# What is the best robot right now?

**There is no single best robot: it depends what for.** A surgical robot and a robotaxi are not competing for one crown. On DEPLOY's record the leader differs by category: Waymo's Driver has the most verified robotaxi deployments, Agility Robotics' Digit leads humanoids, and Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci leads surgical robots. No machine leads across every category, so the honest answer is a leader per field, each dated and sourced.

Last verified Apr 7, 2026. 287 sources.

## Short answer

There is no single best robot, and DEPLOY does not crown one. "Best" is not one number, and it is not one contest: a surgical robot, a warehouse arm, and a robotaxi are not competing for the same title, so the honest answer is a leader per category rather than one winner. What we can compare across categories is real machines in real places, so this page ranks each category by its most deployed model on DEPLOY's record, with each figure dated and sourced. One caveat is load bearing: a deployment count reflects what DEPLOY has independently verified, not a company's total sales or market share, so a well documented fleet can outrank a larger but less transparent one. Read it that way, as the most verified robot in each field rather than the most numerous. The category leaders span makers and continents, from Waymo in robotaxis and Agility Robotics in humanoids to Intuitive Surgical in the operating room and Skydio in drones, and no one of them leads outside its own field. The table below shows every featured category, its leading model, that model's verified deployments and furthest maturity, and how the machine actually operates, autonomous or under human control, with each cell dated and sourced or left honestly blank where the record holds nothing.

## It depends what for

- **Robotaxis: Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo).** 15 verified deployments on DEPLOY's record, as of Apr 7, 2026. Deployment count is what DEPLOY has verified, not total market share.
- **Sidewalk delivery: Coco Bot (Coco Robotics).** 8 verified deployments on DEPLOY's record, as of Jan 1, 2025. Deployment count is what DEPLOY has verified, not total market share.
- **Humanoids: Digit (Agility Robotics).** 8 verified deployments on DEPLOY's record, as of Feb 19, 2026. Deployment count is what DEPLOY has verified, not total market share.
- **Surgical robots: da Vinci (and Ion) (Intuitive Surgical).** 7 verified deployments on DEPLOY's record, as of Dec 1, 2024. Deployment count is what DEPLOY has verified, not total market share.
- **The honest answer: no single best robot.** No machine leads outside its own category, so DEPLOY does not name one best robot.

## The category leader board

| Category | Category leader | Maker | Deployments (operating) | Furthest maturity | Autonomy posture |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Robotaxis | Waymo Driver (6th gen) | Waymo | 15 (15) | Commercial | Autonomous |
| Sidewalk delivery | Coco Bot | Coco Robotics | 8 (8) | Commercial | Not disclosed |
| Humanoids | Digit | Agility Robotics | 8 (7) | Commercial | Not disclosed |
| Surgical robots | da Vinci (and Ion) | Intuitive Surgical | 7 (7) | Production | Teleoperated |
| Warehouse & Logistics Robotics | LocusBot | Locus Robotics | 6 (6) | Commercial | Not disclosed |
| Drones | Skydio X10 | Skydio | 5 (5) | Production | Autonomous |
| Exoskeletons | German Bionic Cray X | German Bionic | 5 (5) | Commercial | Not disclosed |
| Trucks | Gatik Autonomous Box Truck | Gatik | 5 (5) | Commercial | Not disclosed |
| Agricultural robots | Ted | Naio Technologies | 5 (1) | Commercial | Not disclosed |
| Industrial Robots | AmbiSort A-Series | Ambi Robotics | 4 (4) | Commercial | Not disclosed |
| Mining robots | FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System | Komatsu Mining | 4 (4) | Production | Not disclosed |
| Quadrupeds | Spot | Boston Dynamics | 4 (4) | Commercial | Autonomous |
| Space | Chang'e Lander | China National Space Administration | 4 (0) | Production | Not disclosed |
| Defense UGV | THeMIS | Milrem Robotics | 3 (3) | Commercial | Not disclosed |
| Construction robots | Robot 557 | Conjet | 1 (1) | Production | Not disclosed |

