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Top 44 Startups developing AI for Manufacturing
Jul 08, 2025 | By Siddhant Patel | 21 |
These startups develop AI systems that can control factory robots, ensure safety measures and product quality, improve supply chain efficiency.
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Country: USA | Funding: $437M
Bright Machines brings together intelligent software with flexible factory robots and machine learning to help our customers meet the growing demands of the next generation of manufacturing.
Bright Machines brings together intelligent software with flexible factory robots and machine learning to help our customers meet the growing demands of the next generation of manufacturing.
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Country: USA | Funding: $291.2M
Dexterity provides dexterous robotic systems for logistics and supply chains, which allow customers to unlock the maximum value of their workforce by automating repetitive pick-pack tasks.
Dexterity provides dexterous robotic systems for logistics and supply chains, which allow customers to unlock the maximum value of their workforce by automating repetitive pick-pack tasks.
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Country: USA | Funding: $286.6M
SparkCognition engages in developing AI-Powered cyber-physical software for the safety, security, and reliability of IT, OT, and the IoT. SparkCognition builds artificial intelligence solutions for applications in energy, oil and gas, manufacturing, finance, aerospace, defense, and security.
SparkCognition engages in developing AI-Powered cyber-physical software for the safety, security, and reliability of IT, OT, and the IoT. SparkCognition builds artificial intelligence solutions for applications in energy, oil and gas, manufacturing, finance, aerospace, defense, and security.
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Country: USA | Funding: $271M
Path Robotics is focused on robotic welding. The system uses scanning, computer vision and AI to adjust itself to different parts, understanding that sizing parts is a kind of imperfect science.
Path Robotics is focused on robotic welding. The system uses scanning, computer vision and AI to adjust itself to different parts, understanding that sizing parts is a kind of imperfect science.
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Country: USA | Funding: $222M
Covariant is building universal AI that allows robots to see, reason and act on the world around
Covariant is building universal AI that allows robots to see, reason and act on the world around
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Country: Japan | Funding: $175.9M
Mujin develops automation solutions for industrial robots to simplify factory and logistics automation and increase worldwide productivity.
Mujin develops automation solutions for industrial robots to simplify factory and logistics automation and increase worldwide productivity.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $166M
Buildots specializes in transforming construction sites into a data-driven digital environment. It is leveraging artificial intelligence computer vision technology to address construction inefficiencies.
Buildots specializes in transforming construction sites into a data-driven digital environment. It is leveraging artificial intelligence computer vision technology to address construction inefficiencies.
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Country: USA | Funding: $158.5M
Beyond Limits is an Industrial and Enterprise grade AI technology company that covers the full range of Artificial Intelligence capabilities
Beyond Limits is an Industrial and Enterprise grade AI technology company that covers the full range of Artificial Intelligence capabilities
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Country: USA | Funding: $149.5M
Rethink Robotics helps manufacturers meet the challenges of an agile economy with an integrated workforce, combining trainable, safe and cost-effective robots with skilled labor. Its Baxter robot, driven by Intera, an advanced software platform, gives world-class manufacturers and distributors in automotive, plastics, consumer goods, electronics and more, a workforce multiplier that optimizes labor.
Rethink Robotics helps manufacturers meet the challenges of an agile economy with an integrated workforce, combining trainable, safe and cost-effective robots with skilled labor. Its Baxter robot, driven by Intera, an advanced software platform, gives world-class manufacturers and distributors in automotive, plastics, consumer goods, electronics and more, a workforce multiplier that optimizes labor.
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Country: China | Funding: $137.8M
ForwardX Robotics specializes in R&D of computer vision robots that apply to consumer and business products.
ForwardX Robotics specializes in R&D of computer vision robots that apply to consumer and business products.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $115.6M
Aquant‘s predictive AI technology monitors equipment, aggregates data, and helps spot equipment failure before it happens. The company’s systems operate across several verticals including Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Medical, HVAC, Communications, Computer and Office Equipment, and Home Appliances.
Aquant‘s predictive AI technology monitors equipment, aggregates data, and helps spot equipment failure before it happens. The company’s systems operate across several verticals including Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Medical, HVAC, Communications, Computer and Office Equipment, and Home Appliances.
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Country: USA | Funding: $109M
Urbint predicts threats to workers and critical infrastructure to stop incidents before they happen.
Urbint predicts threats to workers and critical infrastructure to stop incidents before they happen.
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Country: USA | Funding: $108.5M
Versatile is a construction tech company that has pioneered a new, non-intrusive way to capture site performance data. The data we capture from jobsites operations gives smart insights that support users to make better decisions. Decisions that improve budgets, speed up site production and sets new standards in safety, learning, and performance.
Versatile is a construction tech company that has pioneered a new, non-intrusive way to capture site performance data. The data we capture from jobsites operations gives smart insights that support users to make better decisions. Decisions that improve budgets, speed up site production and sets new standards in safety, learning, and performance.
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Country: Switzerland | Funding: CHF70M
ANYbotics leads the way in developing mobile robotics for industrial applications. Their autonomous legged robots solve customer problems in challenging environments so far only accessible to humans – and beyond that.
ANYbotics leads the way in developing mobile robotics for industrial applications. Their autonomous legged robots solve customer problems in challenging environments so far only accessible to humans – and beyond that.
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Country: USA | Funding: $80.3M
Instrumental uses vision-powered AI to detect manufacturing anomalies
Instrumental uses vision-powered AI to detect manufacturing anomalies
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Country: USA | Funding: $57M
Landing AI applies AI and deep learning to help manufacturers solve challenging visual inspection problems and generate business value.
Landing AI applies AI and deep learning to help manufacturers solve challenging visual inspection problems and generate business value.
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Country: USA | Funding: $54.2M
Rapid Robotics automates common machine operator tasks to help manufacturers solve labor shortages, scale their business and outbid competitors.
Rapid Robotics automates common machine operator tasks to help manufacturers solve labor shortages, scale their business and outbid competitors.
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Country: USA | Funding: $48.3M
Machina Labs is a mechanical & industrial engineering & manufacturing firm that unlocks manufacturing through AI & machine learning.
Machina Labs is a mechanical & industrial engineering & manufacturing firm that unlocks manufacturing through AI & machine learning.
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Country: USA | Funding: $29M
We leverage the capabilities of AI to transform physical entities into digital counterparts, driving business expansion and growth.
We leverage the capabilities of AI to transform physical entities into digital counterparts, driving business expansion and growth.
