Robotics stocks

What is the best robotics stock for 2026?

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DEPLOY does not name a best robotics stock. We do not give investment advice and we do not rank stocks. What we can show is the verified landscape: the publicly traded companies on DEPLOY's record that actually build physical AI, from Tesla and Intuitive Surgical to Serve Robotics and Aurora. Each is listed with its ticker and its verified footprint. The investment decision is yours.

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There is no single best robotics stock, and DEPLOY does not pick one. We are a verified registry of physical AI, not a broker or an analyst, so we do not rate stocks, forecast returns, or tell anyone what to buy. What we can do is replace the hype with the record. This page lists the publicly traded companies that carry a real physical-AI product on DEPLOY's record, each with its ticker, its stock exchange, a link to its SEC filings where a CIK is on file, what it actually builds, and how many deployments and patents are on record. Two honest cautions come with it. First, a robotics stock is rarely a pure robotics bet: many of the names here, Apple, Samsung, Caterpillar, John Deere, are enormous companies where robotics is a sliver of the business, so a share is mostly exposure to something else. Second, the traction figures below are records of activity, not measures of stock quality: a company can lead on deployments and be a poor investment, or trail and be a strong one. Use the landscape to start your own research from facts, and take any actual decision to a qualified financial professional.

The widest verified footprints

Each measure below is a single, dated observation scoped to DEPLOY’s record. It shows which company has the widest verified physical-AI footprint by that one measure, which is a starting point for research, not a recommendation. Footprint is not investment merit.

Most robot deployments on record

Tesla

16 deployments (13 operational). On DEPLOY's record as of Jul 21, 2026, a record of verified activity, not a measure of stock quality, profitability, or return.

Most physical-AI models on record

SharkNinja

14 models catalogued. On DEPLOY's record as of not yet on record, a record of verified activity, not a measure of stock quality, profitability, or return.

Most patents catalogued

Tesla

6 patents naming it as assignee. On DEPLOY's record as of Jul 21, 2026, a record of verified activity, not a measure of stock quality, profitability, or return.

The honest answer

There is no best stock

Footprint is not investment merit. A company can lead these measures and be a poor stock, or trail and be a strong one. DEPLOY does not give investment advice and does not name a best robotics stock. The decision is yours.

The publicly traded physical-AI landscape

The 90 publicly traded companies that carry a verified physical-AI product on DEPLOY’s record, each with its ticker, what it builds, and its deployments, funding rounds, and patents on record, or an honest blank where the record holds nothing. Sorted by verified deployments, one operational lens among several, not a ranking of investment quality. This is a subset of the 245 companies that carry a ticker in total: the full list, including peripheral holdings whose robotics exposure is minimal, is on the public companies list.