## How we know this

- [Electrive](https://www.electrive.com/2026/02/25/waymo-launches-robotaxi-service-in-four-additional-us-cities/) (2026-02-25)
- [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/18/waymo-texas-florida-2026.html) (2025-11-18)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/dallas-houston-san-antonio-orlando/)
- [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/24/waymo-opens-robotaxi-service-to-select-riders-in-4-more-us-cities.html)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/waymo-robotaxis-are-now-operating-in-10-us-cities/)
- [NBC DFW](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/waymo-in-final-testing-phase-as-robotaxis-tech-continues-to-eye-dallas-market/3981519/)
- [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/28/waymo-plans-to-bring-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-in-2026.html)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/waymo-opens-robotaxi-service-in-nashville-partners-with-lyft/)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2026/04/your-waymo-ride-now-arriving-in-nashville/)
- [TechBuzz](https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/waymo-hits-11-cities-partners-with-lyft-in-nashville-push)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/waymo-suspends-freeway-service/) (2026-05-21)
- [machine-extracted](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-halts-freeway-rides-after-robotaxis-struggle-in-construction-zones/) (2026-05-21)
- [Understanding AI](https://www.understandingai.org/p/waymos-next-five-cities-are-all-in) (2025-11-18)
- [California Public Utilities Commission](https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/licensing/transportation-licensing-and-analysis-branch/autonomous-vehicle-programs/autonomous-vehicle-program-permits-issued)
- [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/01/waymo-approved-to-expand-robotaxi-service-in-los-angeles-sf-peninsula.html)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2024/03/scaling-waymo-one-safely-across-four-cities-this-year/)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2024/11/waymo-one-open-to-all-in-los-angeles/)
- [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/12/waymo-opens-robotaxi-service-to-anyone-in-los-angeles.html)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2025/11/taking-riders-further-safely-with-freeways/)
- [Waymo](https://waymo.com/updates/) (2026-04-15)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2026/01/miami-your-waymo-ride-is-ready/)
- [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/22/waymo-launches-robotaxi-service-in-miami-extending-us-lead.html)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/waymo-continues-robotaxi-ramp-up-with-miami-service-now-open-to-public/)
- [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/waymo-expand-miami-aims-launch-robotaxi-service-2026-rcna183028)
- [AOL/MySA](https://www.aol.com/news/google-owned-waymo-robotaxis-soon-151502821.html) (2025-11-08)
- [Axios Houston](https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2026/02/24/houston-waymo-autonomous-ride-hail-robotaxi)
- [KPRC Click2Houston](https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/05/13/waymo-expands-houston-robotaxi-service-area-ahead-of-fifa-world-cup-events/)
- [Houston Public Media](https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2026/02/24/544147/waymo-houston-self-driving-cars-fully-autonomous/)
- [Uber Newsroom](https://www.uber.com/us/en/newsroom/waymo-on-uber-atl/)
- [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-24/uber-and-waymo-begin-driverless-ride-hailing-service-in-atlanta)
- [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2025/06/24/uber-waymo-robotaxi-tesla-musk-atlanta/)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/24/uber-and-waymos-commercial-robotaxi-service-is-open-for-business-in-atlanta/)
- [Atlanta News First](https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/06/24/uber-launches-robotaxi-service-with-waymo-atlanta/)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo) (2024-03-01)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-pauses-atlanta-service-as-its-robotaxis-keep-driving-into-floods/) (2026-05-21)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2024/08/meet-the-6th-generation-waymo-driver/)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/ro-on-6th-gen-waymo-driver/)
- [California Public Utilities Commission](https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/news-and-updates/all-news/cpuc-approves-permits-for-cruise-and-waymo-to-charge-fares-for-passenger-service-in-sf-2023)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/19/waymo-gets-ok-to-expand-robotaxi-service-into-more-of-silicon-valley/)
- [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/12/waymo-robotaxi-starts-freeway-highway-rides.html)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2026/01/waymo-rides-at-sfo/)
- [Waymo](https://waymo.com/blog/2025/03/waymo-driver-gen6/)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/waymo-launching-driverless-robotaxis-in-5-more-cities/) (2025-11-18)
- [Waymo](https://waymo.com/blog/2020/10/waymo-is-opening-its-fully-driverless-service-in-phoenix/) (2020-10-08)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2023/05/waymo-one-doubles-service-area-in/)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2024/06/largest-autonomous-ride-hail-territory-in-us-now-even-larger/)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/14/waymo-launches-curbside-robotaxi-pickup-at-phoenix-airport/)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2024/01/from-surface-streets-to-freeways-safely-expanding-our-rider-only-testing/)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/08/waymo-starts-to-open-driverless-ride-hailing-service-to-the-public/) (2020-10-08)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2026/04/floridas-new-way-to-ride/)
