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.
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- REST API: /v1/companies
- Data documentation: /data
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- Google DeepMind· active7 brains
- AgiBot· private$112M5 models7 deployed3 brains
- NVIDIA· NASDAQ: NVDA3 brains
- Generalist AI· private (Nvidia-backed)$1.2B1 model2 brains
- Physical Intelligence· private$1.1B2 brains
- 1X Technologies· private$247M4 models8 deployed2 brains
- Dyna Robotics· Private$144M1 model1 deployed2 brains
- Hugging Face· Private2 brains
- Waymo· subsidiary$27.1B3 models51 deployed1 brain
- Mobileye· NASDAQ: MBLY (Intel majority-owned)$16.2B1 model2 deployed1 brain
- Applied Intuition· active$15B1 brain
- Anduril Industries· private$11.3B7 models9 deployed1 brain
- Motional· Hyundai-majority (Aptiv reduced to ~15%; Hyundai ~85% + ~$1B additional investment 2024); targeting commercial Level 4 robotaxi Las Vegas by end-2026$4.8B1 model1 deployed1 brain
- Shield AI· private$4.2B2 models6 deployed1 brain
- Mistral AI· Private$3B1 brain
- Zipline· private$2.9B3 models24 deployed1 brain
- Nuro· private$2.3B3 models22 deployed1 brain
- Wayve· private (~$1.05B Series C 2024; ~$1.2B round 2026)$2.3B1 brain
- Unitree Robotics· public$2.2B10 models29 deployed1 brain
- Aurora Innovation· public$1.9B3 models24 deployed1 brain
- UBTech Robotics· public$1.8B5 models26 deployed1 brain
- Skild AI· private$1.8B1 brain
- Zoox· Amazon subsidiary$1.8B1 model19 deployed1 brain
- Agility Robotics· going public via SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI (~$2.5B; expected ticker NASDAQ:AGLT; announced 2026-06-24)$1.8B3 models15 deployed1 brain
- Figure AI· private$1.7B3 models9 deployed1 brain
- NEURA Robotics· private$1.5B2 models2 deployed1 brain
- Baidu· public (NASDAQ: BIDU; HKEX: 9888)$1.5B2 models7 deployed1 brain
- TuSimple· discontinued$1.4B1 model1 deployed1 brain
- World Labs· private$1.2B1 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)$1.0B1 model1 deployed1 brain
- XPeng Robotics· public$900M2 models1 deployed1 brain
- Boston Dynamics· Hyundai subsidiary$880M5 models37 deployed1 brain
- Galbot· private$813M1 model1 deployed1 brain
- Momenta Global· public (HKEX: 6680; $14.8B valuation; IPO Jun 2026)$752M1 model1 deployed1 brain
- Plus· Private$740M2 models3 deployed1 brain
- Skydio· private$677M3 models30 deployed1 brain
- Pony AI· public (NASDAQ: PONY; IPO Nov 2024)$664M1 model7 deployed1 brain
- Robot Era· private (China; humanoid robots)$615M2 models3 deployed1 brain
- Embark Trucks· defunct ( ceased operations Dec 2023; assets sold)$614M2 models1 deployed1 brain
- Field AI· private (~$2B valuation; $405M raised)$405M1 brain
- Avride· Nebius subsidiary$375M2 models17 deployed1 brain
- Tier IV· public$373M1 model6 deployed1 brain
- WeRide· public (NASDAQ: WRD; IPO Oct 2024)$310M1 model5 deployed1 brain
- Spirit AI· private$280M1 brain
- Kodiak AI· public$265M2 models13 deployed1 brain
- Sanctuary AI· private$242M1 model2 deployed1 brain
- Einride· public$226M1 model5 deployed1 brain
- QCraft· active$200M1 model3 deployed1 brain
- Brain Corp· private (SoftBank Vision Fund-backed; $114M Series C)$125M1 model1 brain
- Covariant· Amazon reverse-acquihire (Aug 2024); independent operations winding down$120M1 brain
- Genesis AI· private$105M2 models4 deployed1 brain
- Gatik· private$85M2 models6 deployed1 brain
- RoboForce· private$52M1 brain
- Flexion Robotics· private ($50M Series A Nov 2025; Prosus Ventures-led; Zurich-based)$50M1 model1 brain
- Bot Auto· private$20M1 model3 deployed1 brain
- Mentee Robotics· Mobileye subsidiary (acquired Jan 2026)$17M2 models2 deployed1 brain
- Comma AI· private$3M1 model1 deployed1 brain
- AeroVironment· public3 models3 deployed1 brain
- IntBot· private1 model1 deployed1 brain
- Meta· NASDAQ: META1 model4 deployed1 brain
- Oxa· active1 brain
- Stack AV· private1 model1 brain
- Tesla· public4 models25 deployed1 brain
- Torc Robotics· Daimler Truck subsidiary (targeting 2027 commercial launch)2 models4 deployed1 brain
- Wing· active2 models13 deployed1 brain
- xAI· Private1 brain
- Xiaomi· public (HKEX: 1810)3 models2 deployed1 brain
- XPeng· active1 brain
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