Publicly traded physical-AI companies on DEPLOY’s record, sorted by verified deployments (one operational lens, not a ranking of investment quality)
Company	Ticker	What it builds	Deployments (operational)	Funding rounds on record	Patents catalogued	Sources
Tesla Austin, Texas, USA	NASDAQ: TSLA	humanoid, robotaxi / self-driving, autonomous truck 4 models on record	1613 op	not on record	6	Tech Insider2026-04-19 Reuters2026-07-21 Tesla AI and Optimus page+56
Serve Robotics Los Angeles, CA	NASDAQ: SERV SEC EDGAR	sidewalk delivery 2 models on record	1010 op	2	not on record	Serve Robotics — Service areas (company website)Wikipedia — Serve Robotics LA operations (Hollywood, West Hollywood)Serve Robotics — Investor relations (LA market disclosures in public filings)+42
Knightscope Santa Clara, CA	NASDAQ: KSCP SEC EDGAR	security robot 5 models on record	97 op	1	3	Palo Alto Online: Robots deployed to protect and serve (2 K5 units at Stanford Shopping Center)2015-08-09 Knightscope IR: Huntington Park Police renews K5 contract (Salt Lake Park) for 6th year2024-08-01 BusinessWire: M Resort Spa Casino Deploys Knightscope (Nasdaq: KSCP) K5 Security Robot2023-02-28+12
Aurora Innovation Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	NASDAQ: AUR SEC EDGAR	autonomous truck, robotaxi / self-driving 3 models on record	99 op	3	1	Aurora (investor relations)Hirschbach/Aurora (Business Wire)Commercial Carrier Journal+39
Intuitive Surgical Sunnyvale, California, USA	NASDAQ: ISRG SEC EDGAR	surgical robot 2 models on record	88 op	not on record	3	Intuitive Ion robotic bronchoscopy system — product page Intuitive: FDA clearance for Ion endoluminal system, 2019 Intuitive Surgical+19
Baidu Beijing, China	NASDAQ: BIDU SEC EDGAR	AI wearable, robotaxi / self-driving 2 models on record	87 op	1	not on record	SEC EDGAR (Baidu 6-K, Q1 2026)Baidu Inc. (investor relations, Q3 2025)Baidu (PR Newswire)+47
Kodiak AI Mountain View, California, USA	NASDAQ: KDK	autonomous truck 2 models on record	62 op	3	not on record	Kodiak Robotics blog — Texas routes Kodiak Robotics ir.atlas.energy+33
WeRide Guangzhou, China	NASDAQ: WRD SEC EDGAR	robotaxi / self-driving 1 model on record	66 op	2	not on record	WeRide2026-03-08 WeRide (SEC 6-K)2026-01-01 WeRide (IR)+39
Pony AI Guangzhou, China	NASDAQ: PONY SEC EDGAR	robotaxi / self-driving 1 model on record	55 op	3	not on record	Pony AI (investor relations)2025-11-06 TechCrunch2025-11-25 Pony.ai Investor Relations+26
Cyberdyne Tsukuba, Japan	TYO: 7749	exoskeleton 1 model on record	44 op	not on record	not on record	Cyberdyne Cyberdyne Ministry of Health Malaysia+5
AeroVironment Arlington, Virginia, USA	NASDAQ: AVAV SEC EDGAR	drone 3 models on record	33 op	not on record	not on record	AeroVironment AeroVironment Switchblade \| Wikipedia AeroVironment Puma AE \| Wikipedia+21
Ekso Bionics Richmond, California, USA	NASDAQ: EKSO	exoskeleton 2 models on record	33 op	not on record	2	SEC Ekso Bionics Ekso Bionics+8
Butterfly Network Burlington, MA, USA	NYSE: BFLY SEC EDGAR	health wearable 2 models on record	33 op	4	not on record	Butterfly Network2022-03-09 Butterfly Network2023-01-01 Butterfly Network Press Release2020-04-01+6
Elbit Systems Haifa, Israel	NASDAQ: ESLT SEC EDGAR	drone, defense ground robot 2 models on record	32 op	not on record	not on record	Elbit Systems Janes Elbit Systems+7
Lifeward Marlborough, MA, USA / Yokneam Ilit, Israel	NASDAQ: LFWD SEC EDGAR	exoskeleton 2 models on record	33 op	not on record	not on record	Lifeward Lifeward ReWalk+10
Stryker Kalamazoo, MI, USA	NYSE: SYK SEC EDGAR	surgical robot 2 models on record	33 op	not on record	not on record	Stryker Stryker UK BBC News+11
John Deere Moline, Illinois, USA	NYSE: DE SEC EDGAR	agriculture robot 1 model on record	33 op	not on record	not on record	John Deere Precision Ag Iowa Farm Bureau Radio Iowa2022-01-05+12
Medtronic Dublin, Ireland	NYSE: MDT SEC EDGAR	surgical robot 1 model on record	33 op	not on record	not on record	Medtronic Hugo RAS — US product page Medtronic Hugo FDA clearance, December 2023 Medtronic+11
Ocado Group Hatfield, UK	LSE: OCDO	warehouse robot 1 model on record	33 op	not on record	not on record	Ocado Group Kroger Delivery Introduces America's First Customer Fulfillment Center Coresight2016-01-01+7
Samsung Electronics Suwon, South Korea	KRX: 005930	service robot, health wearable 4 models on record	22 op	not on record	not on record	Samsung Newsroom Samsung's Ballie Robot Is Delayed Again, and Now We Know Why \| TechRadar Samsung+14
