Top Robotics Startups in 2027

Kärcher New Venture is the Corporate Venture Capital Unit of Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG, the world’s leading provider of cleaning technology for commercial and private customers. The mission of Kärcher New Venture is to connect ideas, people, business and capital with the intention to create the cleaning solutions for the future. We are always looking for new partners in the global start-up ecosystem and offer support through our international network, our experience in the cleaning environment and our technology know-how to scale their business and explore new opportunities together. In 2019, the Kärcher group achieved, with its operations in 72 countries, the highest turnover of its history (EUR 2.6 billion).

Rapyuta Robotics Co., Ltd. is a pioneer of robotics platform provider spun off from ETH Zurich. Our core purpose is "Empowering lives with connected machines". We provide the next-generation cloud robotics platform "rapyuta.io", which utilizes the world most cutting-edge control and AI technologies, as well as solutions such as the picking assist robot "Rapyuta AMR" developed from our platform. We contribute to the DX of logistics field with a strong focus.

Founded by entrepreneur Rajiv Dingra, RD&X Network is a global transformation network that leverages deep tech like AI, Blockchain, Robotics, XR and IoT, to drive brand, business, media, and data transformation. We are building our network by investing in early-stage companies in the deep tech, gig economy, adtech, and martech industry globally, along with creating flagship in-house solutions. We are looking at building a global presence in the US, EMEA, and APAC.We are a geography agnostic and gig economy-powered network focused on a forward-looking work culture. We have some of the best industry talents on board and we identify ourselves as Transformists. We believe that transformation is not just for business, but for our people too. To know more, visit rdandx.com.

Knightscope’s long-term ambition is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. We build Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) that are a unique combination of self-driving technology, robotics, A.I. and electric vehicles to help officers and guards have eyes, ears, and voice on the ground at multiple locations at the same time. The massive amount of data generated by the ASRs feed into our a Knightscope Security Operations Center (KSOC) user interface that our clients utilize to be better secure the places you live, work, study and visit. Mission: Our long-term ambition is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. - A Violent Crime Occurs Every 24.6 Seconds | A Property Crime Occurs Every 4.1 Seconds; - Crime Has a $1+ Trillion Negative Economic Impact on the U.S. Annually

ispace technologies Inc. is a space resource exploration company founded in 2013 to develop micro-robots that will locate the resources necessary to extend human life into outer space. ispace manages the technological and business development operations of Team HAKUTO in the Google Lunar XPRIZE Competition. Team Hakuto is a front runner in the $30M competition to land a privately funded robot on the Moon and was one of only three teams to win a $500,000 Milestone Prize in mobility. ispace specializes in developing extremely mass and power-efficient sensors and mobility systems to maintain cutting edge performance for even the smallest swarm systems. Utilizing this technology allows mission architectures to be eminently scalable: as the mission size increases, so does the ispace robot swarm. ispace micro-robots will explore larger areas faster, at a fraction of the cost of large robots.

About our tech: With over 50 patents, ANELLO uses Silicon Photonics to dramatically reduce the size, weight, and power (+cost) of the fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG) typically required in submarines and large aircraft for measuring the most precise system balance for navigation. We call this new version of a FOG, a SiPhOG. We're building self-contained navigation systems (IMU&INS) with our SiPhOGs at a fraction of the size, weight, cost, and power of FOGs. We're bringing the navigation precision in GPS-denied environments that submarines have to autonomous devices for any use case (air, land, sea). Our products are dual use for commercial and defense customers. We are a profitable Series-B start-up shipping product for just the past 2.5 years, just 40 ppl. Our company culture is very collaborative and allows for the ability to own and contribute on multiple NPI products, while leaning more into other areas of technical interest. We have multiple products heading into high-volume production, with additional products at earlier stages of the lifecycle (including concept mode). We're backed by powerhouse companies like In-Q-Tel, Lockheed, and MESH. There is great interest in our technology and in a short time have strong revenue and designed into into many autonomous platforms in dynamic segments like Autonomous Maritime and Aerial, Construction/Mining, AgTech, Robotics. We have a very collaborative culture that promotes learning and innovation + we believe there is significant financial equity upside here given our revenue trajectory.

OpenShelf is a low cost, open sourced machine for tracking, handling, and dispersing thousands of contact lens for Optometrists. Manage it from your phone, computer, or the interactive screen.

TerraFirma was founded on the desire to build a brighter future for humanity by revolutionizing how we construct the large-scale physical infrastructure our planet desperately needs. From enabling mega-scale renewable energy projects and constructing resilient cities, to building efficient transportation and eco-friendly water infrastructure, our work today paves the way for a brighter, more efficient future. The first step in all of these projects is to move massive amounts of dirt incredibly efficiently. As we look to the stars, we recognize that mining, processing, and moving raw materials will be the foundation of humanity's expansion into the cosmos.

Aeva develops a new sensing & perception paradigm for autonomous machines. Aeva's technology brings together the best of vision, depth & motion sensors into a single product with superior performance. Compared to today's best in class, it provides greater range & resolution across weather conditions and a new dimension to precisely measure velocity of every pixel in the scene.

Agtonomy is a hybrid autonomy and tele-assist service platform built to address the growing labor and sustainability challenges facing local agriculture. The Agtonomy platform turns tractors and other equipment into autonomous machines providing a low-cost, technology-enabled labor force to manage such equipment.