments
Tesla robotaxi expansion market; Avride and Waymo pilots.
Houston
3 deployments
Nuro, Waymo, and Tesla operations; Bot Auto humanless truckload routes through region.
Shenzhen
3 deployments
Robotaxi commercial: Baidu Apollo and Pony AI.
Recent regulatory developments →
- 2026-05-31EEOC AI-in-employment guidance (United States)
repealed·United States·Out-of-scope-for-physical-AI-registry; canonical URL preserves the correction per seam #4.
- 2026-04-28California autonomous vehicle regulations (DMV 13 CCR; CPUC passenger service)
in effect·California·Heavy-truck exclusion lifted; first state-level av and truck cross-cut regulation.
- 2025-01-01Pennsylvania SB 1199: Personal Delivery Devices classified as pedestrians
in effect·Pennsylvania·Personal Delivery Devices classified as pedestrians; foundational PDD jurisdictional precedent.
- 2024-08-01EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)
in effect·European Union·Cross-jurisdictional AI regulatory framework; applies broadly across categories.
- 2023-10-24California suspends Cruise's driverless robotaxi permits after pedestrian-dragging incident
in effect·San Francisco·Anchor case for permit-suspension as verification event in DEPLOY's framework.
Understanding the framework
Methodology
- How we handle sources
Append-only source records persist citations alongside every claim.
- Verified vs. company-claimed
What 'verified' means at DEPLOY: named counterparty, specified envelope, disclosed autonomy.
- What counts as a deployment
The substance bar for a row entering the registry.
Framework vocabulary
- Verified-vs-claimed
DEPLOY's framework for distinguishing manufacturer claims from verified evidence at named-counterparty, specified-operating-envelope, and disclosed-autonomy levels.
- Operating envelope
The specific operational context (public road, private road, off-highway, route corridor) in which a deployment runs. Verification runs per envelope.
- Depth with one customer
Framework angle establishing commercial significance via verified-customer-relationship and sustained operational depth at a single counterparty.
- Contrast case
An entity meeting category-membership criteria but explicitly NOT clearing verification thresholds. Sharpens framework discrimination.
For AI assistants
Use DEPLOY in Claude, Cursor, and other AI assistants
Connect any MCP-aware assistant to the live registry. Ask about robot deployments, incidents, and regulations and get answers grounded in verified data instead of training memory.