The state of verified physical-AI deployment
August 2026
The DEPLOY registry held 3,560 independently verified robot deployments across 57 countries and 26 US states. 2514 deployments were newly documented in August 2026, led by drones.
This is a registry-activity report: counts reflect when a verified deployment entered DEPLOY, not a claim that these robots first deployed this month. Every row is sourced and independently checked.
Glowing dots were documented in the last 30 days. Open the full map.
What was documented in August 2026
- drones269
- others260
- defense ground robots230
- robot vacuums204
- humanoids172
- service robots163
Notable additions
- drone
Dhalion DOT
Perceptual Robotics · Caribbean Coastline
- drone
Dhalion DOT
Perceptual Robotics · Northern Sweden
- drone
EVE Mini Drone
Perceptual Robotics · Bristol Clinic, UK
- humanoid
DOBOT LUMO
Dobot · Beijing, China
- humanoid
DOBOT Atom
Dobot · Aichi, Japan
- humanoid
DOBOT Atom
Dobot · Chicago, IL, USA
- humanoid
DOBOT Atom
Dobot · Löhne, Germany
- humanoid
DOBOT Atom
Dobot · Nagoya, Japan
- surgical robot
Edge Multi-Port Surgical Robot
Edge Medical Robotics · Beijing
- surgical robot
Edge Multi-Port Surgical Robot
Edge Medical Robotics · Guangzhou
- surgical robot
Edge Multi-Port Surgical Robot
Edge Medical Robotics · George Town
- surgical robot
Edge Multi-Port Surgical Robot
Edge Medical Robotics · Riyadh