All the fundraising deals in the robotics market (from Q2 2025 to Q2 2026)
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The robotics market recorded 51 publicly disclosed funding rounds from Q2 2025 through Q2 2026.
These robotics startups raised at least $6.59 billion across industrial, humanoid, warehouse, medical, agricultural and infrastructure applications.
Funding accelerated during early 2026, but a small number of very large humanoid and industrial robotics rounds drove much of the increase.
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Insights
- The robotics market raised at least $6.59 billion across 51 deals, but the ten largest rounds captured about 73% of all disclosed funding.
- Q2 2026 was the strongest quarter, with $2.56 billion raised, although NEURA Robotics alone represented almost 55% of that quarter.
- Robotics funding increased by about 31% between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026, even as the number of disclosed deals remained unchanged at 15.
- Humanoid and collaborative robotics companies raised at least $3.41 billion, equal to nearly 52% of all robotics market funding.
- Industrial and factory robotics formed the largest category by deal count among the top categories, with eight rounds totaling $1.31 billion.
- Application-specific robotics remained active, but most agriculture, underwater, cleaning and inspection robotics rounds stayed below $30 million.
- Q2 2025 had only one qualifying robotics funding round, compared with 15 rounds in both Q1 2026 and Q2 2026.
- Removing the largest round from each quarter shows that robotics investment still strengthened during 2026, especially across industrial automation and warehouse robotics.
- Only three named investors appeared in more than one disclosed deal, which shows that the robotics investor base remained broad and fragmented.
- Most large robotics rounds funded production, commercial deployments and manufacturing capacity rather than early research or isolated prototypes.
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Summary table of the funding deals in the robotics market (last 5 quarters)
We define the robotics market as all professional physical robots that sense their environment, make decisions and act in the real world for work purposes.
We include industrial robot arms and cobots, mobile robots in factories and warehouses, medical and surgical robots, and other professional service robots used in logistics, healthcare, agriculture and infrastructure.
We exclude consumer robots and toys, hobby drones, pure software automation like RPA, and non-robotic automation equipment such as simple conveyors or fixed-purpose machines.
You can also read our detailed analysis to understand how funding activity in the robotics market has evolved over the last few years.
Also, you should know that we have a dedicated page, updated weekly, with all the latest fundraising deals in the robotics market.
| Name | What they do | Amount in $ | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gecko Robotics | Builds climbing robots that inspect critical industrial infrastructure. | $125M | Q2 2025 |
| Civ Robotics | Builds autonomous robots that mark construction and energy project sites. | $7.5M | Q3 2025 |
| Augmentus | Provides no-code robotic systems for welding, finishing and material removal. | $11M | Q3 2025 |
| Bedrock Robotics | Turns excavators and heavy equipment into autonomous construction machines. | $80M | Q3 2025 |
| Milvus Robotics | Builds mobile robots that move materials inside factories and warehouses. | $5.5M | Q3 2025 |
| 4AG Robotics | Builds autonomous robots that harvest mushrooms inside commercial farms. | $29M | Q3 2025 |
| Figure AI | Builds general-purpose humanoid robots for factories and commercial workplaces. | More than $1B | Q3 2025 |
| Ronovo Surgical | Develops modular robots for minimally invasive soft-tissue surgery. | $67M | Q3 2025 |
| Dexory | Builds warehouse robots that scan inventory and update digital twins. | $100M | Q4 2025 |
| Starship Technologies | Operates autonomous delivery robots for food, groceries and parcels. | $50M | Q4 2025 |
| Leju Robotics | Builds humanoid robots for manufacturing, research and commercial services. | $207M | Q4 2025 |
| Carbon Robotics | Builds vision-guided machines that remove farm weeds with lasers. | $20M | Q4 2025 |
| Tethys Robotics | Builds underwater robots for inspection, search and recovery missions. | $4M | Q4 2025 |
| mimic Robotics | Builds dexterous robotic hands and manipulation systems for factories. | $16M | Q4 2025 |
| Distalmotion | Builds surgical robots for minimally invasive hospital procedures. | $150M | Q4 2025 |
| Robotera | Develops humanoid robots for industrial and logistics work. | $140M | Q4 2025 |
| Gravis Robotics | Makes heavy construction and quarrying machinery autonomous. | $23M | Q4 2025 |
| Tutor Intelligence | Builds warehouse robots for material handling and packing work. | $34M | Q4 2025 |
| Planys Technologies | Builds underwater robots that inspect ports, pipelines and offshore infrastructure. | $12M | Q4 2025 |
| Agreenculture | Turns agricultural machinery into autonomous field robots. | $7M | Q4 2025 |
| ScrubMarine | Builds subsea robots for hull cleaning and marine maintenance. | $1M | Q4 2025 |
