Robots by Physical Form
See which robot embodiments are most common.
1309Robots
710Makers
22%Manipulator
Top embodiments
| 01 | Manipulator | 290 | |
| 02 | Uncrewed aerial vehicle | Fixed-wingQuadcopterHexacopterHelicopterNot specified | 281 |
| 03 | Autonomous mobile robot | ForkliftPallet jackTuggerNot specified | 208 |
| 04 | Uncrewed ground vehicle | Pipe crawlerNot specified | 163 |
| 05 | Unknown | 153 | |
| 06 | Autonomous underwater vehicle | 78 | |
| 07 | Uncrewed surface vessel | 54 | |
| 08 | Humanoid | 49 | |
| 09 | Quadruped | 21 | |
| 10 | Climbing robot | 15 |
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What did we count?
We counted robots by body type. We call each body type an embodiment. Robots with no confirmed embodiment appear as “Unknown.”
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Which state has the most makers working on the top robot type?
Manipulator is the top robot embodiment. California leads with 38 makers.
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Why do the counts exceed the total?
One robot can have more than one embodiment. We count it once in every matching row, so all rows together can add up to more than the total number of robots. A narrower form, such as a quadcopter, counts in the broader form above it, here the uncrewed aerial vehicle. Its bar splits into the narrower forms and the robots confirmed only as the broader form, so the parts add up to the bar.