AI-Buzz tracks 9 AI Robotics companies with $2.1B in combined funding and 11.9K monthly package downloads. Metrics update daily from GitHub, npm, PyPI, and Hacker News.
Leading companies include Boston Dynamics, Agility Robotics, Figure AI.
Boston Dynamics leads with a Developer Momentum Index score of 12/100. 1 of 9 companies have active package downloads on npm or PyPI. Compare companies head-to-head on the comparison page, or see the full rankings for cross-category context.
Total HN mentions across all companies in this category over time
HN Mentions declined from 52 to 41 (-21.2%) over the last 90 days.
| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 52 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 41 |
Cumulative funding raised by companies in this category over time
Total Funding reached $2.1B over the last 90 days.
| Date | funding |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | - |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $2.1B |
Advanced robotics company. Creators of Spot, Atlas, and Stretch robots.
Humanoid robot company. Digit robot designed for logistics and warehouse work.
Humanoid robotics company. Building general-purpose humanoid robots.
Robotics foundation model company building general-purpose robot AI
AI-powered robotics for warehouse picking and logistics
Humanoid robot company building the Apollo general-purpose android
Scalable foundation model for general-purpose robot intelligence
Humanoid robotics company building androids for physical labor
Defense technology company building autonomous systems and AI-powered military hardware.
36 head-to-head comparisons across the top 9 ai robotics companies.
The leading AI Robotics AI companies by developer adoption include Boston Dynamics (DMI 12), Agility Robotics (DMI 10), Figure AI (DMI 8). AI-Buzz tracks 9 companies in this category using the Developer Mindshare Index, which combines package downloads, GitHub activity, Hacker News discussion, and search demand.
AI Robotics AI companies have raised $2.1B in total across 9 companies tracked by AI-Buzz. The average funding per company is $228M. This covers all funding stages from seed to late-stage rounds.
AI Robotics AI tools receive 11.9K package downloads per month across npm and PyPI. This measures real developer adoption - not just interest - making it one of the strongest signals for evaluating AI companies.
The top AI Robotics companies by Developer Mindshare Index are: Boston Dynamics-11.9K downloads/mo; Agility Robotics-$178M raised; Figure AI-$745M raised. See the full list of 9 companies with daily-updated metrics on AI-Buzz.
NVIDIA has announced Jetson Thor, a new robotics computer designed to serve as the high-performance brain for its Project GR00T foundation model and broader “Physical AI” strategy. The new platform, based on the recently unveiled Blackwell GPU architecture, delivers a substantial leap in computational power, specifically tailored for running the complex, multimodal generative AI models
In a significant leap forward for artificial intelligence and robotics, Google DeepMind has introduced two groundbreaking AI models designed to transform how robots interact with the physical world. Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER (Embodied Reasoning) promise to enable robots to handle a wider variety of real-world tasks with unprecedented adaptability, interactivity, and precision. Bringing Multimodal
Artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI is making a significant return to the world of robotics, signaling a major shift in the company’s strategy and potentially reshaping the future of the industry. After a brief hiatus, OpenAI is diving back into robotics with a two-pronged approach: investing heavily in promising robotics startups while simultaneously building its own
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