We track 214 companies across 25 countries building humanoid and embodied AI systems. This directory is derived from our research database and updated as new information becomes available. Companies are categorized by deployment stage, geography, and — where applicable — their relevance to our adversarial testing work.
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Commercial Bipedal
Use Cases Developers; research; competitions (RoboCup)
Engineered Arts
Tier B T1
Commercial Humanoid upper-body
Use Cases Entertainment; education; engagement
Safety Ameca social humanoid deployed in public-facing venues. UK-based, subject to UK AI regulation. Designed for safe human interaction in entertainment contexts.
Commercial Humanoid upper-body
Use Cases Entertainment; engagement; research
Safety Sophia humanoid. Entertainment and social interaction focus. Hong Kong-based. No heavy industrial applications reduces physical safety risk profile.
Commercial Other
Commercial Bipedal
Use Cases Research
Commercial Humanoid upper-body
Safety NEXTAGE robot deployed in factories. Japanese industrial safety standards apply. Long track record in manufacturing robotics.
Commercial Other
Safety CL-1 humanoid. Chinese company focused on dynamic locomotion. Commercial availability claimed. No public safety documentation.
PAL Robotics
T1
Commercial Bipedal
Use Cases Research
Safety TALOS and REEM-C humanoids. EU-based, subject to EU AI Act. ISO 13482 compliant designs. Long track record in safe HRI research deployments.
Commercial Humanoid upper-body
Safety Reachy open-source humanoid. French company, EU AI Act applies. Designed for safe human proximity. Teleoperation capability provides human oversight.
Commercial Humanoid upper-body
Safety Sanbot service robots deployed commercially. Chinese company. Designed for public-facing service environments with basic collision avoidance.
ROBOTIS
T1
Commercial Bipedal
Use Cases Research; education
Safety DYNAMIXEL ecosystem widely used in research. OP3 humanoid platform. South Korean company with decades of robot safety experience in education/research.
Commercial Bipedal
Safety HUBO lineage. South Korean company with government research ties. RB-Y1 humanoid. Published collaborative robot safety standards.
Commercial Humanoid upper-body
Use Cases Customer service; education; engagement
Commercial Bipedal
Safety NAO widely deployed in education and therapy. CE marked. Thousands of units in schools and care facilities. Established safe interaction track record.
Tesollo
T2
Commercial Other
Commercial Bipedal
Use Cases Research; general-purpose experimentation; potential consumer/industrial
Safety G1 and H1 humanoids commercially available. Low-cost approach raises safety certification questions. Rapid iteration model.
Commercial Other
Commercial Humanoid upper-body
Safety Humanoid robot development platform. Commercial availability. Early-stage company, limited safety documentation.
Agility Robotics
Tier A T1
Pilot Bipedal
Use Cases Logistics; manufacturing
Safety Digit deployed in Amazon warehouse pilot. RoboFab manufacturing facility. Published safety case for warehouse operations. Working toward commercial safety certification.
Robot.com
T2
Limited Deployment
1X Technologies
Tier A T1
Pilot Bipedal
Use Cases Home assistance
Safety OpenAI-backed. EVE and NEO humanoids. Norway-based with EU AI Act compliance path. No public safety whitepaper yet.
Pilot Bipedal
Use Cases Industrial and service applications
Safety Backed by Shanghai AI Lab. Open-source approach to embodied AI. Chinese AI governance framework applies.
Figure AI
Tier A T1
Pilot Bipedal
Use Cases General labor; industrial tasks
Safety Partnered with BMW for factory pilot. OpenAI partnership for AI integration. No public safety whitepaper. $2.6B valuation indicates rapid scaling pressure.
Pilot Humanoid upper-body
Safety AI for humanoid robots. Early pilot stage. Limited public safety information.
Sanctuary AI
Tier A T1
Pilot Bipedal
Use Cases Industrial labor; data capture; general labor
Safety Carbon and Phoenix general-purpose robots. Teleoperation-first approach provides human oversight by design. Canadian AI safety regulatory environment.
Pilot Bipedal
Use Cases Industrial assembly lines; service scenarios
Safety Walker series humanoids. Deployed in commercial settings in China. Shenzhen-listed company with regulatory compliance obligations.
Prototype Bipedal
Use Cases Construction; heavy labor research
Apptronik
Tier B T1
Prototype Bipedal
Use Cases Industrial work; general labor
Safety Apollo humanoid. NASA collaboration heritage (Valkyrie). Mercedes-Benz partnership for factory deployment. Safety-focused design for human co-working.
Prototype Humanoid upper-body
Safety Chinese humanoid startup. Prototype stage with manipulation demos. No public safety policy.
Prototype Bipedal
Boston Dynamics
Tier B T1
Prototype Bipedal
Use Cases Industrial automation; factory tasks
Safety Industry-leading safety testing for legged robots. Published robot safety principles. Hyundai subsidiary. Extensive field deployment safety record with Spot.
Prototype Other
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Other
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Other
Prototype Bipedal
Use Cases Research; industry; service; home (per about page)
Prototype Bipedal
Use Cases Research; assistance; service scenarios
Prototype Humanoid upper-body
Prototype Other
Prototype Humanoid upper-body
Haier
T2
Prototype
Hexagon
T2
Prototype Bipedal
Hexagon Robotics
Tier B T1
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Other
Humanoid (UK)
Tier A T1
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
K-Scale Labs
Tier B T1
Prototype Bipedal
Safety Open-source humanoid robotics. Stompy robot. Early stage. No formal safety certification yet.
