Service & Cobot Robotics
Commercial service robotics, autonomous floor care, food preparation systems, inspection robots, and hospitality automation platforms.
Active Deployments
[3899 Recorded]- Ameca at Dubai[OPERATIONAL]
Dubai · Oct 10, 2022 · Engineered Arts · Ameca
Details - Amity ARC Move at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[OPERATIONAL]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Jan 1, 2025 · Amity Robotics · Amity ARC Move
Details - Apollo at Austin[OPERATIONAL]
Austin · Jan 1, 2024 · Apptronik · Apollo
Details - Apollo at GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot)[OPERATIONAL]
GXO Distribution Center (US, Apptronik pilot) · Jun 20, 2024 · Apptronik · Apollo
Details - Apollo at Jabil Manufacturing Facility (US)[OPERATIONAL]
Jabil Manufacturing Facility (US) · Feb 1, 2025 · Jabil Inc. · Apollo
Details - Apollo at Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin)[OPERATIONAL]
Mercedes-Benz Digital Factory Campus (Berlin) · Mar 1, 2026 · Apptronik · Apollo
Details - Apollo 2 at Stuttgart[OPERATIONAL]
Stuttgart · Jan 1, 2025 · Apptronik · Apollo 2
Details - AstroDroid at China, Asia[OPERATIONAL]
China, Asia · Jun 1, 2024 · Infiforce · AstroDroid
Details - AstroDroid at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Infiforce · AstroDroid
Details - Atlas at Hyundai Metaplant Georgia, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Hyundai Metaplant Georgia, USA · Jul 14, 2026 · Boston Dynamics · Atlas
Details - Atlas at Hyundai Metaplant America (Savannah)[OPERATIONAL]
Hyundai Metaplant America (Savannah) · Jan 1, 2026 · Boston Dynamics · Atlas
Details - Avatar Humanoid at Dallas[OPERATIONAL]
Dallas · Dec 1, 2025 · Avatar Robotics · Avatar Humanoid
Details - Booster T1 at Salvador[OPERATIONAL]
Salvador · Jul 17, 2025 · Booster Robotics · Booster T1
Details - Booster T1 at Salvador[OPERATIONAL]
Salvador · Jul 17, 2025 · Booster Robotics · Booster T1
Details - CASBOT 01 at China (city unspecified)[OPERATIONAL]
China (city unspecified) · Sep 1, 2024 · CASBOT · CASBOT 01
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[1576 Indexed]- ADRAS-J[PRODUCTION][2024]
Inspection demonstrator that performed the world's first RPO approach to a real, uncontrolled large debris object (a Japanese H-2A rocket upper stage).
Astroscale · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Bear Flag autonomous tractor retrofit[PRODUCTION][2020]
Autonomous retrofit kit for existing farm tractors.
Bear Flag Robotics · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Blue Ghost Lander[PRODUCTION][2025]
Commercial lunar lander using vision-based terrain-relative navigation and autonomous hazard avoidance (cameras identify craters/slopes/rocks and select a safe target in final descent).
Firefly Aerospace · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Chang'e Lander[PRODUCTION][2013–2024]
Robotic lunar landers using multi-beam obstacle-avoidance LiDAR and autonomous hazard-avoidance hover/descent (Chang'e 3 onward).
China National Space Administration · food-service · 4 deployments
View spec - CIMON[PRODUCTION][2018]
Crew Interactive Mobile Companion: a free-flying spherical ISS crew-assistant built by Airbus (funded by DLR) using IBM Watson for natural-language interaction.
Airbus · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - CST-100 Starliner[PRODUCTION][2022]
Crew capsule designed for autonomous rendezvous and docking with the ISS; flown but not yet certified/operational.
Boeing · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - ELSA-d[PRODUCTION][2021]
Servicer+client debris-removal demonstrator (175 kg servicer) testing autonomous rendezvous and magnetic capture.
Astroscale · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Embark Autonomous Truck[PRODUCTION][2022]
Embark's autonomous Class 8 truck, which ran test and pilot freight (incl.
Embark Trucks · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - GITAI S2 Autonomous Arm[PRODUCTION][2024]
1.5 m autonomous dual-arm system for in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing (ISAM).
GITAI · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - HAKUTO-R Lander[PRODUCTION][2023–2025]
Commercial lunar lander with autonomous descent guidance (ispace Series 1).
ispace · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - Int-Ball[PRODUCTION][2017]
JAXA JEM Internal Ball Camera: a free-flying, self-propelled spherical camera drone inside the ISS Japanese Experiment Module, controlled by JAXA ground operators to record crew operations (offloading photo/video chores from astronauts).
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform)[PRODUCTION][2025]
Commercial lunar micro-rover designed for autonomous prospecting; first American commercial robotic rover sent toward the Moon.
Lunar Outpost · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Nova-C Lander[PRODUCTION][2024–2025]
Commercial lunar lander using terrain-relative navigation cameras, a laser range finder and NASA's Navigation Doppler Lidar for autonomous hazard-relative descent.