- [Waymo (official)](https://waymo.com/blog/2024/09/waymo-and-uber-expand-partnership/)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/04/uber-users-in-austin-are-getting-matched-with-waymo-robotaxis/)
- [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2025/03/04/uber-waymo-robotaxi-austin)
- [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2025/03/04/uber-waymo-launch-driverless-ride-service-austin/)
- [Electrek](https://electrek.co/2026/05/13/waymo-expands-coverage-1400-square-miles-11-cities/)
- [KXAN](https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/waymo-uber-expand-service-in-austin-heres-where/)
- [CNBC — Waymo begins deploying next-gen Ojai robotaxis (third-party trade coverage of the launch)](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/waymo-begins-deploying-next-gen-ojai-robotaxis-to-extend-its-us-lead.html) (2026-02-12)
- [WardsAuto — Inside the 6th-generation Waymo Driver (third-party deep-dive on the hardware suite)](https://www.wardsauto.com/news/archive-auto-waymo-6th-generation-driver-autonomous-driving-hardware-robotaxi-lidar-ai/725519/) (2024-08-29)
- [Waymo — Company website](https://waymo.com)
- [TechXplore — Coco operating neighborhoods include Hollywood (LA enumeration)](https://techxplore.com/news/2026-03-delivery-bot-la-built-stronger.html) (2026-03-03)
- [Restaurant Dive — Coco/Uber Eats partnership names Hollywood among service areas](https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/uber-eats-coco-robotic-delivery-los-angeles/725276/) (2024-08-27)
- [Coco Robotics - operating cities (company website)](https://www.cocodelivery.com)
- [Spokesman / LA Times wire — ~10 Coco robots deployed in Silver Lake, spring 2025](https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jul/25/la-may-not-have-flying-cars-but-more-food-delivery/) (2025-07-25)
- [RoboticsTomorrow](https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/news/2026/04/29/coco-robotics-unveils-largest-multi-brand-campaign-on-autonomous-miami-delivery-fleet-across-f1-window/26494/) (2026-04-29)
- [Coco Robotics (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coco-robotics-unveils-largest-multi-brand-campaign-on-autonomous-miami-delivery-fleet-across-f1-window-302757258.html)
- [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-11/altman-backed-delivery-startup-coco-robotics-raises-80-million)
- [DoorDash](https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/doordash-and-coco-expand-global-partnership)
- [Coco Robotics (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coco-robotics-launches-next-gen-autonomous-robots-for-urban-deliveries-302698399.html)
- [TechCrunch — Coco operating in LA neighborhoods including Santa Monica](https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/coco-raises-36m-to-grow-its-fleet-of-remote-piloted-delivery-robots) (2022-09-14)
- [Westside Current — Coco delivery robots in the Westwood / UCLA area](https://www.westsidecurrent.com/news/cocos-cutting-edge-delivery-robots-changing-the-game-in-urban-food-delivery/article_c0fec4b0-539b-11ee-b8c4-9f7727258b94.html)
- [WEHOonline — Coco delivery robots operating in West Hollywood (city revenue-share program)](https://wehoonline.com/update-robot-roadblock-west-hollywood-resident-calls-action-sidewalk-incident/)
- [Coco Robotics (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coco-robotics-raises-80m-to-expand-autonomous-delivery-and-ai-platform-302478405.html)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/coco-robotics-raises-80m-to-scale-sidewalk-delivery-robots/)
- [Semafor](https://www.semafor.com/article/02/25/2026/cocos-new-delivery-robot-is-hitting-the-streets-literally-and-without-a-human-driver)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/11/sam-altman-backed-coco-robotics-raises-80m/)
- [Coco Robotics (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coco-robotics-and-openai-announce-research-collaboration-302400271.html)
- [Calcalist (CTech)](https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/wee40ji8v)
- [The Detroit News](https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/business/2025/06/11/altman-backed-robot-delivery-startup-raises-80-million-in-funding/84148249007/)
- [Restaurant Business](https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/coco-robotics-raises-80m-scale-autonomous-delivery-fleet)
- [LA Business Journal](https://labusinessjournal.com/technology/coco-delivers-big-results-small-robots/)
- [Food On Demand](https://foodondemand.com/01262026/coco-launches-delivery-pilot-program-in-jersey-city/)
- [Niantic Spatial (partner)](https://nianticspatial.com/en/blog/coco-robotics)
- [The Spoon](https://thespoon.tech/from-aspiring-pro-surfer-to-delivery-robot-ceo-with-cocos-zach-rash/)
- [Agility Robotics (official)](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/digit-moves-over-100k-totes)
- [GXO Logistics (official)](https://www.gxo.com/news_article/gxo-signs-industry-first-multi-year-agreement-with-agility-robotics/)
- [Agility Robotics](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/gxo-signs-industry-first-multi-year-agreement-with-agility-robotics)
- [GXO Logistics](https://investors.gxo.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gxo-signs-industry-first-multi-year-agreement-agility-robotics)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/agility-robotics-digit-humanoid-lands-first-official-job/)
- [GXO Logistics](https://gxo.com/news_article/gxo-conducting-industry-leading-pilot-of-human-centric-robot/)
- [Robotics & Automation News](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/11/24/agility-robotics-digit-humanoid-passes-100000-tote-milestone-in-live-gxo-implementation/96877/)
- [Agility Robotics](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/mercado-libre-and-agility-robotics-announce-commercial-agreement) (2025-12-10)