Prototype Bipedal
Use Cases Research; disaster response competitions
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
MagicLab
T2
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
Safety Israeli humanoid robotics startup. Founded by Prof. Amnon Shashua (Mobileye). Automotive safety expertise in leadership.
Midea
T2
Prototype
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
Use Cases Industrial workflows; everyday assistance
Safety 4NE-1 cognitive humanoid. German company, EU AI Act applies. Cognitive robotics focus with human-aware safety features. ISO compliance path.
Prototype Other
Prototype Bipedal
ROBOTERA
T2
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
RoboForce
T2
Prototype
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Other
Prototype
Spirit AI
T1
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Humanoid upper-body
Prototype Humanoid upper-body
Tesla
T1
Prototype Bipedal
Use Cases Factory tasks; repetitive/unsafe work
Safety Automotive safety infrastructure. Optimus humanoid under internal development. Subject to NHTSA and OSHA regulatory frameworks.
Prototype Other
Use Cases Research; remote operation
Prototype Bipedal
VinMotion
T1
Prototype Bipedal
Prototype Bipedal
XPENG
T1
Prototype Bipedal
Safety Iron humanoid robot from automotive company. Automotive safety engineering expertise transfers. Subject to Chinese robotics regulations.
Xiaomi
T2
Prototype Bipedal
Use Cases Research; ecosystem experimentation
SwitchBot
T2
Concept Humanoid upper-body
Use Cases Home chores
Honda
T1
Discontinued Bipedal
Use Cases Research; demos; tech transfer
Safety ASIMO program discontinued 2022 after pioneering humanoid safety research. Legacy includes decades of safe bipedal locomotion research.
AEI Robot
T2
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Japanese government research institute. HRP series humanoids used in disaster response research. Published safety standards for humanoid operation.
Unknown
Commercial
Safety NAO robot widely deployed in education and research. CE certified. Aldebaran rebranded 2024 with renewed focus. Built-in safe interaction behaviors.
Alt-Bionics
T2
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
AtaroBot
T2
Unknown
Unknown
BOSHIAC
T2
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Hyundai-backed research institute. Atlas platform has extensive safety testing history. Published safety-aware locomotion research.
Unknown
Unknown
CasiVision
T2
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Musculoskeletal humanoid approach (artificial muscles). Polish company, EU AI Act applies. Early prototype stage. No public safety docs.
Unknown
Unknown
DexRobot
T2
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Dexmate
T2
Unknown
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Miroki and Mirokai companion robots. French company, EU AI Act applies. Designed for healthcare and hospitality safe interaction.
Unknown
Festo
T2
Prototype
Safety BionicMobileAssistant and bionic humanoid concepts. German industrial automation company with extensive ISO safety certification expertise.
Unknown
Unknown
Commercial
Safety GR-1 commercially available since 2024. Medical device background (rehabilitation robots) informs safety approach. ISO 13482 awareness.
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
GigaAI
T2
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Discontinued
Safety ASIMO program discontinued 2022. Decades of humanoid safety research legacy. Honda pivoting to Avatar robot with safety-first teleoperation design.
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Parent company of Boston Dynamics. Internal humanoid R&D program. Automotive safety culture and Hyundai's industrial robot safety standards apply.
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Open-source iCub platform used by 30+ labs worldwide. EU-funded safety research including safe human-robot interaction. Published HRI safety studies.
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Academic research lab. HUBO platform used in DARPA Robotics Challenge. Published safety-aware humanoid control research.
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Kyber Labs
T3
Unknown
Prototype
Safety CLOi series service robots. Korean electronics giant with established safety certification infrastructure. AI Ethics principles published.
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Academic lab. Mini Cheetah and humanoid research. Published safety-aware control research. University IRB oversight for experiments.
Prototype
Safety Internal research division. Focus on manipulation and embodied AI. Meta's Responsible AI team provides oversight. No standalone humanoid safety policy.
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Project GR00T foundation model for humanoids. Isaac Sim for safe simulation-first development. Enables but does not deploy humanoids directly.
Naver Labs
T2
Prototype
Safety AMBIDEX robot arms and service robots. South Korean company. Published safe HRI research. Naver AI Ethics principles apply.
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Discontinued
Safety OpenAI dissolved internal robotics team in 2021. Published influential sim-to-real and dexterous manipulation research. Safety research continues in LLM domain.
OpenLoong
T2
Unknown
Unknown
PHYBOT
T3
Unknown
PL Universe
T2
Unknown
Unknown
PNDbotics
T2
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Perceptyne
T2
Unknown Humanoid upper-body
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Robot Studio
T3
Unknown
Unknown
SCHUNK
T3
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Corporate R&D division. Samsung Ballie and humanoid research. Korean electronics safety certification infrastructure applies.
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Commercial
Safety Pepper deployed in thousands of commercial locations. CE marked. Built-in collision detection and safe interaction modes for public spaces.
Sulu.be
T3
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Internal safety team; subject to NHTSA oversight for autonomous systems. No standalone humanoid safety whitepaper published.
TetherIA
T3
Unknown
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Automotive safety culture applied to robotics. T-HR3 teleoperated design includes force-feedback safety limits. Toyota Research Institute funds safety research.
Unknown
Commercial
Safety H1 humanoid commercially available. No public safety whitepaper specific to humanoid. General robot safety docs available.
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
WIRobotics
T2
Unknown
WUJI Tech
T2
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Prototype
Safety Internal program within Xiaomi. CyberOne unveiled 2022. No public humanoid safety policy; consumer electronics safety standards apply.
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
qb Robotics
T3
Unknown