Intuitive Machines · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - Otter[PRODUCTION][2023]
Small autonomous satellite-servicing vehicle (space tug) using electrostatic/Nautilus capture and CETACEAN autonomous-navigation software.
Starfish Space · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Peregrine Lander[PRODUCTION][2024]
Commercial lunar lander with autonomous descent design (Astrobotic; NASA CLPS).
Astrobotic Technology · food-service · 1 deployment
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[732 Logged]- NEURA Robotics 4NE-1 humanoid collapsed on stage during Qualcomm keynote at Computex 2026 in Taipei[MALFUNCTION]
Aug 1, 2026 · NEURA Robotics · 4NE-1 · Herzogenaurach, Germany
Details - Daxbot sidewalk robot struck by vehicle in Tyler Texas[COLLISION]
Jun 12, 2026 · Daxbot · Dax Security · United States (multiple hotel chains)
Details - Daxbot sidewalk robot destroyed by truck in Tyler, TX 24 hours after deployment[COLLISION]
Jun 11, 2026 · Daxbot · Dax Security · United States (multiple hotel chains)
Details - FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Momentis Surgical Anovo system for multiport surgery, first platform supporting all three surgical access approaches[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 23, 2026 · Momentis Surgical · ANOVO · Fort Myers, Florida, USA
Details - FDA clears Johnson & Johnson Ottava robotic surgical system for soft tissue surgeries[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 22, 2026 · Johnson & Johnson · Johnson & Johnson Ottava · New Brunswick
Details - FDA grants De Novo authorization to Johnson & Johnson OTTAVA robotic surgical system for multiple soft tissue procedures[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 22, 2026 · Johnson & Johnson · Johnson & Johnson Ottava · California
Details - FDA clears J&J Ottava surgical robot for US launch following de novo submission[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 22, 2026 · Johnson & Johnson · Johnson & Johnson Ottava · New Brunswick
Details - FDA grants De Novo marketing authorization to J&J Ottava surgical robot[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 22, 2026 · Johnson & Johnson · Johnson & Johnson Ottava · California
Details - Medtronic Hugo surgical robot earns FDA clearance for additional indication[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 1, 2026 · Medtronic · Hugo RAS · Dublin, Ireland
Details - LEM Surgical receives FDA clearance for Dynamis multi-arm surgical robot[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 1, 2026 · LEM Surgical · Dynamis Robotic Surgical System · Switzerland, Europe
Details - FDA clears CMR Surgical Versius Plus robotic surgical system for gallbladder removal procedures[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 1, 2026 · CMR Surgical · Versius · India
Details - ROBODOC Surgical System receives FDA 510(k) marketing clearance[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 30, 2026 · ROBODOC · ROBODOC Surgical System · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - LEM Surgical receives second FDA 510(k) clearance for next-gen robotic surgical system[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 23, 2026 · LEM Surgical · Dynamis Robotic Surgical System · Switzerland, Europe
Details - Intuitive Surgical recalls da Vinci SP1098 instrument[RECALL]
Jun 22, 2026 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - FDA Class I recall: Zimmer Biomet ROSA Brain 3.0 robotic surgery system software anomaly[RECALL]
Jun 15, 2026 · Zimmer Biomet · ROSA · France
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Active Manufacturers & Operators
[1062 Tracked]- Threod Systems
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - Volatus Aerospace
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - Wisk Aero
[ACQUIRED] · 1 models · 4 deployments · Funding: $450M
Inspect - Parrot
[PUBLIC] · 3 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - Insitu
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - Kratos Defense
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - Yuneec
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $60M
Inspect - AIR
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $23M
Inspect - Alta Ares
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $60M
Inspect - Edge Autonomy
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $925M
Inspect - Emesent
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $23M
Inspect - FlyingBasket
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $2M
Inspect - Fortem Technologies
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $25M
Inspect - Lilium
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $571M
Inspect - Manna Aero
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $50M
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Regulatory Policies & Safety Standards
[53 Filings]- ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robots[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - ANSI/RIA R15.06 - US industrial robot and robot-system safety (adoption of ISO 10218)[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - BIS AI Diffusion Framework (Jan 13 2025)[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - BIS Oct 17 2023 tightening of AI chip export controls[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - FERC orders the six RTOs and ISOs to justify or reform large-load interconnection rules[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0): Voluntary Guidelines for Trustworthy AI[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025)[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - ERCOT opens a fast-track grid-connection path for large flexible loads (Batch Zero and PCLR)[in effect]
Texas · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Texas pauses new data-center grid connections pending a statewide PUCT and ERCOT audit[in effect]
Texas · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Virginia Governor Spanberger signs Executive Order 22: state agencies barred from NDAs on data center projects[in effect]
Virginia · other
Inspect filing - EU AI Act Annex III High-Risk Compliance Deadline Extended to December 2, 2027[proposed]
European Union · data protection
Inspect filing - EU AI Act Transparency Rules: Marking and Detection Requirements (December 2, 2026)[proposed]
European Union · data protection
Inspect filing - EU AI Act: High-Risk AI System Obligations Enter Into Force (August 2, 2026)[in effect]
European Union · data protection
Inspect filing - EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)[in effect]
European Union · other
Inspect filing