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]- DeLaval VMS Robotic Milking System[PRODUCTION][2024]
DeLaval's Voluntary Milking System (VMS) is a robotic milking system for dairy farms that automates the milking process.
Tetra Laval Group · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - DENSO COBOTTA[PRODUCTION][2024]
Compact collaborative robot arm for lab and small factory automation.
DENSO Robotics · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Dexai Alfred[PRODUCTION][2024]
Vision-guided robotic sous-chef arm that scoops and portions ingredients, using computer vision to adapt and learn recipes over time.
Dexai Robotics · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Digital Dream Labs Vector 2.0[PRODUCTION][2024]
The Digital Dream Labs Vector 2.0 is a desktop companion robot relaunched by Digital Dream Labs (DDL) after it acquired Vector from Anki following Anki's April 2019 bankruptcy.
Digital Dream Labs · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - Digital Space Twin[PRODUCTION][2022–2023]
Interactive 3D visualization platform fusing real-time orbital data, space weather, and physics-based simulations for mission planning and space domain awareness.
Slingshot Aerospace · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - DINERBOT T8[PRODUCTION][2024]
KEENON's DINERBOT T8 is a compact wheeled food-running/service robot for restaurants, navigating spaces as narrow as 55 cm using a multi-sensor SLAM system (LiDAR, IMU, encoders, vision, UWB); it has a 300-degree multi-tray design and a 10.1-inch touchscreen, and won a 2023 Good Design Award in Japan.
KEENON Robotics · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Dobot CR5[PRODUCTION][2022–2024]
Collaborative robot arm for education and light industry.
Dobot · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - DOBOT Magician[PRODUCTION][2020–2021]
Desktop-grade 4-axis collaborative robotic arm designed for education and research.
Dobot · food-service · 4 deployments
View spec - DOBOT Magician Lite[PRODUCTION][2022]
Compact 4-axis desktop robotic arm for K-12 STEM education.
Dobot · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - DOBOT MG400[PRODUCTION][2022]
Desktop collaborative robot with 500g payload (max 750g), 440mm reach, ±0.05mm repeatability.
Dobot · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Dragon 2[PRODUCTION][2019]
Capsule (Crew + Cargo Dragon 2) performing fully autonomous rendezvous and docking with the ISS using lidar, cameras and thermal sensors.
SpaceX · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - DragonFly IV[PRODUCTION][2024]
The DragonFly IV is Nano Dimension's flagship additively manufactured electronics (AME) 3D printer, capable of printing PCBs, antennas, and sensors using conductive nano-particle silver and dielectric inks.
Nano Dimension · food-service · 2 deployments
View spec - Dreame X40 Ultra[PRODUCTION][2024]
The Dreame X40 Ultra is a flagship autonomous robot vacuum and mop from Dreame Technology, a Suzhou-based robotics company.
Dreame Technology · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Dreame X50 Ultra[PRODUCTION][2024]
The Dreame X50 Ultra is a camera-equipped robot vacuum and mop.
Dreame Technology · food-service · 3 deployments
View spec - DriX[PRODUCTION][2024]
DriX is Exail's family of autonomous surface vessels for hydrographic survey and defense mine countermeasures, and the registry entity is scoped to the DriX USV family with Exail, the merged ECA Group and iXblue entity in France, as the corporate parent.
Exail · food-service · 1 deployment
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[732 Logged]- Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio releases hazardous materials[OTHER]
Feb 3, 2023 · Norfolk Southern · ATGMS (Automated Track Geometry Measurement System) · United States (multiple hotel chains)
Details - Borunte Robot founder Yin Rongzao sued for 7M yuan unauthorized bonuses after demanding 2M yuan/month salary[OTHER]
Borunte Robot
Details - FDA Class 2 recall of Butterfly iQ Auto Bladder Volume Tool for lacking 510(k) clearance[RECALL]
Feb 24, 2020 · Butterfly Network · Butterfly iQ+ · South Africa
Details - Butterfly Network receives FDA clearance for AI ultrasound fetal biometric tool[REGULATORY ACTION]
Mar 30, 2026 · Butterfly Network · Butterfly iQ+ · South Africa
Details - Autonomous Cat truck hit excavator at BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Goonyella mine after communications loss[COLLISION]
Aug 1, 2023 · Caterpillar Mining · Cat MineStar Command for Hauling · Chantilly, Virginia, USA
Details - Securities class action filed against CleanSpark alleging material misstatements about ATL Data Centers acquisition[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jan 20, 2021 · CleanSpark · CleanSpark Bitcoin Mining Fleet · Mountain City, Tennessee, USA
Details - AJRC citizen petition (FDA-2026-P-1299) requests Class I recall of all da Vinci 5 systems over intraoperative power failure defect[REGULATORY ACTION]
Feb 4, 2026 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci 30-degree 8mm Endoscope over risk of patient harm from monopolar energy[RECALL]
Nov 23, 2015 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - da Vinci 5 console foot-pedal recall over a spring failure that can leave a pedal stuck pressed[RECALL]
Feb 26, 2025 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci Xi/X Conductive Cannula Reducer over metal tip that can dislodge inside patients[RECALL]
Dec 23, 2021 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - da Vinci endoscope: light left on burned the patient after resting on the thigh (FDA MAUDE)[INJURY]
Jan 21, 2025 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci EndoWrist Stapler 45 over increased Stapler Firing Failed complaints[RECALL]
Jul 14, 2016 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci Fundus Grasper over jaws that can become stuck closed[RECALL]
Aug 8, 2015 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - Intuitive recalls da Vinci 8mm Horizon Small Clip Applier over frayed or broken grip cables[RECALL]
Dec 19, 2024 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
Details - da Vinci Hot Shears (monopolar curved scissors) Class I recall: insulation micro-cracks caused tissue burns[RECALL]
May 8, 2013 · Intuitive Surgical · da Vinci (and Ion) · South Korea
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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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