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Robotics and autonomy startups hiring now

The robotics and autonomy startups hiring the most right now are NewSpace Research and Technologies, Agile Robots and Skild AI. 48% of their open roles are in engineering. 7% of these companies hire mostly remote. Most are based in San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Seattle. Every role here comes from the company’s own careers page and is re-checked daily.

48%

of roles in engineering

13%

of roles in ai and ml

8%

of roles in product and design

3%

of roles in marketing

3%

of roles in people and finance

Companies

Who is hiring

NewSpace Research and Technologies

NewSpace Research and Technologies

NewSpace Research and Technologies is an aerospace and defence R&D company that aims to create unmanned aerospace systems from India. It develops programs in next-generation missions and technologies for military and civilian use by Indian government bodies. Its products include the BELUGA hybrid multi-rotor long-endurance UAV, the NIMBUS multi-purpose electric UAV and the MACKEREL loitering munition. It specialises in drone technology.

122 open roles0% remote

Agile Robots

Agile Robots

Agile Robots provides robotic arms, mobile robots and the Agile ONE humanoid.

59 open roles0% remote

Skild AI

Skild AI

Pittsburgh, US · Series C

Skild AI builds a unified, omni-bodied AI foundation model called Skild Brain that can control any robot for any task.

44 open roles

ARX Robotics

ARX Robotics

Series A

ARX Robotics develops autonomous ground vehicles. Its Mithra OS operating system integrates autonomous and legacy assets.

29 open roles0% remote

Forterra

Forterra

Seattle, US · Series B

Forterra develops autonomous mission systems that combine mobility, communications, sensing, and computing for military operations.

29 open roles23% remote

Perceptyne

Perceptyne

Seed

Perceptyne builds AI-powered robots. Its robots automate jobs that rely on human hands.

25 open roles0% remote

Vention

Vention

montreal, CA · Series D

Vention provides an industrial automation platform and modular robot applications. Customers can design, program, and simulate robot cells in one cloud platform.

24 open roles0% remote

CynLr

CynLr

Series A

CynLr enables robots to grasp objects without pre-training. Its vision system sees motion, depth, and colour.

24 open roles0% remote

Bot Auto

Bot Auto

Bot Auto operates an autonomous truck fleet. It provides Transportation as a Service to major 3PLs and shippers.

21 open roles

Revel Robotics

Revel Robotics

Revel Robotics builds robots that help companies preserve human skills.

20 open roles0% remote

Unbox Robotics

Unbox Robotics

Pune, IN · Series B

Unbox Robotics builds full-stack robotic systems that help retail, logistics, and eCommerce companies automate their intra-logistics operations. Its flagship product, UnboxSort, is a vertical robotic sortation system that uses autonomous robots and intelligent software to sort parcels into destinations such as orders, routes, stores, or carriers.

19 open roles0% remote

Autonomous Teaming Solutions

Autonomous Teaming Solutions

Autonomous Teaming Solutions builds AI software and systems for autonomous drone teaming.

17 open roles

Aitan

Aitan

New Jersey, US

Aitan builds autonomous robotic combat systems for allied militaries. Its edge AI tools support surveillance, armed response, and cargo delivery in contested areas.

16 open roles0% remote

Synapticon

Synapticon

Synapticon develops servo drives using the software-first principle. Its servo drives connect computers to robots.

15 open roles0% remote

Hive Autonomy

Hive Autonomy

The system connects a fleet into one coordinated autonomous system.

14 open roles0% remote

Andromeda

Andromeda

Melbourne, AU · Series A

Andromeda’s flagship product, Abi, is a robotic companion with a charming personality and emotional intelligence. Abi adapts to each resident’s personality, ability and language, building meaningful connections that spark joy while enhancing care team capacity. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including healthcare institutions, elder care facilities, and families with children who require additional emotional support.

13 open roles100% remote

Bright Machines

Bright Machines

San Francisco, US

Bright Machines provides a fully integrated Bright Factory that builds data center infrastructure for hyperscalers. Its assembly operations use advanced software and robotics to deliver shorter time-to-market, higher yields, and end-to-end data traceability.

