Who gets listed

• Robots — qualifying physical systems, from first working demonstration to full commercial use.
• Makers — the organizations or teams responsible for those robots.
• Suppliers — organizations or teams building components, software, or AI models specifically for robotics.

All three conditions must be met:

• It physically exists — A credible photo, video, public demonstration, or documented deployment shows a working machine.
• It performs a physical task — Software-only products and simulations are not robots.
• Its maker is identifiable — This may be a company, lab, open-source project, or independent team.

See the robot definition in the glossary.

Companies, business units, research labs, nonprofits, open-source projects, and independent teams can qualify. A separate legal entity is not required.

A supplier qualifies when it offers a specific product used to build, operate, or improve robots, and robotics is an explicit target market or use case.

• Components — motors, actuators, sensors, cameras, LiDAR, grippers, batteries, and compute.
• Software — simulation, autonomy, perception, motion planning, fleet management, and developer tools.
• AI models — models designed to control, train, or improve robots.

A general-purpose technology company does not qualify solely because its products could be used in robotics.

Yes. Open-source robots, platforms, components, software, and AI models can qualify without a registered company. The project must have identifiable maintainers, public code or documentation, and verifiable activity from the past 12 months.

A listing must identify the product or project, the responsible maker or team, its category, and a source confirming that it exists. We prefer official documentation, demonstrations, customer deployments, research papers, active repositories, and direct confirmation.

A robot is not given a maturity rating. Where it has got to is shown through what sources actually report — demonstrations, customer trials, commercial availability, recorded deployments — each carrying the source it came from. Claims, announcements, and reservations are not evidence of use.

If a fact cannot be verified, it receives the appropriate evidence status. We do not silently guess.

• Concepts, renders, mock-ups, and announcements without a working product.
• General-purpose products with no clear robotics use case.
• Conventional fixed automation with no meaningful sensing or decision-making.
• Toys, hobby kits, and smart appliances not intended for professional physical work.
• Anonymous or undocumented projects that cannot be verified.

Defense and dual-use products are assessed under the same evidence rules. Classified or unverifiable systems are not listed.

Not yet.