Service & Cobot Robotics
Commercial service robotics, autonomous floor care, food preparation systems, inspection robots, and hospitality automation platforms.
Active Deployments
[3899 Recorded]- Pepper at London[ENDED]
London · Jan 1, 2016 · SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) · Pepper
Details - Pepper at Montreal[ENDED]
Montreal · Jan 1, 2017 · SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) · Pepper
Details - Pepper at Tokyo[ENDED]
Tokyo · Jun 6, 2014 · SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) · Pepper
Details - Tiangong (Tien Kung) at Beijing, China[ENDED]
Beijing, China · Apr 19, 2025 · X-Humanoid · Tiangong (Tien Kung)
Details - Walker S Lite at Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo)[ENDED]
Zeekr EV Factory (Ningbo) · Jan 1, 2025 · Zeekr · Walker S Lite
Details - A200-XT at India[OPERATIONAL]
India · Jan 1, 2020 · Asteria Aerospace · A200-XT
Details - AeroVironment P550 at Monrovia[OPERATIONAL]
Monrovia · Jun 1, 2024 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment P550
Details - AeroVironment Puma at Monrovia[OPERATIONAL]
Monrovia · Jun 1, 2024 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment Puma
Details - AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) at Kyiv, Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Kyiv, Ukraine · Jun 1, 2024 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)
Details - AEVEX Strike Drone at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Apr 1, 2022 · AEVEX Aerospace · AEVEX Strike Drone
Details - AIR ONE at Fort Worth, Texas, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Fort Worth, Texas, USA · Jun 1, 2024 · AIR · AIR ONE
Details - AIR ONE at Kfar Yona, Israel[OPERATIONAL]
Kfar Yona, Israel · Oct 1, 2023 · AIR · AIR ONE
Details - ALIA-250 at Plattsburgh[OPERATIONAL]
Plattsburgh · Jun 1, 2024 · Beta Technologies · ALIA-250
Details - ALIA-250 at Plattsburgh[OPERATIONAL]
Plattsburgh · Jun 1, 2024 · Beta Technologies · ALIA-250
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 at Tolleson, Arizona, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Tolleson, Arizona, USA · Apr 22, 2024 · Amazon Prime Air · Amazon Prime Air MK30
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[1576 Indexed]- Starsky Autonomous Truck System[PRODUCTION][2018]
A hybrid autonomous trucking system combining highway autonomy with remote human teleoperation for last-mile navigation.
Starsky Robotics · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Taku[PRODUCTION][2026]
Dominion Dynamics' Arctic-hardened counter-UAS (C-UAS) base-defense sensor tower, which ties into the AuraNet command-and-control platform.
Dominion Dynamics · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Tom[PRODUCTION][2018–2021]
Small Robot Company (UK) builds Tom, a lightweight autonomous farmbot that surveys arable fields at the per-plant level, generating detailed maps of crop health, weed locations, and soil conditions.
Small Robot Company · food-service · 3 deployments
View spec - TuSimple Autonomous Truck[PRODUCTION][2021]
TuSimple's autonomous Class 8 truck, which ran freight pilots (e.g.
TuSimple · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - W-Series Capsule[PRODUCTION][2024–2025]
Autonomous in-space pharmaceutical-manufacturing capsule that processes material on orbit and performs an autonomous hypersonic reentry and landing.
Varda Space Industries · food-service · 3 deployments
View spec - Waymo Via (autonomous trucking)[PRODUCTION][2022–2025]
Waymo's autonomous-trucking program (Waymo Via), which applied the Waymo Driver to Class 8 trucks and ran supervised freight pilots with UPS, J.B.
Waymo · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Zhurong Rover[PRODUCTION][2021]
China's first Mars rover (Tianwen-1; landed Utopia Planitia 2021-05-14, drove off 2021-05-22).
China National Space Administration · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Matradee[RESEARCH]
Richtech Robotics' Matradee is a restaurant server/runner robot that delivers food and buses tables, using autonomous navigation to move between kitchen and dining areas in hospitality venues.
Richtech Robotics · service · 0 deployments
View spec - Servi Mini[RESEARCH]
Bear Robotics' Servi Mini is a compact food-running and table-bussing service robot for tighter hospitality spaces, using intelligent LiDAR navigation to safely deliver and bus in busy restaurants.
