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Physical AI companies: 53 verified, updated November 3, 2026

Started September 27, 2026 · Updated November 3, 2026 · Presspool

Presspool has verified 53 physical AI companies. In its latest weekly sample of AI answers, through November 2, 2026, the ones AI apps named or cited most were Figure (38 of 49 answers), Physical Intelligence (28 of 49 answers) and Skild AI (27 of 49 answers). 15 of them announced a round in the last six months, most recently Astribot (1 billion yuan, October 13, 2026). Latest rounds: the 26 stated exactly in dollars total $5.24 billion; 7 more in dollars have no exact figure and are left out of totals and rankings.

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. 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
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)
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, round type not disclosed (June 4, 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, round type not disclosed (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)
ASIASI provides brand-agnostic autonomy and fleet orchestration for construction, logistics, agriculture and mining vehicles. (site, source)$225 million, round type not disclosed (September 24, 2026)
EngineAIEngineAI is a Shenzhen company founded in 2023 that makes general-purpose humanoid robots, including the T800, PM01, SE01 and SA01. (site, source)$200 million, Series B (April 9, 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)
HumanoidHumanoid is a London-based company building industrial humanoid robots, including the wheeled HMND 01 Alpha, run by its proprietary KinetIQ AI. (site, source)$152 million, Series A (July 21, 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)$150 million, Series B (April 22, 2022)
The Bot CompanyThe Bot Company is a San Francisco startup building a helpful robot intended for every home. (site, source)$150 million, round type not disclosed (May 13, 2024)
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)
Holiday RoboticsHoliday Robotics is a Seoul-based company building dexterous industrial humanoids, led by FRIDAY, a wheeled humanoid with 64 degrees of freedom. (site, source)$105 million, Series A (July 13, 2026)
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, round type not disclosed (March 11, 2025)
Persona AIPersona AI is a Houston company building industrial humanoid robots for skilled work such as welding, fabrication and inspection in shipyards, construction and energy. (site, source)$27 million, Pre-seed (May 14, 2025)
Engineered ArtsEngineered Arts is a UK-founded maker of social humanoid robots, including Ameca, that run on its own Tritium software platform. (site, source)$10 million, Series A (December 17, 2024)
Destro AIDestro AI is the shared intelligence layer for autonomous warehouse and factory operations, coordinating its robots, people and workflows. (site, source)$8 million, Seed (September 29, 2026)
FeatherFeather is the open hardware platform for physical AI: a bimanual mobile robot with an open SDK for deploying robot models. (site, source)$7.6 million, Pre-seed (September 24, 2026)
AlephAleph is building autonomous surgical robots with embodied AI. (site, source)$7.5 million, Pre-seed (September 30, 2026)
Reflex RoboticsReflex Robotics is a New York company building low-cost wheeled humanoid robots for warehouse, logistics and manufacturing work. (site, source)$7 million, Seed (March 13, 2024)
Tangent RoboticsTangent Robotics develops the fine motor skill layer for robot manipulation, starting on the factory floor. (site, source)$4.5 million, Pre-seed (September 30, 2026)
TacnIQTacnIQ.ai builds a tactile foundation model that lets machines and robots interpret touch. (site, source)$1.5 million, Pre-seed (September 22, 2026)
AeiROBOTAeiROBOT is a South Korean spin-off of Hanyang University ERICA building humanoid robots, led by its bipedal ALICE series. (site, source)about KRW 10 billion, Series A (July 11, 2025)
AgiBotAgiBot is a Shanghai company that makes general-purpose humanoid robots, including the A-series full-size, X2 and wheeled G2 models, plus embodied AI models. (site, source)Not found
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
AstribotAstribot is a Shenzhen company that builds cable-driven AI humanoid robots, including the S1 and T1, with its own AI models and embodied operating system. (site, source)1 billion yuan, round type not disclosed (October 13, 2026)
Booster RoboticsBooster Robotics is a Beijing company that makes humanoid robots for developers, education and competition, including the T1, T2 and K1. (site, source)nearly $150 million, round type not disclosed (April 17, 2026)
Clone RoboticsClone Robotics builds musculoskeletal androids with artificial muscles, including Clone Alpha, a bipedal humanoid aimed at homes and businesses. (site, source)Not found
DexmateDexmate is a Santa Clara company that makes Vega, a general-purpose wheeled humanoid robot, together with a physical-AI development platform. (site, source)Not found
Donut RoboticsDonut Robotics develops humanoid robots in Japan powered by its own AI. (site, source)¥300 million, round type not disclosed (October 5, 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)
FoundationFoundation is a San Francisco company that builds Phantom, a bipedal humanoid robot marketed for industrial and military work. (site, source)Not found
FourierFourier is a Shanghai robotics company that makes the GRx bipedal humanoid series (GR-1, GR-2, GR-3) and the GRW wheeled robot, alongside rehabilitation robots. (site, source)RMB 300 million, Series E3 (August 1, 2025)
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), round type not disclosed (March 2, 2026)
Generative BionicsGenerative Bionics is a Genoa-based spin-off of the Italian Institute of Technology building humanoid robot platforms, including Gene.01, for physical AI. (site, source)€70 million, Seed (December 9, 2025)
InboltInbolt gives industrial robots real-time vision and a generalist AI model so any robot can adapt to any process. (site, source)€11 million, round type not disclosed (September 30, 2026)
Kepler RoboticsKepler Robotics is a Shanghai company that makes the Forerunner series of general-purpose industrial humanoid robots, led by the Forerunner K2. (site, source)Not found
Leju RoboticsLeju Robotics is a Shenzhen maker of humanoid robots, including the full-size Kuavo and the smaller AELOS and Roban, for research, business and industrial use. (site, source)Not found
LimX DynamicsLimX Dynamics is a Shenzhen embodied-AI company that builds general-purpose humanoid robots such as Oli and Luna, the TRON biped platform and its COSA robot brain. (site, source)nearly $200 million, Pre-IPO (July 14, 2026)
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)
Noble MachinesNoble Machines, formerly Under Control Robotics, is a Sunnyvale company building Moby, a rugged bipedal humanoid robot for construction, energy, mining and factory work. (site, source)Not found
Noetix RoboticsNoetix Robotics is a Beijing company that makes bipedal humanoid robots, including the consumer Bumi and the N2 and E1, plus bionic humanoid heads. (site, source)nearly RMB 1 billion, Series B (March 2, 2026)
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)
RoboteraRobotera is a Beijing company spun out of Tsinghua University that makes the L7 full-size bipedal humanoid, the Q5 wheeled service robot, XHAND dexterous hands and the ERA-42 AI model. (site, source)over $200 million, round type not disclosed (May 8, 2026)
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
Spirit AISpirit AI is a Chinese embodied-AI company that builds the Moz1 wheeled humanoid robot and the Spirit VLA models that run it, deployed at CATL and JD.com. (site, source)1.5 billion yuan, A+ (June 3, 2026)
Standard BotsStandard Bots makes AI-native robot arms that use vision, motion and agentic skills for manufacturing work such as welding, palletizing and machining. (site, source)Not found
UBTech RoboticsUBTech Robotics is a Hong Kong-listed Shenzhen company that makes humanoid robots, including the Walker S industrial series, plus education and service robots. (site, source)Not found
UnitreeUnitree develops, manufactures and sells general-purpose legged and humanoid robots and robotic arms for consumer and industrial users. (site, source)Not found