13 open roles8% remote

Human Computer Lab

Human Computer Lab

San Francisco, US

Human Computer Lab is a research lab building character robots that feel alive and responsive. Its first robot, LeLamp, explores a new category of consumer robotics where everyday objects become interactive.

12 open roles0% remote

Capstan Medical

Capstan Medical

Series C

Capstan Medical develops minimally invasive solutions for heart valve disease.

12 open roles0% remote

Charge Robotics

Charge Robotics

San Leandro, US · YC S21

Charge Robotics builds robots that automate the most labor-intensive parts of solar construction.

11 open roles0% remote

Anvil Robotics

Anvil Robotics

Seed

Anvil provides a platform for building Physical AI. Its platform includes a composable hardware and software ecosystem.

11 open roles0% remote

Norbert Health

Norbert Health

Norbert Health develops an AI module that turns robots into autonomous care helpers. The system is designed to create rounding schedules.

10 open roles10% remote

Sensmore

Sensmore

Sensmore retrofits heavy mobile machinery with hardware and proprietary AI software. It automates entire fleets.

10 open roles0% remote

Contoro Inc.

Contoro Inc.

Austin, US · Corporate Round

Contoro delivers AI-powered robots that automate the unloading of floor-loaded shipping containers and trailers. The company uses a human-in-the-loop (HITL) teleoperation system to guide robots when AI encounters edge cases. Contoro offers a pay-per-container pricing model.

10 open roles0% remote

Bracket Bot

Bracket Bot

San Francisco, US · Seed

Builds robots and the software that runs them for engineering and industrial users.

10 open roles0% remote

Sabanto

Sabanto

Sabanto delivers retrofit autonomous solutions for farming operations. Its Retrofit Autonomy Kit transforms off-the-shelf tractors into autonomous machines.

9 open roles11% remote

Airbound

Airbound

Bengaluru, IN · Seed

Airbound is building the world's most efficient delivery drones to reduce the cost of delivery by over 137x.

9 open roles0% remote

Marut Drones

Marut Drones

Marut Drones builds high-payload drones. It designs, manufactures and deploys drone solutions for agriculture, infrastructure, disaster management and environmental conservation.

9 open roles

Dimensional

Dimensional

Dimensional builds an open-source operating system for robots. Its platform provides a modular architecture for training and deploying robotic intelligence at scale.

9 open roles0% remote

Sunrise Robotics Corporation

Sunrise Robotics Corporation

Ljubljana, SI

Sunrise Robotics develops intelligent, autonomous robotic cells that transform existing manufacturing processes.

9 open roles56% remote

Open roles

Newest roles at these startups

What robotics and autonomy startups build

Machines that move and act on their own, from humanoids to warehouse fleets. NewSpace Research and Technologies: NewSpace Research and Technologies is an aerospace and defence R&D company that aims to create unmanned aerospace systems from India. It develops programs in next-generation missions and technologies for military and civilian use by Indian government bodies. Its products include the BELUGA hybrid multi-rotor long-endurance UAV, the NIMBUS multi-purpose electric UAV and the MACKEREL loitering munition. It specialises in drone technology. Agile Robots: Agile Robots provides robotic arms, mobile robots and the Agile ONE humanoid. Skild AI: Skild AI builds a unified, omni-bodied AI foundation model called Skild Brain that can control any robot for any task.

The roles they hire for

Across the roles open today, the mix is engineering (48%), ai and ml (13%), product and design (8%), marketing (3%) and people and finance (3%). Engineering roles here often ask for hands-on work with the product's hardest part, so a portfolio or a shipped project counts for more than a long resume.

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Frequently asked

Which robotics and autonomy startups are hiring the most?

Right now: NewSpace Research and Technologies, Agile Robots, Skild AI, ARX Robotics and Forterra. The list above ranks every company by the roles it has open today.

Do robotics and autonomy startups hire remotely?

7% of the companies here hire mostly remote. Each company page shows its own remote share.

What roles do robotics and autonomy startups hire for?

The most common are engineering, ai and ml and product and design.

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