We kicked off November 2025 with our inaugural Robotics Startup Radar, which aims to help readers understand the startup landscape by highlighting 100 unique companies from around the world. Large funding rounds, new robot releases, and new partnerships also drew our readers’ attention.
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10. Teleop, not autonomy, is the path for 1X’s NEO humanoid
1X Technologies’ NEO humanoid is impressive. It has a sleek design and strong manipulation and teleoperation skills. However, there’s a major gap between what NEO can do today and the autonomous robot the company is promising to deliver to consumers in 2026. Read more.
9. iRobot revenue continues to drop with ‘no sources’ of additional capital
iRobot shared grim Q3 2025 financials in November 2025. The Roomba maker brought in $145.8 million in revenue, a 24.6% drop from the $193.4 million it brought in in Q3 2024. Last quarter, iRobot’s revenue was down 23.3% year over year. iRobot has struggled for a number of reasons. Read more.
8. Physical Intelligence raises $600M to advance robot foundation models
While ChatGPT and other generative AI engines can draw from the entire Web, robots require real-world data and foundation models to transcend more deterministic programming and learn new skills. Physical Intelligence raised Series B funding to develop models for robots to understand and interact with the material world. Read more.
7. Foxconn, Intrinsic build flexible robots for U.S. factories
Intrinsic and Foxconn are teaming up to create the AI that powers robotic systems for Foxconn’s U.S. factories. Intrinsic is an Alphabet subsidiary that builds robotics development tools, while Foxconn is the world’s largest contract manufacturer for consumer electronics. The partnership was announced at Foxconn’s Hon Hai Tech Day in Taipei. Read more.
6. Foxglove raises Series B to scale its data platform for roboticists
Foxglove, a San Francisco-based startup building a data and observability platform for robotics companies, said it has raised $40 million in funding. The company has now raised more than $58 million since its 2021 founding. Read more.
5. Armstrong Robotics wants to create general-purpose kitchen robots, starting with dishwashing
At each full-service restaurant in the world, dishwashers spend hours every day cleaning dishes to keep things running. Armstrong Robotics said it plans to use robotics and artificial intelligence to free these workers for more customer-facing tasks. Read more.
4. Agile Robots launches Agile ONE industrial humanoid in November 2025
More humanoid robots are coming to market. Agile Robots SE launched Agile ONE, its first humanoid. The company said the robot is designed to work safely and efficiently alongside people and other systems in industrial settings. Read more.
3. This time, iRobot needs help cleaning up a mess
Few companies have done more for robotics than iRobot since its founding in 1990. iRobot has been the household name in consumer robotics, putting more than 50 million Roomba robot vacuums into homes around the world. The Roomba brought robots out of the lab and into millions of homes, sparking curiosity, comfort, and even affection for machines. Read more.
2. Teradyne Robotics lays off another 14% of workforce
Roughly nine months after reducing its global workforce by 10%, Teradyne Robotics had another round of layoffs in November 2025, cutting about another 14% of its staff worldwide as revenue growth has not matched expectations. Teradyne owns cobot maker Universal Robots and autonomous mobile robot developer Mobile Industrial Robots. Read more.
1. 100 robotics startups to watch
Welcome to the inaugural Startup Radar, an in-depth report that shines a spotlight on the next generation of robotics. The Startup Radar profiles 100 robotics startups, each five years old or younger, that are working to shape the future of robotics. Read more.
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