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]- THEKER Generalist Robot[PRODUCTION][2024]
AI-native generalist manipulation robot with reconfigurable hardware — swappable hands, arms, and form factor — combined with proprietary AI software for real-time adaptation.
THEKER Robotics · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - THeMIS[PRODUCTION][2019–2026]
THeMIS (Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System) is a multi-role unmanned ground vehicle designed for various operational tasks including reconnaissance, logistics, and combat support.
Milrem Robotics · food-service · 6 deployments
View spec - THeMIS[PRODUCTION][2019–2025]
Tracked diesel-electric hybrid modular UGV (logistics, casualty-evac, ISR, or armed remote weapon station); 100+ ordered for Ukraine, plus UAE, Japan, Thailand and US deployments.
Milrem Robotics · food-service · 22 deployments
View spec - Thermite RS3[PRODUCTION][2021]
The Thermite RS3 is Howe & Howe's remote-controlled firefighting robot, delivering high-flow fire suppression, situational awareness, and standoff capability for hazardous fires; the line has since extended to the electric Thermite EV2.
Howe & Howe · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - THINK Surgical TMINI[PRODUCTION][2023]
THINK Surgical is a medical robotics company based in Fremont, California, developing the TMINI Miniature Robotic System for robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty.
THINK Surgical · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Thorvald[PRODUCTION][2020–2025]
Thorvald is a modular, autonomous electric robot platform for agricultural applications, primarily UV-C light treatment to combat powdery mildew in tabletop strawberries and grapevines.
Saga Robotics · food-service · 3 deployments
View spec - Thorvald[PRODUCTION][2022–2026]
Saga Robotics' Thorvald is a modular, autonomous, electric farm robot for open fields, polytunnels, and vineyards; its best-known application is autonomous UV-C light treatment that disrupts powdery-mildew DNA, and it also performs flower/fruit counts, predatory-mite dispensing, and runner cutting.
Saga Robotics · food-service · 3 deployments
View spec - Throwbot 2[PRODUCTION][2003–2024]
ReconRobotics developed the Throwbot 2 (TB2), a throwable micro-robot platform used by military and law enforcement teams to obtain live video and audio reconnaissance in indoor and outdoor environments without entering the space.
ReconRobotics · food-service · 5 deployments
View spec - Thymio 2+[PRODUCTION][2024]
Thymio is an open-source educational robot designed by researchers from the EPFL, in collaboration with ECAL, and produced by Mobsya.
Thymio · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - Tianzhou[PRODUCTION][2021]
Autonomous cargo spacecraft performing fast autonomous rendezvous-and-docking with the Tiangong space station.
China Manned Space Agency · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - TiRobot[PRODUCTION][2016]
Tinavi Medical Technologies is a Chinese medical robotics company.
Tinavi Medical Technologies · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - TITAN[PRODUCTION][2024]
Consumer underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle) and the world's first underwater drone with a robotic arm.
Geneinno · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - TM-B[PRODUCTION][2024]
Electric bike from Also (Rivian spinout).
Also · food-service · 4 deployments
View spec - TM5-700[PRODUCTION][2024]
The Omron TM5-700 is a compact collaborative robot arm designed for manufacturing automation tasks.
Omron Industrial Automation · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - Toggle Automated Rebar Platform[PRODUCTION][2022]
Toggle's full-stack robotics platform fabricates and assembles steel rebar cages using industrial robots, pre-tying cages up to 25 feet for poured-in-place and precast reinforced concrete, cutting rebar labor cost by about 50%.
Toggle Industries · food-service · 1 deployment
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[732 Logged]- Waymo voluntarily recalled 3,871 robotaxis after vehicles drove into closed freeway construction zones[RECALL]
Jun 18, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo robotaxi struck by out-of-control SUV on Polaris Avenue, Las Vegas[COLLISION]
Jul 19, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Portland, Oregon, USA
Details - Waymo issued a software recall and halted San Antonio service over robotaxis driving into floods (May 2026)[RECALL]
May 14, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · San Antonio
Details - Santa Monica judge issues preliminary injunction banning overnight operations at two Waymo Broadway recharging stations[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 28, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Portland, Oregon, USA
Details - Waymo robotaxi and Serve Robotics delivery robot collided in West Hollywood (Dec 2024)[COLLISION]
Dec 27, 2024 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - SF Supervisor Bilal Mahmood launches inquiry into Waymo's July 4 traffic meltdown[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 7, 2026 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Waymo robotaxi collided with minivan exiting Costco parking lot in Sunnyvale, CA[COLLISION]
Aug 23, 2026 · Waymo · Ojai · Robotaxis
Details - Dashcam video shows Waymo robotaxi collide with minivan in Sunnyvale Costco parking lot and drive away[COLLISION]
Waymo
Details - Motorcyclist killed in Tempe crash involving Waymo robotaxi and hit-and-run driver near ASU campus[FATALITY]
Sep 14, 2025 · Waymo · Waymo Driver (6th gen) · Sacramento, California, USA
Details - Zoox robotaxi involved in minor crash on Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue, vehicle towed[COLLISION]
Jun 15, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - NHTSA launches $5M SAE ITC partnership to develop first-ever AV performance standards and updates AV technical guidance[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 30, 2026 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - ADS crash report in Paradise, NV involving a TOYOTA Highlander (NHTSA SGO 30610-11166)[COLLISION]
Jun 1, 2025 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - ADS crash report in San Francisco, CA involving a TOYOTA Highlander (NHTSA SGO 30610-11331)[COLLISION]
Jun 1, 2025 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - ADS crash report in Spring Valley, NV involving a TOYOTA Highlander (NHTSA SGO 30610-11405)[COLLISION]
Jul 1, 2025 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
Details - ADS crash report in San Francisco, CA involving a ZOOX Zoox (NHTSA SGO 30610-11497)[COLLISION]
Aug 1, 2025 · Zoox · Zoox Robotaxi · Miami
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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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