- [Newmarket Pitch](https://newmarketpitch.com/blogs/news/humanoid-robotics-digit-deployment-tracker) (2025-06-01)
- [Humanoid Press](https://humanoid.press/) (2026-05-01)
- [Agility Robotics](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/agility-robotics-announces-commercial-agreement-with-toyota-motor-manufacturing-canada)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/toyota-motor-manufacturing-canada-deploys-agility-robotics-digit-humanoids/)
- [Automotive News](https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/anc-tmmc-agility-humanoid-robot-deployment-0219/)
- [Global News](https://globalnews.ca/news/11677383)
- [BusinessWire — Mercado Libre + Agility Robotics joint announcement (Dec 10, 2025, primary)](https://www.businesswire.com/)
- [Digital Commerce 360 — Mercado Libre humanoid robots](https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/)
- [DC Velocity — San Antonio Texas fulfillment center coverage](https://www.dcvelocity.com/)
- [Robotics and Automation Magazine — San Antonio warehouse coverage](https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/)
- [Interesting Engineering — Mercado Libre + Agility coverage](https://interestingengineering.com/)
- [Agility Robotics — Schaeffler customer agreement + strategic investment (Nov 13, 2024)](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/)
- [The Robot Report — Schaeffler + Agility deployment coverage](https://www.therobotreport.com/)
- [RoboHorizon — Digit transitions to full-time 8-hour shifts at Schaeffler (March 2026)](https://robohorizon.com/)
- [Schaeffler Tomorrow — Agility partnership and 100-plant intent](https://www.schaeffler-tomorrow.com/)
- [Packaging World](https://www.packworld.com/trends/digital-transformation/article/22950203/humanoid-robots-in-packaging-part-1-continuous-upgrades-some-industry-adoption) (2026-01-01)
- [Agility Robotics](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/agility-robotics-broadens-relationship-with-amazon)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/18/amazon-begins-testing-agilitys-digit-robot-for-warehouse-work/)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/21/humanoid-robots-face-their-first-major-test-with-amazons-digit-pilots/)
- [GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/2023/getting-to-know-digit-the-humanoid-robot-that-amazon-just-started-testing-for-warehouse-work/)
- [Agility Robotics](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/robots) (2026-01-01)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_(robot)) (2026-01-01)
- [Agility Robotics](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/opening-robofab-worlds-first-factory-for-humanoid-robots)
- [GXO Logistics](https://gxo.com/news_article/gxo-signs-industry-first-multi-year-agreement-with-agility-robotics/)
- [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/18/agility-robotics-is-opening-a-humanoid-robot-factory-.html)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/rbr50-company-2025/digit-is-first-humanoid-deployed-in-a-commercial-application/)
- [About Amazon (official)](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-introduces-new-robotics-solutions) (2023-10-18)
- [Digital Commerce 360](https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/2025/12/10/mercado-libre-agility-robotics-texas-fulfillment-center/) (2025-12-10)
- [Humanoid Guide](https://humanoid.guide/product/digit/)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agility_Robotics) (2026-01-01)
- [GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/2025/agility-robotics-reportedly-raising-400m-for-humanoid-warehouse-robots/)
- [Agility Robotics (official)](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/agility-robotics-announces-strategic-investment-and-agreement-with-motion-technology-company-schaeffler-group)
- [Agility Robotics (official)](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/agility-robotics-appoints-peggy-johnson-as-chief-executive-officer)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/schaeffler-plans-global-use-agility-robotics-digit-humanoid/)
- [Automation World](https://www.automationworld.com/factory/robotics/news/55251926/schaeffler-group-invests-and-agrees-to-purchase-agility-robotics-humanoids)
- [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/01/humanoid-robot-creator-agility-robotics-targets-400m-funding-round/)
- [TIME](https://time.com/collections/time100-ai-2025/7305848/peggy-johnson/)
- [Intuitive Surgical](https://www.intuitive.com/en-us/about-us/company-profile)
- [Japan.go.jp](https://www.japan.go.jp/japan-news/robotic-surgery-japan.html)
- [Intuitive Surgical IR](http://investor.intuitivesurgical.com/news-releases/news-release-details/intuitive-announces-preliminary-four-quarter-and-full-year-5)
- [Intuitive Investor Relations](https://investor.intuitive.com/news-releases/news-release-details/intuitive-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results)
- [Intuitive IR](https://isrg.intuitive.com/static-files/500ff989-ad91-4b32-a59e-f94a34d75997)
- [Intuitive Surgical](https://www.intuitive.com/en-us/products-and-services/da-vinci/systems)
- [Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry](https://www.mddionline.com/regulatory/intuitive-surgical-gets-eu-approval-next-gen-da-vinci-5)
- [University Hospitals](https://news.uhhospitals.org/news-releases/articles/2024/12/uh-first-health-system-in-northeast-ohio-utilizing-the-da-vinci-5-surgical-robot)
- [Hackensack Meridian Health](https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/news/2024/04/10/hmhumc-among-first-hospitals-use-the-da-vinci-5)
- [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hackensack-meridian-hackensack-university-medical-center-among-first-hospitals-in-the-world-to-acquire-and-use-the-da-vinci-5-multiport-robotic-surgical-system-302110530.html)
