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10 physical AI companies, with 60 sourced customer deployments. Physical AI is a new label for an old field, so the list mixes humanoid and robot-model startups with long-established robot makers adding AI.

Last checked September 30, 2026 · No paid placement · Alphabetical order · All companies

NameWhat they doHQFoundedOwnershipRobot deployments tracked
Agility Roboticsagilityrobotics.comBuilds Digit, a bipedal humanoid robot for tote handling in warehouses and factories, with cloud fleet software.Salem, United States2015Private (Nasdaq listing as AGLT planned)4
Boston Dynamicsbostondynamics.comBuilds mobile robots: Spot for industrial inspection, Stretch for truck unloading, and Atlas humanoid for manufacturing tasks.Waltham, United States1992Hyundai Motor Group4
FANUCfanuc.co.jpMakes industrial robots, CNC systems and ROBOMACHINEs, with AI features for bin picking, servo tuning and predictive maintenance.Oshino, Yamanashi, Japan1972Not profiled yet7
Figure AIfigure.aiDevelops general-purpose humanoid robots and the Helix vision-language-action model, piloted in automotive manufacturing.San Jose, United States2022Private3
Formicformic.coProvides industrial robots to manufacturers on a pay-per-hour subscription, covering integration, monitoring and maintenance.Chicago, United States2020Not profiled yet10
KUKAkuka.comMakes industrial robots, automation cells and controller software for automotive, electronics, logistics and healthcare applications.Augsburg, Germany1898Owned by Midea7
Mujinmujin-corp.comDevelops MujinOS, a robot controller platform using real-time perception and motion planning for logistics and manufacturing robots.Tokyo, Japan2011Private7
Physical Intelligencepi.websiteDevelops general-purpose robot foundation models (the π0 family) intended to control different robot types across tasks.San Francisco, United States2024Private0
Universal Robotsuniversal-robots.comMakes collaborative robot arms and the PolyScope software platform, including an AI Accelerator toolkit for perception-based applications.Odense, Denmark2005Owned by Teradyne (Nasdaq: TER)8
Yaskawa Electricyaskawa-global.comMakes MOTOMAN industrial robots, servo motors and drives, and develops AI-based robot control for manufacturing.Kitakyushu, Japan1915Not profiled yet10

Latest deployments

  • Oliva Torras and Universal Robots: Spanish metal manufacturer Oliva Torras runs MIG/MAG welding and automated polishing of medium-sized parts on a UR20 cobot with automatic tool change. production Sep 22, 2026
  • Hyundai Motor Group and Boston Dynamics: Boston Dynamics opened a testbed and training center at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America where Atlas humanoid robots are trained on logistics and sequencing of automotive parts. pilot Sep 21, 2026
  • Mariana Minerals and Boston Dynamics: Mariana Minerals is deploying Spot at its Copper One copper facility in Utah to automate routine inspections and collect field data for its operations software. pilot Jul 22, 2026
  • Assars and Universal Robots: Powder coater Assars automated coating touch-ups with a UR20 cobot, using application engineering from Nordbo and software from Mimic. production Jun 29, 2026
  • BMW Group and Figure AI: In a pilot completed in 2025, Figure 02 humanoid robots inserted sheet-metal parts for welding in the body shop at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg. pilot Jun 25, 2026
  • BMW Group and Figure AI: BMW Group will start using Figure 03 humanoid robots at Plant Spartanburg for a logistics sequencing use case: sorting delivered components into sequencing trolleys. announced Jun 25, 2026

All 69 robotics deployments

Other vendors with robotics deployments

These companies sit in other categories of our list but have robotics deployments in the tracker: OMRON (4) · ABB (2) · Cognite (2) · MVTec Software (1).

Questions about physical AI companies

What is physical AI?

Physical AI is AI that perceives, reasons about, and acts in the physical world, typically through robots, vehicles, or machines. It contrasts with AI that stays in the digital realm, such as chatbots or document tools.

Which physical AI companies have named customers?

Our deployments tracker lists 60 robotics deployments for 9 of the 10 companies on this page, each with a named customer and a source: Formic (10), Yaskawa Electric (10), Universal Robots (8), FANUC (7), KUKA (7), Mujin (7), Agility Robotics (4), Boston Dynamics (4), Figure AI (3). 48 of the 60 are in production; the rest are pilots or announcements.

Who owns the physical AI companies on this list?

For the 7 we have profiled: Agility Robotics: Private (Nasdaq listing as AGLT planned); Boston Dynamics: Hyundai Motor Group; Figure AI: Private; KUKA: Owned by Midea; Mujin: Private; Physical Intelligence: Private; Universal Robots: Owned by Teradyne (Nasdaq: TER). Each profile gives the source for its ownership and funding.

How is this list made?

Each row is written from the company's own website and dated. Deployment counts come from our tracker, where every entry needs a named customer and a source that loads. Being listed is not an endorsement, and nobody pays to be listed or ranked. The list is in alphabetical order.

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Physical AI: definition · Physical AI deployments · Predictive maintenance software companies · Machine vision and AI visual inspection companies · Robotics companies in the full list

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