Physical AI startups that raised funding recently

Rounds announced in the six months to November 2, 2026, newest first. Each links the company's record and its sources.

Which of these companies AI names

On November 2, 2026, Presspool asked the 8 questions below on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews and recorded 49 answers. Not sampled: 7 Google AI Overviews 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 inChatGPTClaudePerplexityGeminiCopilotGoogle AI ModeGoogle AI Overviews
Skild AI27 of 49 answers6 of 84 of 85 of 85 of 83 of 83 of 81 of 1
Physical Intelligence28 of 49 answers6 of 84 of 85 of 84 of 84 of 84 of 81 of 1
Apptronik23 of 49 answers6 of 83 of 85 of 84 of 84 of 81 of 80 of 1
Generalist AI12 of 49 answers5 of 82 of 82 of 81 of 81 of 81 of 80 of 1
Field AI3 of 49 answers1 of 81 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Bedrock Robotics5 of 49 answers1 of 80 of 81 of 81 of 80 of 82 of 80 of 1
ASI0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
EngineAI3 of 49 answers1 of 80 of 81 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Sunday Robotics0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Humanoid3 of 49 answers1 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 1
Agility Robotics26 of 49 answers5 of 83 of 85 of 85 of 83 of 84 of 81 of 1
The Bot Company1 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 1
Dyna Robotics6 of 49 answers2 of 82 of 82 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Genesis AI3 of 49 answers2 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Holiday Robotics0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
1X23 of 49 answers5 of 83 of 84 of 85 of 81 of 84 of 81 of 1
Collaborative Robotics1 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 1
Dexterity5 of 49 answers3 of 81 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Persona AI1 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Engineered Arts0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Destro AI0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Feather1 of 49 answers0 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Aleph0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Reflex Robotics1 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Tangent Robotics0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
TacnIQ0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
AeiROBOT0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
AgiBot10 of 49 answers2 of 82 of 82 of 82 of 81 of 81 of 80 of 1
Agile Robots0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Astribot2 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 1
Booster Robotics0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Clone Robotics1 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Dexmate0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Donut Robotics0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Figure38 of 49 answers6 of 86 of 86 of 87 of 86 of 86 of 81 of 1
Foundation0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Fourier6 of 49 answers2 of 80 of 81 of 81 of 81 of 81 of 80 of 1
Galbot2 of 49 answers2 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Generative Bionics0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Inbolt1 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 1
Kepler Robotics0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Leju Robotics1 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
LimX Dynamics2 of 49 answers1 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
NEURA Robotics7 of 49 answers2 of 81 of 81 of 81 of 81 of 81 of 80 of 1
Noble Machines1 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Noetix Robotics0 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
RLWRLD1 of 49 answers0 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 1
Robotera1 of 49 answers1 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Sanctuary AI9 of 49 answers4 of 80 of 81 of 83 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 1
Spirit AI1 of 49 answers1 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
Standard Bots1 of 49 answers1 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 80 of 1
UBTech Robotics6 of 49 answers3 of 80 of 81 of 80 of 80 of 81 of 81 of 1
Unitree26 of 49 answers5 of 85 of 83 of 84 of 85 of 83 of 81 of 1

What changed since the week of October 26, 2026

Sources the AI apps cited most for these questions

  1. openai.com: 8 of 49 answers
  2. robozaps.com: 7 of 49 answers
  3. nvidia.com: 6 of 49 answers
  4. opencurious.com: 6 of 49 answers
  5. crunchbase.com: 5 of 49 answers
  6. forbes.com: 5 of 49 answers
  7. newmarketpitch.com: 5 of 49 answers
  8. embodiedglobal.com: 4 of 49 answers
  9. evsint.com: 4 of 49 answers
  10. f6s.com: 4 of 49 answers
  11. figure.ai: 4 of 49 answers
  12. google.com: 4 of 49 answers
  13. roboticscenter.ai: 4 of 49 answers
  14. agilityrobotics.com: 3 of 49 answers
  15. apptronik.com: 3 of 49 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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