- [Reviewing News](https://x.com/ReviewingNews/article/2058176073716707425) (2000-07-01)
- [Tampa General Hospital](https://www.tgh.org/news/tgh-press-releases/2024/august/tampa-general-hospital-new-intuitive-da-vinci-5-surgical-system)
- [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001035267/000103526726000032/isrg-20260331.htm)
- [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526726000029/q126ex-991earningsrelease.htm)
- [Intuitive (GlobeNewswire)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/03/14/2846718/7637/en/Intuitive-Announces-FDA-Clearance-of-Fifth-Generation-Robotic-System-da-Vinci-5.html)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/intuitive-demos-4000-mile-telesurgery-with-da-vinci-5-surgical-robot/)
- [FierceBiotech](https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/intuitive-launches-latest-da-vinci-robot-force-feedback-controls)
- [Robots Guide](https://robotsguide.com/robots/davinci)
- [GEODIS](https://geodis.com/us-en/newsroom/locus-robotics-and-geodis-achieve-major-milestone-10-million-units-picked-us-distribution) (2024-12-04)
- [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/locus-robotics-and-geodis-achieve-major-milestone-with-10-million-units-picked-at-us-distribution-site-302323257.html) (2024-12-04)
- [GEODIS](https://geodis.com/us-en/newsroom/geodis-signs-expanded-agreement-locus-robotics-deploy-1-000-locusbots-global-warehouse)
- [Locus](https://locusrobotics.com/)
- [DHL and LocusBots Hit 500 Million Picks](https://www.dhl.com/global-en/delivered/innovation/dhl-and-locusbots-hit-500-million-picks.html)
- [Automated Warehouse](https://www.automatedwarehouseonline.com/ups-doubles-productivity-with-locus-robotics/)
- [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ups-leans-9-billion-automation-192655941.html)
- [Landbase](https://www.landbase.com/blog/fastest-growing-warehouse-automation) (2020-01-01)
- [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/locus-robotics-announces-new-international-customer-ceva-logistics-301020561.html) (2020-03-11)
- [Supply & Demand Chain Executive](https://www.sdcexec.com/transportation/3pl-4pl/press-release/21121871/locus-robotics-ceva-logistics-invests-in-autonomous-fulfillment-with-locus-partnership)
- [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dhl-supply-chain-expands-partnership-with-locus-robotics-deploying-high-productivity-robotics-automation-at-two-new-warehouse-sites-301633735.html) (2022-09-29)
- [Supply Chain Dive](https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/dhl-locus-robotics-partnership-fulfillment-carhartt/632760/) (2022-09-29)
- [Locus Robotics (PR)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/locus-robotics-reports-record-growth-080000762.html)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/locus-robotics-launches-locus-array-for-fully-autonomous-fulfillment/)
- [Locus Robotics (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/locus-robotics-passes-one-billion-units-picked-301625329.html)
- [Locus Robotics (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/locus-robotics-announces-117-million-in-series-f-funding-bringing-its-valuation-close-to-2-billion-301688564.html)
- [FreightWaves](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/locus-robotics-raises-117m-eyes-ipo)
- [Automated Warehouse](https://www.automatedwarehouseonline.com/dhl-supply-chain-completes-1-billion-picks-locus-robotics/)
- [Locus Robotics (official)](https://locusrobotics.com/locusone/fleet/locus-origin-collaborative-robot)
- [National Law Review](https://natlawreview.com/article/weekly-bankruptcy-alert-february-20-2023) (2023-02-20)
- [Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260519458248/en/Locus-Robotics-Acquires-Nexera-Robotics-Advancing-a-Patented-Breakthrough-in-Mobile-Manipulation) (2026-05-19)
- [Skydio (official)](https://www.skydio.com/blog/las-vegas-metropolitan-police-department-implementing-dfr-today)
- [LVMPD (official)](https://www.lvmpd.com/about/bureaus/homeland-security/small-unmanned-aerial-systems)
- [Skydio](https://www.skydio.com/)
- [The Future of Scalable, Autonomous Flight and Data Capture with Dock for X10 \| Skydio](https://www.skydio.com/blog/dock-for-x10-future-scalable-autonomous-flight-data-capture)
- [Skydio Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRz5d_Ckkyj/?hl=en) (2025-12-01)
- [SF Chronicle](https://www.facebook.com/SFChronicle/posts/in-just-the-first-five-months-of-2026-drone-deployments-by-the-san-francisco-pol/1670054761832594/) (2025-01-01)
- [Axon (investor relations)](https://investor.axon.com/2024-06-20-Axon-and-Skydio-partner-to-deliver-scalable-drone-offering-for-public-safety,-including-Drone-as-First-Responder-solution)
- [Skydio (official)](https://www.skydio.com/blog/axon-skydio-partner-public-safety-dfr-drones)
- [Skydio (official)](https://www.skydio.com/x10)
- [Skydio (official)](https://www.skydio.com/x10/technical-specs)
- [DroneDJ](https://dronedj.com/2023/09/20/skydio-new-x10-drone-camera/)
- [Skydio (official)](https://www.skydio.com/blog/skydio-series-f)
- [DroneLife](https://dronelife.com/2026/04/28/skydio-series-f-110m-funding-us-manufacturing/)
- [DroneXL](https://dronexl.co/2026/04/23/skydio-110m-series-f-44-billion-valuation/)
- [Skydio (official)](https://www.skydio.com/blog/skydio-raises-230-million-series-e-funding-round)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/27/skydio-soars-to-a-2-2-billion-valuation-after-raising-230m-series-e/)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/skydio-flying-high-with-230m-series-e-funding-round/)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/10/skydio-closing-consumer-drone-business/)
- [DroneDJ](https://dronedj.com/2023/08/10/skydio-consumer-drone-business-shutdown/)
- [Manufacturing Dive](https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/skydio-35b-drone-united-states-expansion-skyforge/818398/)