| Surgerii Robotics | Builds single-port robots for minimally invasive surgery. | $100M | Q1 2026 |
| Mytra | Builds robots that move pallets through dense warehouse grids. | $120M | Q1 2026 |
| Unbox Robotics | Builds swarm robots that sort parcels in distribution centers. | $28M | Q1 2026 |
| Nomagic | Builds robotic picking systems for warehouse fulfillment. | $10M | Q1 2026 |
| RobCo | Builds modular robot arms for small and midsized factories. | $100M | Q1 2026 |
| Bedrock Robotics | Converts heavy construction equipment into autonomous machines. | $270M | Q1 2026 |
| R3 Robotics | Builds robots that dismantle electric vehicles and battery packs. | $14.6M | Q1 2026 |
| Gather AI | Uses autonomous indoor drones to track warehouse inventory. | $40M | Q1 2026 |
| Apptronik | Builds Apollo humanoid robots for manufacturing and logistics. | $520M | Q1 2026 |
| AI2 Robotics | Builds humanoid robots for industrial and logistics operations. | $145M | Q1 2026 |
| Armatrix | Develops flexible robot arms for hazardous confined spaces. | $2.1M | Q1 2026 |
| Vitestro | Builds autonomous robots that collect blood for testing. | $70M | Q1 2026 |
| Mind Robotics | Builds industrial robots for complex factory assembly and handling. | $500M | Q1 2026 |
| Lucid Bots | Builds robots and drones that clean large exterior surfaces. | $20M | Q1 2026 |
| Nature Robots | Develops autonomous systems for agricultural machinery. | $4.2M | Q1 2026 |
| Anvil Robotics | Provides modular components for building custom professional robots. | $5.5M | Q2 2026 |
| A&K Robotics | Builds autonomous passenger mobility pods for airports. | $5.8M | Q2 2026 |
| Smart Robotics | Builds robotic picking systems for European warehouses. | $10.5M | Q2 2026 |
| Bubble Robotics | Builds autonomous underwater robots for offshore inspection. | $5M | Q2 2026 |
| Pudu Robotics | Builds delivery, cleaning, hospitality and logistics robots. | $150M | Q2 2026 |
| Sereact | Builds intelligent robotic picking systems for unfamiliar warehouse objects. | $110M | Q2 2026 |
| SquareMind | Builds robotic imaging systems for automated skin examinations. | $18M | Q2 2026 |
| WaiV Robotics | Builds autonomous drone systems for offshore wind inspections. | $7.5M | Q2 2026 |
| Lumos Robotics | Develops embodied-AI robots for industrial manufacturing and logistics. | $137.5M | Q2 2026 |
| Xpanner | Adds autonomous control systems to excavators and construction machinery. | $18M | Q2 2026 |
| Mind Robotics | Builds industrial robots for vehicle assembly and manufacturing. | $400M | Q2 2026 |
| Standard Bots | Builds industrial robot arms that workers train by demonstration. | $200M | Q2 2026 |
| NEURA Robotics | Builds cognitive robot arms, cobots and humanoid robots. | Up to $1.4B | Q2 2026 |
| Theker Robotics | Builds reconfigurable robots for changing factory production tasks. | $85M | Q2 2026 |
| Channel Robotics | Builds handheld robotic tools for flexible endoscopic procedures. | $2.5M | Q2 2026 |
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How has funding activity in the robotics market changed over time?
Q2 2026 was the most active quarter, with $2.56 billion raised, but NEURA Robotics contributed up to $1.4 billion of that total.
Q2 2025 was the least active quarter because only one qualifying robotics funding round was disclosed.
Robotics market funding increased by about 31% from Q1 2026 to Q2 2026 and by about 1,944% compared with Q2 2025.
Without the largest one or two rounds in each quarter, the robotics market still shows clear growth during 2026. Industrial, warehouse and application-specific robotics companies raised more capital across a wider group of deals.
| Quarter | Number of deals | Total raised | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $125M | One large infrastructure inspection robotics round represented the entire quarter. |
| Q3 2025 | 7 | $1.20B+ | Figure AI contributed more than $1 billion and dominated the quarter. |
| Q4 2025 | 13 | $764M | Funding spread across humanoid, surgical, warehouse and industrial robotics companies. |
| Q1 2026 | 15 | $1.94B | Apptronik and Mind Robotics added more than $1 billion combined. |
| Q2 2026 | 15 | $2.56B | NEURA Robotics drove the record total, while several industrial robotics rounds also exceeded $100 million. |
| All quarters | 51 | $6.59B+ | Robotics funding accelerated sharply as companies moved toward manufacturing and commercial deployment. |
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Which startups in the robotics market raised the largest rounds over the last months?
These startups raised the most recently in the robotics market:
- NEURA Robotics raised up to $1.4 billion to manufacture cognitive robots at scale and expand its robot software and training infrastructure.
- Figure AI raised more than $1 billion to scale humanoid robot development and deploy more systems in commercial workplaces.
- Apptronik raised $520 million to increase Apollo humanoid production and support large enterprise deployments.
- Mind Robotics raised $500 million to build industrial robots and deploy them across complex manufacturing operations.
- Mind Robotics raised another $400 million to expand manufacturing capacity and accelerate factory installations.
- Bedrock Robotics raised $270 million to expand its autonomous construction fleet and serve more infrastructure projects.