Johnson & Johnson New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA	NYSE: JNJ SEC EDGAR	surgical robot 3 models on record	21 op	not on record	not on record	J&J MedTech Ottava product page J&J Ottava press releases J&J+3
Symbotic Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA	NASDAQ: SYM SEC EDGAR	warehouse robot 3 models on record	22 op	1	not on record	BusinessWire — Symbotic and Walmart $1.4B strategic agreement to deploy across 42 regional distribution centers (Dec 13, 2022)BusinessWire — Walmart and Symbotic launch full-scale deployment of autonomous AI-powered robotic technology (May 13, 2021)Symbotic+9
Caterpillar Irving, TX	NYSE: CAT	autonomous truck 2 models on record	22 op	not on record	not on record	Caterpillar Caterpillar Mining Fortescue Metals+8
Tennant Company Minneapolis, MN, USA	NYSE: TNC SEC EDGAR	cleaning robot 2 models on record	22 op	not on record	not on record	PR Newswire Tennant (primary)Brain Corp / Tennant+4
Intuitive Machines Houston, Texas, USA	NASDAQ: LUNR	space robot 1 model on record	20 op	not on record	not on record	primary/credible Intuitive Machines (primary)Spaceflight Now+6
Joby Aviation Santa Cruz, CA	NYSE: JOBY SEC EDGAR	drone 1 model on record	20 op	3	not on record	Joby Aviation (official)2023-05-16 TechCrunch2023-05-16 Joby Aviation2026-07-01+7
Northrop Grumman Falls Church, Virginia, USA	NYSE: NOC	drone 1 model on record	22 op	not on record	not on record	NATO (official)2020-11-18 Defense News2020-11-20 U.S. Air Force (official)2023-01-01+3
PACCAR Bellevue, WA, USA	NASDAQ: PCAR	autonomous truck 1 model on record	20 op	not on record	not on record	Aurora Innovation2022-08-01 PACCAR PACCAR
Zimmer Biomet Warsaw, IN	NYSE: ZBH SEC EDGAR	surgical robot 1 model on record	22 op	not on record	not on record	Zimmer Biomet Zimmer Biomet EU Medical Supplier Hub+9
SharkNinja Needham, MA, USA	NYSE: SN	robot vacuum, service robot, home robot 14 models on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	SharkNinja Robot Vacuums \| SharkClean PowerDetect ThermaCharged RV2920XE (SharkNinja) -- maker page2026-06-18+16
Husqvarna Huskvarna, Sweden	STO: HUSQ	home robot, robot mower 2 models on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Husqvarna Automower Robotic Lawn Mowers \| Husqvarna Husqvarna (primary)+5
Richtech Robotics Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	NASDAQ: RR SEC EDGAR	food service robot 2 models on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	NVIDIA Richtech Robotics (primary)Richtech Robotics
Abbott Abbott Park, IL	NYSE: ABT SEC EDGAR	health wearable 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Abbott: FDA authorizes Lingo, first OTC CGM for non-diabetic adults, May 2024 Lingo Continuous Glucose Monitor \| Abbott Abbott (newsroom)+2
AES Corporation Arlington, Virginia, USA	NYSE: AES	construction robot 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Solar Power World2026-03-25 AES / Renewable Energy World
AEVEX Aerospace Solana Beach, CA, USA	NYSE: AVEX SEC EDGAR	drone 1 model on record	11 op	1	not on record	Forbes2022-04-01 Law360 Defence Blog
Apple Cupertino, California, USA	NASDAQ: AAPL	health wearable 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Apple Apple Watch in Health \| Apple Apple (newsroom)+8
Archer Aviation San Jose, CA, USA	NYSE: ACHR	drone 1 model on record	11 op	3	not on record	Archer Aviation Archer's Midnight Flight Test Program Reaches Record Heights Crunchbase+3
Dexcom San Diego, California, USA	NASDAQ: DXCM SEC EDGAR	health wearable 1 model on record	11 op	1	not on record	Dexcom Stelo — OTC continuous glucose biosensor (FDA-authorized 2024)FDA: Authorization of first OTC CGM (Dexcom Stelo), Mar 2024 Wikipedia+5
DIH Holding Norwell, MA, USA	OTC: DHAI	exoskeleton 1 model on record	11 op	1	not on record	sec.gov tradingview.com dih.com+1
Equinor Stavanger, Norway	NYSE: EQNR	robotics 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Equinor Equinor Havtil+4
FBR Perth, Western Australia, Australia	ASX: FBR	construction robot 1 model on record	10 op	not on record	not on record	FBR Hadrian X product page FBR ASX announcements — Hadrian X commercial deployments in Perth, WA FBR (official)+5
Garmin Olathe, KS	NASDAQ: GRMN SEC EDGAR	health wearable 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Garmin Smartwatches \| Garmin FDA (accessdata)+3
Hanwha Aerospace Seoul, South Korea	KRX: 012450	defense ground robot 1 model on record	10 op	not on record	not on record	primary/credible Hanwha Aerospace (primary)Hanwha Defense+3