- [DroneDJ](https://dronedj.com/2026/04/30/skydio-drone-funding-skyforge-us/)
- [DroneXL](https://dronexl.co/2026/04/23/skydio-dji-acquisition-adam-bry-interview/)
- [US Congress (official)](https://www.congress.gov/117/meeting/house/112499/witnesses/HHRG-117-PW05-Bio-BryA-20210427.pdf)
- [German Bionic](https://germanbionic.com/)
- [German Bionic Launches 5th Generation Cray X Smart AI-Powered Exoskeleton](https://www.robotics247.com/article/german_bionic_launches_5th_generation_cray_x_smart_ai_powered_exoskeleton)
- [La Poste Groupe](https://www.lapostegroupe.com/en/news/robots-relieve-strain-on-the-back-dpd-germany-starts) (2021-11-22)
- [DACHSER Mediaroom](https://www.dachser.com/en/mediaroom/Exoskeletons-pass-practical-trial-18176) (2022-08-11)
- [German Bionic (primary)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/german-bionic-launches-5th-generation-cray-x-smart-ai-powered-exoskeleton-with-active-walking-assistance-outdoor-capabilities-and-other-pioneering-technologies-301442646.html)
- [Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/german-bionic-debuts-its-lightest-powered-exosuit-to-date-at-ces-2023-133049208.html)
- [Gatik](https://archive.gatik.ai/news/press-releases/gatik-becomes-first-us-company-to-operate-fully-driverless-trucks-at-scale-for-commercial-deliveries/) (2021-01-01)
- [Gatik (official)](https://gatik.ai/news/press-releases/gatik-and-walmart-achieve-fully-driverless-deliveries-in-a-first-for-autonomous-trucking-industry-worldwide/)
- [Commercial Carrier Journal](https://www.ccjdigital.com/equipment-controls/article/15281126/walmart-takes-safety-driver-out-of-autonomous-middlemile)
- [Walmart (corporate)](https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2020/12/15/walmart-and-gatik-go-driverless-in-arkansas-and-expand-self-driving-car-pilot-to-a-second-location)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/gatik-autonomous-box-trucks-milestone-walmart/)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/08/gatik-driverless-deliveries-walmart/)
- [FreightWaves](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gatik-bids-adieu-to-safety-drivers-in-fully-driverless-walmart-pilot)
- [Gatik (official)](https://gatik.ai/news/press-releases/tyson-foods-and-gatik-to-deploy-autonomous-trucks-in-northwest-arkansas-to-optimize-supply-chain-efficiency/)
- [Tyson Foods (official)](https://www.tysonfoods.com/news/news-releases/2023/9/tyson-foods-and-gatik-deploy-autonomous-trucks-northwest-arkansas)
- [Gatik (official)](https://gatik.ai/news/press-releases/autonomous-trucking-canada-gatik-loblaw-expansion/)
- [Loblaw (official)](https://www.loblaw.ca/en/gatik-and-loblaw-ink-5-year-expansion-deal-to-scale-ai-powered-autonomous-trucking-solution-across-regional-distribution-networks-in-the-greater-toronto-area/)
- [Gatik (official)](https://gatik.ai/news/press-releases/gatik-announces-collaboration-with-americas-grocer-to-future-proof-supply-chain-with-autonomous-box-trucks-2/)
- [Supply Chain Dive](https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/gatik-autonomous-trucks-dallas-kroger-loop/645236/)
- [Gatik (official)](https://medium.com/gatik/gatik-partners-with-isuzu-to-develop-and-commercialize-fully-autonomous-medium-duty-trucks-9d023bdc40ff)
- [FreightWaves](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gatik-isuzu-to-partner-on-autonomous-truck-platform)
- [FreightWaves](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cummins-to-use-gatik-autonomous-tech-in-isuzu-trucks)
- [Gatik (official)](https://archive.gatik.ai/news/press-releases/gatik-announces-electrification-strategy-with-electric-autonomous-box-truck)
- [Gatik (official)](https://gatik.ai/about/)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/07/gatiks-gautam-narang-on-the-importance-of-knowing-your-customer/)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/31/gatik-expands-autonomous-box-truck-operations-to-texas-with-85-million-in-new-funds/)
- [Gatik (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211108005409/en/Gatik-and-Walmart-Achieve-Fully-Driverless-Deliveries-in-a-First-for-Autonomous-Trucking-Industry-Worldwide)
- [Gatik (official)](https://gatik.ai/news/press-releases/gatik-becomes-first-us-company-to-operate-fully-driverless-trucks-at-scale-for-commercial-deliveries/)
- [PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/news/delivery/2026/gatik-autonomous-trucks-complete-10000-miles-fully-driverless-deliveries/)
- [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/autonomous-trucking-firm-gatik-inks-contracts-worth-600-million)
- [ACT News](https://www.act-news.com/news/first-of-its-kind-freight-only-driverless-truck/)
- [Gatik (official)](https://gatik.ai/news/press-releases/isuzu-invests-us30-million-in-gatik-to-develop-autonomous-driving-logistics-business/)
- [FreightWaves](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gatik-fully-driverless-trucks)
- [Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard](https://www.wiemer.com/vineyard-robot-trial-ted-naio-technologies/) (2024-08-01)
- [International Wine Challenge](https://www.internationalwinechallenge.com/iwc-insight/new-technology/updated-robot-roams-french-vineyards.html) (2020-10-01)
- [Naio Technologies](https://www.naio-technologies.com/en/news/ted-robot-weeds-chateau-angelus-vineyards/) (2019-03-01)
- [Naio Technologies](https://www.naio-technologies.com/en/dino/)
- [12 Steps](https://www.12steps.eu/en/products/ted-straddling-vineyard-robot/)
- [Naio Technologies (official)](https://www.naio-technologies.com/en/ted-robot/)
- [AgNavigator](https://agnavigator.com/Article/2025/11/11/how-naio-technologies-plots-its-comeback/)
- [Future Farming](https://www.futurefarming.com/tech-in-focus/field-robots/naio-technologies-relaunched-under-new-ownership/)