Bear Robotics · service · 0 deployments
View spec - SHURUI Single-Port Surgical Robot[COMMERCIAL]
The SHURUI single-port surgical robot, developed by Beijing-based Surgerii Robotics, was the first single-port surgical robot approved by China's NMPA for urological and gynecological surgery.
Surgerii · service · 0 deployments
View spec - Lupin Robotic System[PILOT]
Supervised automated robotic platform for minimally invasive tooth preparation procedures for aesthetic veneers.
Lupin Dental · service · 0 deployments
View spec - Monarch Platform[RESEARCH][2018–2019]
The Auris Health Monarch Platform is a robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system cleared by the FDA in March 2018, enabling physicians to navigate further into the lung for peripheral pulmonary lesion diagnosis and biopsy than is possible with conventional bronchoscopes.
Auris Health · service · 0 deployments
View spec - ROSA[RESEARCH][2002–2016]
Medtech SA developed ROSA (Robotic Surgical Assistant), a robotic surgery platform with six degrees of freedom and haptic feedback, originally designed for neurosurgery and subsequently expanded to orthopedic applications.
Medtech SA · service · 0 deployments
View spec - Toumai[RESEARCH][2022–2025]
MicroPort MedBot developed the Toumai, a four-arm laparoscopic surgical robot that became the first Chinese-developed surgical robot to receive NMPA regulatory clearance, granted in January 2022.
MicroPort MedBot · service · 0 deployments
View spec - MIRA[RESEARCH]
Virtual Incision's MIRA is a miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery platform: a single small arm fastened directly to the operating table works transabdominally without a large base console, lowering the footprint and cost so smaller hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers can offer robotic surgery.
Virtual Incision · service · 0 deployments
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[732 Logged]- Out-of-control DJI Phantom 3 hits a building and falls into the crowd at the Seattle Pride parade, knocking a woman unconscious[INJURY]
Jun 28, 2015 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - DJI Phantom 4 strikes a US Army Black Hawk over Staten Island in the first confirmed US civilian-drone / manned-aircraft midair collision[COLLISION]
Sep 21, 2017 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - JetBlue flight from Las Vegas hits drone before landing at JFK[COLLISION]
Jun 29, 2026 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - Drone falls into stands at Ponoka Stampede, injuring two people[INJURY]
Jul 10, 2026 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - Archer Aviation becomes first eVTOL company to close FAA Phase 3 of Type Certification process for Midnight[REGULATORY ACTION]
Apr 1, 2026 · Archer Aviation · Archer Midnight · California
Details - Archer Aviation selected for FAA AAM Integration Pilot Program spanning 26 states for Midnight eVTOL testing[REGULATORY ACTION]
Mar 9, 2026 · Archer Aviation · Archer Midnight · California
Details - Archer Aviation completes FAA Phase 3 certification for Midnight eVTOL[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 15, 2026 · Archer Aviation · Archer Midnight · California
Details - FAA unveils eight AAM eVTOL integration pilot projects spanning 26 states, allowing Joby, Archer, Beta, and Wisk to begin operations by summer 2026[REGULATORY ACTION]
Mar 9, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4 · Texas
Details - Joby Aviation clears FAA Stage 4 airworthiness conformity review, one step from type certificate[REGULATORY ACTION]
Mar 28, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4 · Texas
Details - Joby Aviation completes submission of Stage 3 certification plans to FAA[REGULATORY ACTION]
May 15, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4 · Texas
Details - Joby Aviation completes FAA Stage 4 certification, advancing toward air taxi launch[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 15, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4 · Texas
Details - Matternet medical-delivery drone operated for Swiss Post crashes into Lake Zurich[MALFUNCTION]
Jan 25, 2019 · Matternet · Matternet Station · Raleigh
Details - Matternet drone falls uncontrolled near children in Zurich; Swiss Post grounds the delivery fleet[MALFUNCTION]
May 9, 2019 · Matternet · Matternet Station · Raleigh
Details - Vertical Aerospace delays Valo type certification to 2029, pushes critical design review to end of 2026[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 13, 2026 · Vertical Aerospace · Valo · Drones
Details - Pentagon awards AeroVironment 00M contract for counter-drone technology[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 2, 2026 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) · Kyiv, Ukraine
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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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