Hitachi Construction Machinery Tokyo, Japan	TSE: 6305	mining robot 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	International Mining2020-04-16 Hitachi Construction Machinery Hitachi CM+2
Huntington Ingalls Industries Pascagoula, MS, USA	NYSE: HII SEC EDGAR	underwater robot 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	HII REMUS AUV product family page (Mine Warfare + Oceanographic)US Navy Mine Warfare and Countermine Systems — REMUS operational use USNI News+3
L3Harris Melbourne, FL, USA	NYSE: LHX	surface vessel 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	ASV Global and TerraSond Complete Unmanned Alaskan Hydrographic Survey2018-08-01 ASV Global, TerraSond Complete First Unmanned Hydrographic Survey L3Harris (official)+2
Leidos Reston, VA	NYSE: LDOS SEC EDGAR	surface vessel 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Leidos U.S. Navy deployment puts Leidos autonomy on display2023-11-28 Leidos begins operational testing of US Navy's first ACTUV Sea Hunter+4
Mobileye Jerusalem, Israel	NASDAQ: MBLY	robotaxi / self-driving 1 model on record	10 op	2	not on record	CnEVPost2023-01-06 Mobileye BusinessWire2021-09-07+18
Monogram Technologies unknown	NASDAQ: MGRM	surgical robot 1 model on record	10 op	not on record	not on record	Monogram Technologies Announces World's First Fully Autonomous Saw-Based Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery2025-07-29 Monogram Technologies Inc. Form 8-K - FY20252025-07-29 BioSpace (Monogram PR)+5
Movano Health Pleasanton, California, USA	NASDAQ: MOVE SEC EDGAR	health wearable 1 model on record	11 op	1	not on record	Movano Evie Ring — FDA-cleared smart ring product page Movano: Evie Ring receives FDA clearance, 2023 First Word Health Tech+5
Oceaneering Houston, TX, USA	NYSE: OII	underwater robot 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Oceaneering Oceaneering Offshore Energy+4
QinetiQ Farnborough, United Kingdom	LSE: QQ	defense ground robot 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	primary/credible QinetiQ (primary)QinetiQ+1
Red Cat Holdings Puerto Rico	NASDAQ: RCAT SEC EDGAR	drone 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Red Cat Holdings Red Cat Holdings (IR)The Robot Report+5
Smith+Nephew Watford, England, UK	LSE: SN	surgical robot 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Smith+Nephew: FDA clearance for CORI Surgical System, Oct 2021 FDA 510(k) K212047 — CORI Surgical System Smith+Nephew+6
Snap Inc Santa Monica, California, USA	NYSE: SNAP SEC EDGAR	AI wearable 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Snap Spectacles \| Snap Snap (newsroom)+7
SpaceX Hawthorne, California, USA	NASDAQ: SPCX SEC EDGAR	space robot 1 model on record	11 op	1	not on record	primary/credible SpaceX (primary)NASA+6
Stereotaxis St. Louis, MO, USA	NYSE AMERICAN: STXS SEC EDGAR	surgical robot 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Stereotaxis Genesis robotic magnetic navigation system — product page (FDA-cleared)Stereotaxis: FDA 510(k) clearance for Genesis system Stereotaxis (GlobeNewswire)+3
TechnipFMC Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK	NYSE: FTI	underwater robot 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Offshore Energy2020-08-10 TechnipFMC (official)TechnipFMC
Vertical Aerospace Bristol, UK	NYSE: EVTL	drone 1 model on record	11 op	4	not on record	Vertical Aerospace Vertical's VX4 eVTOL Aircraft Flies at Cotswold Airport Crunchbase+5
Vuzix Rochester, NY, USA	NASDAQ: VUZI SEC EDGAR	AI wearable 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Vuzix Vuzix (investor relations)Vuzix (PR Newswire)+2
Zebra Technologies Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA	NASDAQ: ZBRA SEC EDGAR	warehouse robot 1 model on record	11 op	not on record	not on record	Wartsila and DHL deploy cutting-edge mobile robots from Fetch Robotics to streamline warehouse operations2017-07-11 Zebra Technologies to Acquire Fetch Robotics SEC EDGAR (Zebra)+4
Robotphoenix Jinan, China	HKEX: 6871	robotics, warehouse robot 5 models on record	not on record	4	not on record	Embodied AI Fuels Record Robotics Funding In China As IPO Momentum Builds tracxn.com Robotphoenix (official)+9
MicroPort MedBot Shanghai, China	HKEX: 02252.HK	surgical robot 2 models on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	MicroPort MedBot (official)MicroPort Toumai Surgical Robot Receives NMPA Approval \| MicroPort MedBot Toumai Laparoscopic Surgical Robot \| MicroPort+1