- [Ambi Robotics](https://www.ambirobotics.com/media/ambi-robotics-deploying-parcel-sorting-robots-at-osm-worldwide/) (2023-03-14)
- [Ambi Robotics](https://www.ambirobotics.com/media/pitney-bowes-and-ambi-robotics-sign-23-million-deployment-expansion-to-help-optimize-last-mile-sorting-across-us-hubs) (2022-03-09)
- [Ambi Robotics](https://www.ambirobotics.com/)
- [https://www.komatsu.jp/en/newsroom/2024/20240314](https://www.komatsu.jp/en/newsroom/2024/20240314) (2024-03-14)
- [https://www.komatsu.com/en-au/technology/smart-solutions/smart-mining/autonomous-haulage-system](https://www.komatsu.com/en-au/technology/smart-solutions/smart-mining/autonomous-haulage-system) (2024-01-01)
- [https://www.komatsu.com/en-us/newsroom/2026/komatsu-becomes-first-oem-to-commission-1000-ultra-class-autonomous-haul-trucks](https://www.komatsu.com/en-us/newsroom/2026/komatsu-becomes-first-oem-to-commission-1000-ultra-class-autonomous-haul-trucks) (2026-04-21)
- [https://www.canadianminingjournal.com/news/mining-giant-komatsu-reaches-1000th-autonomous-haul-truck/](https://www.canadianminingjournal.com/news/mining-giant-komatsu-reaches-1000th-autonomous-haul-truck/) (2026-04-21)
- [Mining.com](https://www.mining.com/web/frontrunner-autonomous-haulage-system-sets-new-record-latest-industry-milestone/) (2018-11-15)
- [Komatsu Newsroom](https://www.komatsu.com/en-us/newsroom/2018/2018-11-15-frontrunner-autonomous-haulage-system-sets-new-record) (2018-11-15)
- [Komatsu Newsroom](https://www.komatsu.jp/en/newsroom/2026/20260422) (2026-04-22)
- [Komatsu](https://www.komatsu.com/)
- [Fox47](https://www.fox47news.com/neighborhoods/jackson-hillsdale/consumers-energy-has-a-new-four-legged-helper-in-jackson)
- [Boston Dynamics (primary)](https://bostondynamics.com/blog/retrospective-on-boston-dynamics-spot-robot-uses/)
- [Force4Michigan](https://force4michigan.com/the-hardworking-animals-of-consumers-energy/)
- [Ontario Power Generation (primary)](https://www.opg.com/stories/with-new-tricks-and-smarts-nimble-spot-robots-proving-our-worth-across-opg/)
- [OPG](https://www.opg.com/stories/with-new-tricks-and-smarts-nimble-spot-robots-proving-their-worth-across-opg/)
- [Canadian Nuclear Society](https://proceedings.cns-snc.ca/index.php/pcns/article/view/7454)
- [National Grid (primary)](https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/grid-work-stories/spot-robot-dog-carries-out-safety-inspections)
- [Boston Dynamics](https://bostondynamics.com/case-studies/national-grid/)
- [Dataintelo](https://dataintelo.com/report/industrial-quadruped-robots-market) (2019-09-01)
- [Boston Dynamics (official)](https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/)
- [Boston Dynamics (official)](https://bostondynamics.com/solutions/construction/)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/spot-construction-site-monitoring-boston-dynamics/)
- [Construction Dive](https://www.constructiondive.com/news/boston-dynamics-spot-construction-sites/)
- [Engineering News-Record](https://www.enr.com/articles/boston-dynamics-spot-construction-reality-capture)
- [Boston Dynamics (official)](https://bostondynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/spot-specifications.pdf)
- [Boston Dynamics](https://bostondynamics.com/) (2026-01-01)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Dynamics) (2026-01-01)
- [Boston Dynamics (official)](https://bostondynamics.com/blog/boston-dynamics-unveils-new-atlas-robot-to-revolutionize-industry/)
- [Hyundai Motor Group (official)](https://www.hyundaimotorgroup.com/en/news/CONT0000000000199186)
- [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/06/hyundai-boston-dynamics-join-forces-bring-humanoid-robots-factories/)
- [Humanoids Daily](https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/the-alien-in-the-factory-boston-dynamics-launches-production-ready-atlas-at-ces-2026)
- [Hyundai (official)](https://www.hyundainews.com/releases/4664)
- [Boston Dynamics (official)](https://bostondynamics.com/blog/electric-new-era-for-atlas/)
- [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/boston-dynamics-google-reunite-on-next-gen-atlas-humanoid/)
- [IEEE Spectrum](https://spectrum.ieee.org/atlas-humanoid-robot)
- [primary/credible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e_3)
- [The Planetary Society](https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/change-3)
- [primary/credible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e_6)
- [CNSA](https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/n6465652/n6465653/c10573060/content.html)
- [Gov.cn](https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202406/25/content_WS667a644dc6d0868f4e8e8864.html)
- [primary/credible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e_4)
- [The Planetary Society](https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/change-4)
- [primary/credible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e_5)
- [SpaceNews](https://spacenews.com/chinas-change-5-returns-to-earth-with-samples/)
- [EO Portal](https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/chang-e-3)
- [primary/credible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Space_Administration)
- [Estonian World](https://estonianworld.com/security/estonian-robotics-firm-to-send-150-unmanned-vehicles-to-ukraine/) (2025-09-01)
- [primary/credible](https://www.army-technology.com/news/milrem-to-roll-out-more-than-100-themis-ugvs-for-ukraine/)
- [Milrem Robotics (primary)](https://milremrobotics.com/)
- [Army Technology](https://www.army-technology.com/projects/themis-ugv/)
- [Milrem Robotics](https://milremrobotics.com/themis/)
- [Milrem Robotics (official)](https://milremrobotics.com/themis-family/)
- [Conjet (official)](https://www.conjet.com/bridge-huanghe-river/) (2016-01-01)
- [Conjet](https://www.conjet.com/product/robot-557-mpa-xl/)
- [Conjet hydrodemolition robots](https://www.conjet.com/hydrodemolition-robots/)

