Robot AI developers
Companies credited as developers of at least one robot brain in the registry: foundation models, VLAs, world models, frameworks, or OS-layers. The cognitive identity tier of the physical-AI stack, distinct from the manufacturers and operators above. Sorted by brain count, then funding raised, then alphabetical. The full brain catalog is at /brains.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ai-developers.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Filter applies to the visible list; the full page source contains every company.
- Google DeepMind· active4 brains
- Physical Intelligence$1.1B· private2 brains
- 1X Technologies$125M· private2 brains
- Waymo$27B· Alphabet subsidiary1 brain
- NEURA Robotics$4.3B· private1 brain
- Figure AI$2.7B· private1 brain
- Nuro$2.3B· private1 brain
- Skild AI$2.2B· private1 brain
- Shield AI$2B· private1 brain
- Pony AI$1.3B· public (NASDAQ: PONY; IPO Nov 2024)1 brain
- Zoox$1.2B· Amazon subsidiary1 brain
- Boston Dynamics$1.1B· Hyundai subsidiary1 brain
- UBTech Robotics$940M· public1 brain
- Unitree Robotics$819M· private1 brain
- Galbot$800M· private1 brain
- Zipline$600M· private1 brain
- Generalist AI$400M· private (Nvidia-backed)1 brain
- AgiBot$284M· private1 brain
- Robot Era$200M· private (China; humanoid robots)1 brain
- Sanctuary AI$140M· private1 brain
- Brain Corp$125M· private (SoftBank Vision Fund-backed; $114M Series C)1 brain
- Einride$113M· private1 brain
- Skydio$110M· private1 brain
- RoboForce$52M1 brain
- Mentee Robotics$25M· Mobileye subsidiary (acquired Jan 2026)1 brain
- AeroVironment· public1 brain
- Anduril Industries· private1 brain
- Aurora Innovation· public1 brain
- Avride· Nebius subsidiary1 brain
- Baidu· public (NASDAQ: BIDU; HKEX: 9888)1 brain
- Bot Auto· private1 brain
- Covariant· Amazon reverse-acquihire (Aug 2024); independent operations winding down1 brain
- Dyna Robotics· Private1 brain
- Embark Trucks· defunct ( ceased operations Dec 2023; assets sold)1 brain
- Field AI· private (~$2B valuation; $405M raised)1 brain
- Gatik· private1 brain
- Hugging Face· Private1 brain
- IntBot1 brain
- Kodiak AI· public1 brain
- Meta· NASDAQ: META1 brain
- Mistral AI· Private1 brain
- Mobileye· NASDAQ: MBLY (Intel majority-owned)1 brain
- NVIDIA· NASDAQ: NVDA1 brain
- Stack AV· private1 brain
- Tesla· public1 brain
- Torc Robotics· Daimler Truck subsidiary (targeting 2027 commercial launch)1 brain
- TuSimple· discontinued1 brain
- Waabi· private; Series C $750M (Jan 2026, Khosla + G2 co-lead) + ~$250M Uber milestone (up to $1B); expanded into robotaxis (25,000-AV Uber deal)1 brain
- Wayve· private (~$1.05B Series C 2024; ~$1.2B round 2026)1 brain
- WeRide· public (NASDAQ: WRD; IPO Oct 2024)1 brain
- Wing· active1 brain
- xAI· Private1 brain
- Xiaomi· public (HKEX: 1810)1 brain
- XPeng Robotics· public1 brain
Back to /companies for the role-grouped overview.