AI niche map

Physical AI companies

Started September 27, 2026 · Updated October 6, 2026 · Presspool

Companies whose main product is AI that perceives and acts in the physical world: robot foundation models, humanoid and general-purpose robots, and robots whose core is a learned model rather than a fixed program. Presspool has verified 21 companies on this map so far. Each entry is taken from the company's own website and confirmed by an independent source, both linked on the entry. No company pays to be listed.

CompanyWhat it doesLatest announced financing
NEURA RoboticsNEURA Robotics is a German cognitive-robotics company building the 4NE1 humanoid and other robots powered by its AURA AI and Neuraverse platform. (site, source)up to $1.4 billion, Series C (June 10, 2026)
Skild AISkild AI is building a single 'omni-bodied' AI brain meant to control any type of robot for any task. (site, source)$1.4B, Series C (January 14, 2026)
FigureFigure builds Figure 03, a general-purpose humanoid robot aimed at household work, controlled by its in-house Helix AI system. (site, source)over $1 billion, Series C (September 16, 2025)
UnitreeUnitree develops, manufactures and sells general-purpose legged and humanoid robots and robotic arms for consumer and industrial users. (site, source)about 6.1 billion yuan ($905 million), IPO, Shanghai STAR Market (August 19, 2026)
Agility RoboticsAgility sells Digit, a humanoid robot for industrial facilities, together with Arc, a cloud platform for running robot fleets, powered by its AI stack. (site, source)more than $620 million expected, Announced SPAC merger, not yet closed (June 24, 2026)
Physical IntelligencePhysical Intelligence develops learning algorithms and a general-purpose foundation model intended to control any robot performing any task. (site, source)$600 million, Series B (November 21, 2025)
ApptronikApptronik makes Apollo, an AI-driven humanoid robot offered with legged or wheeled mobility for physically demanding work in human spaces. (site, source)$520 million, Series A-X (Series A extension) (February 11, 2026)
Generalist AIGeneralist is an AI research and product company building general intelligence for the physical world, training embodied foundation models (the GEN series) that run robots. (site, source)$400 million (June 4, 2026)
GalbotGalbot builds robots powered by its general-purpose embodied AI models (the AstraBrain family) for use across industries and households. (site, source)RMB 2.5 billion (about $350 million) (March 2, 2026)
Field AIField AI builds EDGE, a general-purpose robot brain based on risk-aware Field Foundation Models designed to run across different machines, tasks and environments. (site, source)$314 million (August 20, 2025)
Bedrock RoboticsBedrock Robotics builds the Bedrock Operator, an autonomy system that lets construction machines such as excavators do jobsite work on their own. (site, source)$270 million, Series B (February 4, 2026)
Sunday RoboticsSunday is building Memo, an AI-driven autonomous home robot for chores such as clearing tables and loading dishwashers, with a beta planned for late 2026. (site, source)$165 million, Series B (March 12, 2026)
The Bot CompanyThe Bot Company is a San Francisco startup building a helpful robot intended for every home. (site, source)$150 million (March 21, 2025)
Dyna RoboticsDyna builds mobile, dexterous robots driven by foundation models that carry out end-to-end workflows in hospitality, logistics and factory operations. (site, source)$120 million, Series A (September 15, 2025)
Genesis AIGenesis AI is developing Eno, a robot it plans to start deploying with commercial and home customers by the end of 2026. (site, source)$105 million, Seed (July 1, 2025)
1X1X is a Palo Alto AI and robotics company developing NEO, a humanoid robot designed to live in homes and do chores. (site, source)$100 million, Series B (January 11, 2024)
Collaborative RoboticsCollaborative Robotics builds Proxie, a two-armed mobile manipulator robot that works in hospitals, manufacturing floors and logistics facilities. (site, source)$100 million, Series B (April 10, 2024)
DexterityDexterity presents itself as a foundational platform for enterprise physical AI, based in Redwood City, California. (site, source)$95 million (March 11, 2025)
RLWRLDRLWRLD trains robots to do precise hand tasks using proprietary motion-capture data and a robotics foundation model built for the physical world. (site, source)approximately $26 million, Seed 2 (February 25, 2026)
Agile RobotsAgile Robots, a 2018 spin-off of German Aerospace Center researchers, makes physical-AI robotic products ranging from humanoids to robotic arms. (site, source)Not found
Sanctuary AISanctuary AI deploys its physical AI on commercially available industrial robots for tasks conventional automation cannot handle, and develops hydraulic robotic hands. (site, source)Not found

Which of these companies AI names

On October 6, 2026, Presspool asked the 8 questions below on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews and recorded 48 answers. A company counts when an answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample, not a verdict.

CompanyNamed or cited inChatGPTClaudeGeminiCopilotGoogle AI ModeGoogle AI Overviews
NEURA Robotics6 of 48 answers2 of 82 of 81 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 8
Skild AI27 of 48 answers6 of 86 of 84 of 85 of 83 of 83 of 8
Figure37 of 48 answers6 of 87 of 86 of 86 of 86 of 86 of 8
Unitree18 of 48 answers4 of 84 of 82 of 83 of 84 of 81 of 8
Agility Robotics26 of 48 answers5 of 85 of 85 of 82 of 85 of 84 of 8
Physical Intelligence27 of 48 answers6 of 86 of 85 of 83 of 83 of 84 of 8
Apptronik25 of 48 answers6 of 86 of 83 of 83 of 83 of 84 of 8
Generalist AI6 of 48 answers0 of 82 of 81 of 82 of 81 of 80 of 8
Galbot3 of 48 answers1 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 81 of 8
Field AI8 of 48 answers3 of 83 of 81 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 8
Bedrock Robotics0 of 48 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 8
Sunday Robotics1 of 48 answers0 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 8
The Bot Company2 of 48 answers0 of 81 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 8
Dyna Robotics4 of 48 answers0 of 83 of 80 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 8
Genesis AI2 of 48 answers0 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 8
1X22 of 48 answers4 of 85 of 84 of 81 of 85 of 83 of 8
Collaborative Robotics1 of 48 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 8
Dexterity2 of 48 answers0 of 82 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 8
RLWRLD2 of 48 answers0 of 82 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 8
Agile Robots1 of 48 answers0 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 8
Sanctuary AI9 of 48 answers2 of 81 of 81 of 83 of 82 of 80 of 8

What changed since the week of September 21, 2026

Sources the AI apps cited most for these questions

  1. evsint.com: 12 of 48 answers
  2. linkedin.com: 8 of 48 answers
  3. opencurious.com: 7 of 48 answers
  4. overview.ai: 6 of 48 answers
  5. forbes.com: 5 of 48 answers
  6. humanoidroboticstechnology.com: 5 of 48 answers
  7. newmarketpitch.com: 5 of 48 answers
  8. youtube.com: 5 of 48 answers
  9. businessinsider.com: 4 of 48 answers
  10. crunchbase.com: 4 of 48 answers
  11. nvidia.com: 4 of 48 answers
  12. roboticscenter.ai: 4 of 48 answers
  13. tracxn.com: 4 of 48 answers
  14. agilityrobotics.com: 3 of 48 answers
  15. cnbc.com: 3 of 48 answers

What counts as Physical AI

A company joins this map when its own site describes Physical AI as its main product and an independent source confirms it. Out of scope: self-driving cars and robotaxis, which are their own category; component-only hardware; and large companies where robotics is a side unit. Definitions are versioned; this is version 1. Corrections need a public source: see Contact.

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