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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Figure 03 at BMW Spartanburg
Figure AI's humanoid working at BMW's Spartanburg plant, one of the most closely watched commercial humanoid programs.
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Humanoids
139 companies
Bipedal robots for general-purpose physical work.
View category →AI Data Centers
3534 data centers tracked
Announced-vs-energized capacity for AI campuses, plus the full US facility map, live grid load, and construction evidence.
View category →Drones
164 manufacturers
Aerial systems for delivery, inspection, and defense.
View category →Robotaxis
210 deployments
Passenger AVs under NHTSA + state-DMV regulation.
View category →Trucks
138 deployments
Freight AVs under FMCSA + NHTSA dual regulation.
View category →Sidewalk delivery
34 makers
PDDs operating on pedestrian rights-of-way.
View category →Wearable AI
37 manufacturers
Smart glasses, AI pendants, and personal AI companions.
View category →Defense UGV
32 manufacturers
Unmanned ground vehicles for defense operations under DoD acquisition + export-control regimes.
View category →Space
54 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
55 manufacturers
Powered medical-rehab and industrial lifting exoskeletons with active-control autonomy.
View category →Warehouse robotics
163 deployments
Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) moving goods in warehouses and fulfillment centers.
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AI data centers
The deepest AI data center registry on the internet
3,534 tracked data centers across 861 operators, every one sourced and dated. Announced versus energized capacity, live grid load, satellite construction evidence, and the regulatory paper trail. More US data centers than the leading paid tracker, built entirely on primary sources.
Verified answers
See all →Which humanoid robots are banned in the US?
The verified answer buyers reach for: which humanoid robots you can actually order, which are pilot-only, and which famous ones you cannot buy at all.
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Spotlight deployments
See all →- HumanoidVerified
Figure 03 at BMW Spartanburg
Figure AI's humanoid working at BMW's Spartanburg plant, one of the most closely watched commercial humanoid programs.
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
Apollo RT6 at Dubai
Apollo RT6 operating at Dubai. robotaxi deployment with 1 verification event(s) on file.
Read deployment → - HumanoidVerified
DOBOT LUMO at Beijing, China
DOBOT LUMO operating at Beijing, China. humanoid deployment with 0 verification event(s) on file.
Read deployment → - RobotaxiVerified
Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) at Dallas
Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) operating at Dallas. 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.
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Deployment map
The only verified map of where physical AI actually operates
3,560 independently verified robot deployments across 24 countries and 17 US states. Every dot is a sourced, real-world deployment. Filter by type, scrub the timeline, click through to the record.
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Ground Intelligence
See all →Atlas corridor data for robot operations on public rights-of-way. Read the corridor guide →
Verified milestones
See all →- 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.
- Robotaxi
Verified over claimed, as a discipline
Anchored by Tesla Robotaxi Austin
The canonical case: operational, but at a verified scale well below the publicly anticipated numbers.
Spotlight
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Figure AI · commercial
Figure 03
3rd generation humanoid robot designed for Helix AI, home use, and mass manufacturing. Features redesigned sensory suite with palm cameras, tactile fingertips (3g sensitivity), wireless charging (2 kW inductive), soft washable goods, 9% less mass than Figure 02.
View model page →Courtesy of Figure.
Tesla · research
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 · retired
Figure 02
Figure 02 is Figure AI's second-generation general-purpose humanoid robot, successor to Figure 01. Ran the company's flagship production deployment at BMW's Spartanburg plant (since ended).
View model page →Courtesy of BMW Group.
Recent verified work
- 3 months agoBot Auto Houston-Dallas humanless commercial truckload
Foundational signal anchor for the driverless_miles_as_throughput_verification angle.
- 3 months agoCalifornia 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
See all →Miami
12 deployments
Sidewalk-delivery cluster (Serve, Kiwibot, Coco), plus Waymo Driver 6th-gen.
Beijing
26 deployments
Robotaxi commercial scale: WeRide, Baidu Apollo, Pony AI.
Austin
12 deployments
Tesla robotaxi launch market; Waymo and Avride multi-operator pilots.
San Francisco
12 deployments
Waymo and Zoox commercial robotaxi; Cruise operations ended.
Dallas
13 deployments
Tesla robotaxi expansion market; Avride and Waymo pilots.
Houston
15 deployments
Nuro, Waymo, and Tesla operations; Bot Auto humanless truckload routes through region.
Shenzhen
14 deployments
Robotaxi commercial: Baidu Apollo and Pony AI.
Los Angeles
19 deployments
Waymo and Zoox commercial robotaxi, plus Serve sidewalk delivery.
Phoenix
8 deployments
Waymo's founding commercial robotaxi market, operating at scale.
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.
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