- Leju Robotics raised $207 million to increase humanoid robot production and expand deployments in Chinese factories.
- Standard Bots raised $200 million to increase US production of trainable industrial robot arms.
- Distalmotion raised $150 million to commercialize its surgical robotics platform in the United States.
- Pudu Robotics raised $150 million to develop new service robots, increase production and expand internationally.
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| Rank | Deal size | Round type | Quarter | Startup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up to $1.4B | Series C | Q2 2026 | NEURA Robotics |
| 2 | More than $1B | Series C | Q3 2025 | Figure AI |
| 3 | $520M | Series A-X extension | Q1 2026 | Apptronik |
| 4 | $500M | Series A | Q1 2026 | Mind Robotics |
| 5 | $400M | Growth financing | Q2 2026 | Mind Robotics |
| 6 | $270M | Series B | Q1 2026 | Bedrock Robotics |
| 7 | $207M | Series B | Q4 2025 | Leju Robotics |
| 8 | $200M | Series C | Q2 2026 | Standard Bots |
| 9 | $150M | Series G | Q4 2025 | Distalmotion |
| 10 | $150M | Financing | Q2 2026 | Pudu Robotics |
This chart, featured in our robotics market deck, shows annual funding in robotics startups
Is the robotics market shifting toward smaller or bigger deals?
The average disclosed robotics funding round was about $129 million across the five quarters, although several billion-dollar and near-billion-dollar rounds raised the average.
The quarterly average increased from $59 million in Q4 2025 to $130 million in Q1 2026 and $170 million in Q2 2026. Large humanoid and industrial robotics rounds caused most of this increase.
Without the largest outliers, the robotics market still shows growing deal sizes, but the change is steadier and less dramatic.
| Quarter | Number of deals | Average deal size | Deals below $2M | Deals above $50M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $125.0M | 0 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 7 | $171.4M+ | 0 | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | 13 | $58.8M | 1 | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | 15 | $129.6M | 0 | 8 |
| Q2 2026 | 15 | $170.4M | 0 | 7 |
| All quarters | 51 | $129.2M+ | 1 | 23 |
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How concentrated was funding activity in the robotics market?
Robotics funding was highly concentrated because the largest round represented 21% of all capital, while the ten largest rounds represented about 73%. This concentration became especially visible in Q2 2026.
The robotics market still supported many smaller companies, but most available capital flowed toward businesses preparing large-scale manufacturing and commercial deployments.
| Quarter | Number of deals | Top 1 | Top 3 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 7 | 83.3% | 95.6% | 100.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 13 | 27.1% | 65.1% | 98.4% |
| Q1 2026 | 15 | 26.8% | 66.4% | 97.4% |
| Q2 2026 | 15 | 54.8% | 78.3% | 99.0% |
| All quarters | 51 | 21.3% | 44.3% | 72.8% |
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Which categories in the robotics market received the most funding?
Humanoid and collaborative robots raised at least $3.41 billion, or about 52% of all robotics market funding. Large rounds supported costly manufacturing programs and the deployment of complete general-purpose robots.
Industrial and factory robots raised $1.31 billion, or about 20% of the total. Manufacturers are funding flexible robots that can perform more tasks and adapt to changing production lines.
Construction robots raised $398.5 million, or about 6% of the total. The category attracted capital because autonomous heavy equipment can address labor shortages and improve project productivity.
| Category | Number of deals | Total raised | Startups and amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanoid and collaborative robots | 6 | $3.412B+ | Figure AI, more than $1B; Leju Robotics, $207M; Robotera, $140M; Apptronik, $520M; AI2 Robotics, $145M; NEURA Robotics, up to $1.4B |
| Industrial and factory robots | 8 | $1.312B | Augmentus, $11M; mimic Robotics, $16M; RobCo, $100M; Mind Robotics, $500M and $400M; Standard Bots, $200M; Theker Robotics, $85M; Lumos Robotics, $137.5M |
| Construction robots | 5 | $398.5M | Civ Robotics, $7.5M; Bedrock Robotics, $80M and $270M; Gravis Robotics, $23M; Xpanner, $18M |
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Who are the biggest investors in the robotics market?
Alphabet was the largest recurring named investor by funded round value. Google backed Apptronik and CapitalG led Bedrock Robotics, covering two rounds worth $790 million in total.
8VC participated in both Bedrock Robotics rounds. The two autonomous construction robotics rounds raised $350 million in total.
Eclipse also participated in both Bedrock Robotics rounds. Eclipse has repeatedly supported the company from its early commercial development through its larger Series B.
Disclaimer: this investor list may be incomplete; we focus on publicly disclosed lead and prominent recurring investors, so some frequent minority participants may be underrepresented. “Total funded” does not represent the amount personally invested by an individual investor. Instead, it refers to the aggregate amount raised across all fundraising rounds in which the investor participated.
| Investor | Number of deals | Total funded | Startups |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet entities | 2 | $790M | Apptronik, Bedrock Robotics |
| 8VC | 2 | $350M | Bedrock Robotics, two rounds |
| Eclipse | 2 | $350M | Bedrock Robotics, two rounds |
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