Nauticus Robotics Houston, Texas, USA	NASDAQ: KITT SEC EDGAR	underwater robot 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	2	Autonomous Underwater Vehicle \| Aquanaut Subsea Robot Nauticus Robotics Aquanaut Mark 2 Reaches New Ultra Deepwater Depths in Qualification Testing Company site+1
Cognex Natick, Massachusetts, USA	NASDAQ: CGNX SEC EDGAR	robotics 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	1	Cognex Cognex
Sarcos Robotics Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	NASDAQ: PDYN SEC EDGAR	exoskeleton 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	1	Guardian XO Full-Body Exoskeleton — Sarcos Robotics Sarcos Guardian XO: Industrial Exoskeleton Review — IEEE Spectrum Sarcos
Aeva Mountain View, California, USA	NASDAQ: AEVA SEC EDGAR	robotics 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Aeva Aeva
Ambarella Santa Clara, California, USA	NASDAQ: AMBA SEC EDGAR	robotics 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Ambarella Ambarella
Circus SE Munich, Germany	XETRA: CA1	service robot 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Circus SE (official)Circus SE (official)Yahoo Finance
Cyngn Menlo Park, CA, USA	NASDAQ: CYN	warehouse robot 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Cyngn
Didi Chuxing Beijing, China	OTC: DIDIY	robotaxi / self-driving 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Volvo Cars Media Wikipedia The Record
Edwards Lifesciences Irvine, California, USA	NYSE: EW	surgical robot 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Wikipedia Edwards
Eve Air Mobility Melbourne, FL, USA	NYSE: EVEX SEC EDGAR	drone 1 model on record	not on record	2	not on record	Eve Air Mobility
Faraday Future Los Angeles, CA	NASDAQ: FFAI SEC EDGAR	humanoid 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	The Robot Report
HP Inc. Palo Alto, California, USA	NYSE: HPQ	robotics 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	HP Newsroom HP
IDEX Corporation Northbrook, Illinois, USA	NYSE: IEX	robotics 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Forbes IDEX Corporation
JBT Corporation Chicago, Illinois, USA	NYSE: JBTM	warehouse robot 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	AutomaticGuidedVehicles.com JBT Corporation
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions San Diego, CA, USA	NASDAQ: KTOS SEC EDGAR	drone 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Kratos Defense (official)Wikipedia Kratos Defense (official)+1
Lincoln Electric Cleveland, Ohio, USA	NASDAQ: LECO SEC EDGAR	collaborative robot 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Lincoln Electric
Meta Menlo Park, California, USA	NASDAQ: META SEC EDGAR	AI wearable 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Meta Newsroom Meta Newsroom Meta Newsroom+6
Microbot Medical Hingham, MA, USA	NASDAQ: MBOT SEC EDGAR	surgical robot 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	GlobeNewswire
Myomo Boston, Massachusetts, USA	NYSE: MYO	exoskeleton 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Myomo (primary)Nasdaq Myomo (primary)
Nano Dimension Waltham, MA, USA	NASDAQ: NNDM	robotics 1 model on record	not on record	2	not on record	Nano Dimension IR ElevenFlo Nano Dimension+1
Omnicell Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, USA	NASDAQ: OMCL SEC EDGAR	industrial robot 1 model on record	not on record	1	not on record	sec.gov Omnicell Omnicell XR2 Product Page+2
Oshkosh Corporation Oshkosh, WI, USA	NYSE: OSK SEC EDGAR	defense ground robot 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	TerraMax Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology \| Oshkosh Defense Army Technology Oshkosh Corporation (official)
Rex Bionics Auckland, New Zealand	AIM (London): RXB	exoskeleton 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	New Atlas Rex Bionics (primary)Exoskeleton Report+1
Sony Corporation Tokyo, Japan	NYSE: SONY SEC EDGAR	quadruped robot 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Wikipedia Sony Aibo US
SS Innovations International United States	NASDAQ: SSII SEC EDGAR	surgical robot 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	MassDevice BioPharma Boardroom
Vicarious Surgical Waltham, Massachusetts, USA	OTC: RBOT SEC EDGAR	surgical robot 1 model on record	not on record	3	not on record	TechCrunch TechCrunch TechCrunch+6
Zepp Health (Amazfit) Beijing, China	NYSE: ZEPP SEC EDGAR	health wearable 1 model on record	not on record	not on record	not on record	Zepp Health (official)Amazfit (official)Zepp Health (PR Newswire)