## Common questions

### What is the best robot ever made?

There is no single best robot ever made, and DEPLOY does not name one, because a surgical robot, a robotaxi, and a warehouse arm are judged on entirely different measures. What the record can show is which machine leads each category on verified deployments. On DEPLOY's record Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci has among the most deployments in surgery, Waymo's Driver leads robotaxis, and Agility Robotics' Digit leads humanoids. The per-category board on this page lets you weigh them by field rather than force one cross-category winner.

### What are the top 7 robots right now?

Rather than a single ranked list of seven, DEPLOY shows the leader in each category, because the top robotaxi and the top surgical robot are not in the same contest. The board on this page ranks each featured category by its most deployed model on the record: robotaxis, humanoids, drones, surgical robots, sidewalk delivery, warehouse robots, quadrupeds, industrial arms, and more, each leader dated and sourced. Read the top rows for the categories with the most verified deployments, and the full table for the rest.

### What is the most popular robot in the world?

Popularity is hard to verify and easy to inflate, so DEPLOY reports verified deployments instead of marketing reach. On the record, some of the most deployed machines are not the ones with the most headlines: robot vacuums ship in the largest numbers of any category, while the most deployed professional systems are in robotaxis, surgery, and warehouse logistics. The board on this page ranks each category by its most deployed model on DEPLOY's record, so you can see verified reach rather than buzz.

### What is the most used robot in the world?

By raw unit count the most used robots are consumer machines, robot vacuums above all, which ship in numbers no professional system matches. Among professional robots, industrial arms have the longest and largest deployment history, while robotaxis, surgical robots, and warehouse robots lead their fields on DEPLOY's verified record. Because a deployment count reflects what DEPLOY has verified rather than a company's total sales, the board scopes each figure to the record and dates it, rather than claiming a single most used machine.

### What is the most powerful robot?

Power depends on the spec you mean, payload, reach, or speed, and DEPLOY does not rank a single most powerful robot because verified spec coverage varies from model to model and category to category. What the record does hold is each category leader's deployments, maturity, and autonomy posture, dated and sourced. The board on this page lets you compare the leading machine in each field on those verified measures rather than on a headline spec that is often a vendor claim.

### Which robot is the most advanced?

Advancement, like best, splits across measures and categories, so DEPLOY reports the record rather than a single ranking. Within humanoids specifically there is a dedicated scorecard of maturity, deployments, and autonomy. Across categories, this board shows the most deployed leader in each field and how it operates, autonomous or under human supervision, because the machine that looks most advanced in a demo is often teleoperated. Each figure is scoped to what is verified on DEPLOY and dated.

## Keep reading

- [Which physical-AI companies are worth the most? Valuations ranked.](/valuations.md): Comparisons
- [What AI actually drives each robot? AI stacks compared](/ai-stacks.md): Comparisons
- [Which company is the leader in humanoid robotics?](/which-company-leads-humanoid-robotics.md): Comparisons
- [Which country is no. 1 in robotics?](/which-country-is-number-1-in-robotics.md): Comparisons
- [All verified answers](/answers.md): Every standing question DEPLOY tracks.
- [What is the most advanced humanoid robot in 2026?](/what-is-the-most-advanced-humanoid-robot-in-2026.md): The per-model humanoid scorecard, from the record.

_Canonical URL: /what-is-the-best-robot-right-now. HTML version: [link](/what-is-the-best-robot-right-now)._