Service & Cobot Robotics
Commercial service robotics, autonomous floor care, food preparation systems, inspection robots, and hospitality automation platforms.
Active Deployments
[3899 Recorded]- Tesla Optimus at Austin[PILOT]
Austin · Jan 1, 2025 · Tesla · Tesla Optimus
Details - Tesla Optimus at Fremont[PILOT]
Fremont · Sep 1, 2024 · Tesla · Tesla Optimus
Details - Unitree G1 at Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan[PILOT]
Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan · Mar 23, 2026 · Unitree Robotics · Unitree G1
Details - Unitree G1 at Tokyo[PILOT]
Tokyo · May 1, 2026 · Unitree Robotics · Unitree G1
Details - Vega at Santa Clara, California, USA[PILOT]
Santa Clara, California, USA · Jan 1, 2026 · Dexmate · Vega
Details - Vega at Seoul, South Korea[PILOT]
Seoul, South Korea · Mar 15, 2026 · Dexmate · Vega
Details - Walker S1 at Hefei, Anhui, China[PILOT]
Hefei, Anhui, China · Feb 23, 2024 · UBTech Robotics · Walker S1
Details - Walker S1 at NIO Advanced Manufacturing Center, Hefei, China[PILOT]
NIO Advanced Manufacturing Center, Hefei, China · Feb 1, 2024 · UBTech Robotics · Walker S1
Details - Walker S1 at BYD Factory, Shenzhen, China[PILOT]
BYD Factory, Shenzhen, China · Jun 1, 2024 · UBTech Robotics · Walker S1
Details - Walker S1 at Shenzhen[PILOT]
Shenzhen · Oct 15, 2024 · BYD Company Limited · Walker S1
Details - Walker S1 at Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo)[PILOT]
Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo) · May 1, 2025 · Zeekr · Walker S1
Details - Walker S2 at Airbus Manufacturing Facility, Europe[PILOT]
Airbus Manufacturing Facility, Europe · Jan 1, 2026 · UBTech Robotics · Walker S2
Details - Walker S2 at SF Express Facility, China[PILOT]
SF Express Facility, China · Mar 1, 2025 · UBTech Robotics · Walker S2
Details - Walker S2 at Sherman[PILOT]
Sherman · Dec 1, 2025 · UBTech Robotics · Walker S2
Details - Walker S2 at Hamburg, Germany[PILOT]
Hamburg, Germany · Jan 18, 2026 · UBTech Robotics · Walker S2
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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]- Waymo recalls 3,871 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 26E-035) over entering freeway construction zones[RECALL]
Jun 13, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Software May Allow Vehicle to Enter and Drive In Freeway Construction Zones[RECALL]
Jun 13, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - CNN uncovers reported close calls with Waymo robotaxis - 'I had to push my son out of the way'[OTHER]
Jun 3, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo robotaxi caught fire after driving over a lit firework on Connecticut Street in San Francisco (July 4 2026)[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Jul 4, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo recalls 3800 robotaxis after vehicle drove into flooded roadway[RECALL]
May 12, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo recalls over 3,500 vehicles after robotaxi entered flooded Texas road[RECALL]
May 13, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo recalls 672 robotaxis after collision with telephone pole in Phoenix[RECALL]
Jun 15, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis (NHTSA 26E035) after vehicles drove into closed freeway construction zones at speed[RECALL]
Jun 17, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis over software glitch risking entry into closed freeway construction zones[RECALL]
Jun 18, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo recalls nearly 3,800 robotaxis over freeway construction zone risks[RECALL]
Jun 30, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - NHTSA proposes amending federal brake standards for autonomous vehicles without human drivers[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 26, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - California SB 1246 and AB 1777 take effect July 1, 2026 - new AV regulations[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 1, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan drafting cost-recovery fee legislation to fine AV companies for impeding emergency response[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 11, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo fleet gridlocks San Francisco Presidio after July 4 fireworks; one robotaxi drove over lit firework with passengers inside[TRAFFIC DISRUPTION]
Jul 4, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Dozens of empty Waymo robotaxis swarmed an Atlanta cul-de-sac due to software glitch[MALFUNCTION]
May 15, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
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Active Manufacturers & Operators
[1062 Tracked]- Boston Dynamics
[SUBSIDIARY] · 5 models · 47 deployments · Funding: $880M
Inspect - Tesla
[PUBLIC] · 4 models · 40 deployments
Inspect - Unitree Robotics
[PUBLIC] · 10 models · 29 deployments · Funding: $2.2B
Inspect - UBTech Robotics
[PUBLIC] · 5 models · 21 deployments · Funding: $1.8B
Inspect - Agility Robotics
[PUBLIC] · 3 models · 18 deployments · Funding: $1.8B
Inspect - Dobot
[ACTIVE] · 6 models · 13 deployments · Funding: $88M
Inspect - Figure AI
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 11 deployments · Funding: $1.7B
Inspect - 1X Technologies
[PRIVATE] · 4 models · 10 deployments · Funding: $247M
Inspect - AgiBot
[PRIVATE] · 5 models · 7 deployments · Funding: $112M
Inspect - Apptronik
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 8 deployments · Funding: $1.5B
Inspect - Humanoid
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 5 deployments · Funding: $302M
Inspect - Fourier Intelligence
[PRIVATE] · 4 models · 6 deployments · Funding: $92M
Inspect - Yingzhi XBOT
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 6 deployments · Funding: $89M
Inspect - Infiforce
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 5 deployments · Funding: $150M
Inspect - LimX Dynamics
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 5 deployments · Funding: $200M
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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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