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Carbon Robotics, founded in 2018 in Seattle, USA, develops autonomous robots that use laser and AI technology to eliminate weeds in agriculture without herbicides. Its LaserWeeder machine, mounted on the rear of a tractor, uses AI-driven computer vision to detect plants in a field and then targets and destroys weeds with lasers without disturbing soil microbiomes, processing 4.7 million high-resolution images per hour powered by 24 Nvidia GPUs.

Swap Robotics, founded in 2019 in Ontario, Canada, builds autonomous robots for vegetation management at solar farms and along highways.

Hive Robotics, founded in 2025 in Munich, Germany, develops an AI-driven coordination layer for autonomous robot swarms operating across air, land, sea, and space domains.

Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Maven Robotics was co-founded by brothers Hamza Derbas and Khalid Derbas. The company builds a general-purpose robotics system for industrial material handling and assembly, starting with mixed-case palletizing and tote handling in warehouses. Its robots use a wheeled base capable of 10 mph, dual arms that lift up to 30 kilograms, and vacuum grippers for handling cases. Maven positions itself as taking on tasks end-to-end autonomously rather than selling a single-robot point solution, targeting a self-described $80 billion market with plans to expand into a broader $1 trillion-plus material handling and assembly market. Its engineering team brings 200-plus combined years of experience from Apple, Tesla, Rivian, Cruise, Zoox, Ford, and Archer Aviation.

Shanghai Shengshi Weisheng Technology, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Songjiang, Shanghai, specializes in embodied intelligent robots for welding applications. The company operates a full-stack, three-tier proprietary system comprising an autonomous brain, autonomous cerebellum, and self-developed hardware, with integrated capabilities spanning AI algorithms, welding processes, and robot hardware. It acquired a controlling stake in HIT Modern Robotics Co., Ltd. in 2022. Its smart factory in Haining, Zhejiang has an annual capacity of approximately 1,000 units and cumulative shipments exceeding 5,000 units, serving customers in steel structures, bridges, shipbuilding, rail transit, power equipment, and construction machinery.

Dexory, founded in 2015 in London, UK, builds autonomous robots for scanning and managing warehouse inventory. Its platform has been deployed in warehouse and distribution operations at GXO, Unipart, and Yusen Logistics, as well as in manufacturing at GE Appliances and Denso.