Service & Cobot Robotics
Commercial service robotics, autonomous floor care, food preparation systems, inspection robots, and hospitality automation platforms.
Active Deployments
[3899 Recorded]- NAO at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan[OPERATIONAL]
Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan · Oct 1, 2010 · Aldebaran Robotics · NAO
Details - NAO at Warwickshire, United Kingdom[OPERATIONAL]
Warwickshire, United Kingdom · Nov 22, 2012 · Aldebaran Robotics · NAO
Details - NAO at Worldwide (70+ countries)[OPERATIONAL]
Worldwide (70+ countries) · Dec 1, 2008 · Aldebaran Robotics · NAO
Details - NAO at Paris[OPERATIONAL]
Paris · Mar 1, 2008 · NAO Robot · NAO
Details - NAVIAI Navigator 2 at China, Asia[OPERATIONAL]
China, Asia · Jun 1, 2024 · Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center · NAVIAI Navigator 2
Details - NAVIAI Navigator 2 at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center · NAVIAI Navigator 2
Details - NEO at Hayward[OPERATIONAL]
Hayward · Jun 1, 2025 · 1X Technologies · NEO
Details - PAL TALOS at Toulouse[OPERATIONAL]
Toulouse · Jun 1, 2017 · PAL Robotics · PAL TALOS
Details - PM01 at China, Asia[OPERATIONAL]
China, Asia · Jun 1, 2024 · EngineAI · PM01
Details - PM01 at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · EngineAI · PM01
Details - PUDU D9 at Shenzhen[OPERATIONAL]
Shenzhen · Jan 1, 2020 · Pudu Robotics · PUDU D9
Details - R-noid at Germany, Europe[OPERATIONAL]
Germany, Europe · Jun 1, 2024 · Robot.com · R-noid
Details - R-noid at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Robot.com · R-noid
Details - Reflex at GXO Fortune 100 Retailer Omni-Channel Fulfillment (US)[OPERATIONAL]
GXO Fortune 100 Retailer Omni-Channel Fulfillment (US) · Sep 18, 2024 · Reflex Robotics · Reflex
Details - RoBee at Malta[OPERATIONAL]
Malta · Dec 22, 2025 · STMicroelectronics · RoBee
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[1576 Indexed]- TOOGO[PRODUCTION][2024]
Autonomous agricultural tool carrier for vegetable and beet crops.
SIZA Robotics · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - Torc Asimov System[PRODUCTION][2025]
Autonomous Class 8 truck system integrated on Freightliner Cascadia; lidar, radar, camera sensor fusion; highway freight operations.
Torc Robotics · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Toumai[PRODUCTION][2024–2025]
The Toumai Endoscopic Surgical Robot is MicroPort MedBot's flagship laparoscopic surgical robotics system, featuring remote telesurgery capabilities.
MicroPort MedBot · food-service · 8 deployments
View spec - Triton[PRODUCTION][2022–2026]
Ocean Aero (founded 2012 in Gulfport, Mississippi by US Navy veterans, led by CEO Kevin Decker) makes the Triton, the only surface-and-subsea hybrid vehicle in the cohort and its genuine differentiator: a dual-mode autonomous underwater and surface vehicle that sails on wind and solar power for more than 30 days at up to about five knots on the surface and submerges for more than ten days to 100 meters at about two knots, at roughly 15 feet and 1,500 pounds with a minimal radar cross-section and payloads including cameras, side-scan sonar, and mine-neutralization gear in development.
Ocean Aero · food-service · 3 deployments
View spec - Trombia Free[PRODUCTION][2021]
The Trombia Free is a fully autonomous, electric heavy-duty street sweeper (about 5,000 lb) that navigates with LiDAR and machine vision, picks up wet and dry debris, and operates day or night using roughly 6 to 10 kW, a fraction of conventional suction sweepers.
Trombia Technologies · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Trunk Highway[PRODUCTION][2018–2024]
L4 self-driving semi truck for highway logistics.
Trunk.Tech · food-service · 3 deployments
View spec - TurtleBot 4[PRODUCTION][2024]
TurtleBot 4 is a low-cost, personal robot kit with open-source software.
TurtleBot · food-service · 5 deployments
View spec - TWA Reach[PRODUCTION][2021]
The TWA Reach is Third Wave Automation's autonomous high-reach forklift, built on a Shared Autonomy Platform that lets it run fully autonomously, request remote assistance, be remotely operated, or be driven manually.
Third Wave Automation · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - TyBOT[PRODUCTION][2018]
Advanced Construction Robotics' TyBOT is an autonomous rebar-tying robot that self-locates and self-positions with no pre-mapping, tying 1,200+ rebar intersections per hour in all weather and operational within about two hours of setup.
Advanced Construction Robotics · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - UISEE TH10 Tow Tractor[PRODUCTION][2024]
Flagship L4 autonomous tow tractor delivering maximum towing capacity of 30 tons with 24/7 all-weather operation.
UISEE · food-service · 7 deployments
View spec - ULTRA[PRODUCTION][2025–2026]
Overland AI (Seattle, Washington, founded 2022) manufactures the ULTRA, a fully autonomous uncrewed ground vehicle for military operations including reconnaissance, logistics resupply, counter-drone, and breaching in GPS-denied and extreme environments.
Overland AI · food-service · 10 deployments
View spec - Ultra Shorty[PRODUCTION][2024]
The Ultra Shorty is a compact, steerable robotic crawler (transporter) designed for CCTV inspection of sewer pipelines and laterals.
CUES · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - Ultrahuman Ring (Air / Pro)[PRODUCTION][2024]
Ultrahuman, founded in 2019 in Bengaluru, India by Mohit Kumar and Vatsal Singhal, both previously of Runnr, makes the Ring Air and the newer Ring Pro biometric smart rings, recorded in the biometric form factor, on a Series B of $35 million at roughly a $125 million valuation in March 2024 with a strong India-market base and global availability.
Ultrahuman · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - UniPod MT11 Mini Multi-Sensor Optical AI Pod[PRODUCTION][2025]
Compact multi-sensor optical AI pod with 8K photo and 4K video capture, infrared AI super-resolution, and laser ranging.
SIYI Technology · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Unitree B1[PRODUCTION][2024]
Industrial quadruped (~50 kg, IP67, 20 kg walking / 80 kg standing payload) and a research/HRI platform; the predecessor to the B2 and still sold for its IP rating and sustained payload.
Unitree Robotics · 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]- Schaeffler Group
[PUBLIC] · 2 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - Zeekr
[PUBLIC] · 3 models · 4 deployments · Funding: $1.2B
Inspect - Robot Era
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $615M
Inspect - Wandercraft
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $120M
Inspect - AheadForm
[ACTIVE] · 5 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - Robot.com
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $43M
Inspect - Sanctuary AI
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $242M
Inspect - Xiaomi
[PUBLIC] · 3 models · 2 deployments
Inspect - DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
[PRIVATE] · 6 models · 1 deployments
Inspect - DexTeleop Robotics
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $7M
Inspect - Galaxea Dynamics
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $240M
Inspect - SoftBank Robotics (Pepper)
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $100M
Inspect - Zhipingfang
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $845M
Inspect - Mentee Robotics
[SUBSIDIARY] · 2 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $17M
Inspect - NEURA Robotics
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $1.5B
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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
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