How we know this

Every figure in the landscape comes from a dated, sourced record in the DEPLOY registry: reviewed physical-AI models, their deployments, funding rounds, and patent assignments, joined to companies that carry a structured stock ticker. Each company's row carries its own sources; here is a sample of the sources behind the widest-footprint companies.

A company appears only when it carries a real structured ticker on record and at least one verified physical-AI model, never a guessed listing. The traction figures are counts of verified records, not financial results, and nothing here is investment advice.

Common questions

What is the best robotics stock to buy in 2026?

DEPLOY does not name a best robotics stock and does not give investment advice. We are a verified registry of physical AI, not a broker or an analyst, so we do not rate stocks or forecast returns. What we can show is the record: the publicly traded companies that actually build physical AI, each with its ticker and its verified footprint on DEPLOY. Which of them, if any, is a good investment is a judgment for you and a qualified financial professional, not for us.

Are there any pure-play robotics stocks?

Few of the publicly traded companies on DEPLOY's record are pure robotics plays. Most robot deployments on record belong to a mix of focused names like Serve Robotics, Aurora Innovation, Intuitive Surgical, and Knightscope alongside diversified giants like Tesla, Apple, Samsung, Caterpillar, and John Deere, where robotics is one line of a far larger business. The landscape on this page shows each company's verified physical-AI footprint, so you can see how much of the business is actually robotics rather than assuming a share is a pure bet on it.

Which robotics company has the most deployments?

On DEPLOY's record, the publicly traded company with the most robot deployments is shown at the top of the landscape table, with its exact count and how many are operational. That figure is a record of verified deployments, not a measure of revenue, profitability, or stock performance. It tells you which company has the widest verified physical-AI footprint by that one measure, which is a starting point for research, not a recommendation.

How many robotics companies are publicly traded?

DEPLOY tracks a large field of publicly traded companies that carry a real ticker on record, and the subset that also carry a verified physical-AI product is listed on this page with its footprint. The full ticker list, including peripheral holdings whose robotics exposure is minimal, lives on the public-companies page. Both come from structured ticker columns on the registry: a company appears only when it carries a real ticker, never a guessed listing.

Does DEPLOY give stock or investment advice?

No. DEPLOY is a verified registry of physical AI and its makers. We check the record and link every source, and we do not sell stocks, take positions, rate securities, or recommend what to buy or sell. Nothing on this page is investment advice. The landscape is a research starting point built from verified facts; any actual investment decision should be made with a qualified financial professional.

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