Chris's Robotics labs and startups with the highest talent density

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I asked people: “which robotics labs and startups have the highest talent density?”

  1. Physical Intelligence

    Robot foundation models learning across machines to bring AI into the physical world.

  2. Generalistai

    Building general intelligence for the physical world.

  3. Sunday

    Autonomous home robots that give people time back.

  4. Skild

    One adaptable AI brain for many robot bodies, learning to work in the physical world.

  5. Dyna

    Robots that learn from human video and real commercial work.

  6. Bracket Bot

    Bracket Bot builds robots and the software stack that runs them. Robots made to be everywhere.

  7. OpenAI

    Frontier AI that helps a billion weekly users think, create, code, and get work done.

  8. 1X

    Humanoid home robots that learn everyday chores and give people more time to live.

  9. The Bot Company

    Building a helpful robot for every home.

  10. Figure AI

    Humanoid robots with Helix AI, built to help with daily work in homes and factories.

  11. Genesis AI

    General-purpose robots built with integrated intelligence and hardware.

  12. Prometheus

  13. Robocurve

  14. Tesla

    Electric cars, energy storage, and AI robotics for a world of sustainable abundance.

  15. Weave Robotics

    Weave builds practical and delightful home robots. Isaac 0, our stationary laundry folding robot is shipping today.

  16. Amazon

    Turning customer needs into stores, cloud tools, and infrastructure others can use.

  17. Antim Labs

    Antim Labs builds Gizmo, an automated scene generation tool for robotics simulations. Train policies on infinite, diverse worlds.

  18. Bedrock Robotics

    Autonomous heavy equipment for construction crews.

  19. Build AI

    The data hyperscaler for physical AI.

  20. Dimensional

    Powering generalist robotics

  21. DLDream Labs

    We built DreamZero. Now solving generalization with World Action Models.

  22. Enact

    The post-training layer for physical AI.

  23. Eye Candy Robotics

    Bringing animated characters to life through robotics and AI.

  24. Foundry Robotics

  25. Google DeepMind

    Build AI responsibly to benefit humanity.

  26. Hark Labs Inc.

    At Hark, we are building the most advanced personal intelligence in the world.

  27. Linewise

    Industrial data for Physical RSI.

  28. Medra

    Scientists automate protocols with Medra’s autonomous robotic system.

  29. MicroAGI

    microagi is a data research lab working on end-to-end physical AGI, with a focus on reliable real-world deployments.

  30. NVIDIA

    Chips, systems and software co-designed to power AI factories and the physical world.

  31. Pantograph

    An applied research lab building generally intelligent, scalable robots.

  32. Reward AI

    Reward AI builds frontier intelligence for any robot. Meet OM-1, a general-purpose robot model learned directly from humans.

  33. RobbyAnt

    Full-stack embodied intelligence — from spatial perception and action models to environmental reward.

  34. Runway

    World models to understand, simulate, and act, powering creative tools and robotics.

  35. Somana

    Ambient intelligence for the physical world.

  36. Trener Robotics

  37. Ultra

    Industrial AI Robots. Running in warehouses across America. Get yours today.

  38. Unitree

    Legged robots, humanoids, and components for research and industry.

  39. Walden Robotics

    General-purpose robots for manufacturing and logistics

  40. Watney

    Expand ambition in the physical world.

  41. Xaba

  42. mimic robotics AG

    Frontier AI for robot dexterity

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