Engineering:List of robots

Short description: List of notable physical robots

This is a list of robots and robot product families, the list includes robots developed for research, industry, domestic use, medicine, transportation, exploration, education, entertainment, defense, and other applications.

Historical and pioneering robots

• Elmer and Elsie — early autonomous electronic robots developed by William Grey Walter.
• Freddy II — experimental robot developed at the University of Edinburgh.
• Shakey — mobile robot developed at the Stanford Research Institute.
• Stanford Cart — experimental mobile robot developed at Stanford University.
• Unimate — early industrial robot first used on a General Motors production line.
• WABOT-1 — early full-scale humanoid robot developed at Waseda University.

Humanoid robots

See also: Engineering:Humanoid robot and Android (robot)

• AgiBot A2 — humanoid robot developed by AgiBot.
• Ameca — humanoid robot developed by Engineered Arts.
• ASIMO — humanoid robot developed by Honda.
• Atlas — humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics.
• Digit — humanoid robot developed by Agility Robotics.
• EVE — humanoid robot developed by 1X Technologies.
• FEDOR — Russian humanoid robot developed for spaceflight.
• Figure 01 — humanoid robot developed by Figure AI.
• HRP-4C — humanoid robot developed by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
• HUBO — humanoid robot developed by KAIST.
• iCub — child-sized humanoid research robot.
• InMoov — open-source 3D-printed humanoid robot.
• Kirobo — humanoid robot sent to the International Space Station.
• NAO — programmable humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics.
• NEO — humanoid robot developed by 1X Technologies.
• Optimus — humanoid robot developed by Tesla.
• Pepper — humanoid social robot developed by SoftBank Robotics.
• PETMAN — humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics.
• QRIO — humanoid entertainment robot developed by Sony.
• Robonaut — humanoid robot developed by NASA and General Motors.
• Sophia — humanoid social robot developed by Hanson Robotics.
• Surena — series of humanoid robots developed in Iran.
• TOPIO — humanoid robot designed to play table tennis.
• Toyota Partner Robot — series of humanoid and mobility robots developed by Toyota.
• Unitree G1 — humanoid robot developed by Unitree Robotics.
• Valkyrie — humanoid robot developed by NASA.
• Vyommitra — humanoid robot developed by ISRO for the Gaganyaan program.

Self-driving vehicles

See also: Engineering:Self-driving car, Robotaxi, Autonomous vehicle, Advanced driver-assistance system, Tesla Autopilot, and Vehicular automation

• Tesla Cybercab — purpose-built autonomous robotaxi developed by Tesla.
• Tesla Robotaxi — autonomous ride-hailing service using Tesla vehicles, initially based on the Model Y.
• Waymo Ojai — purpose-built autonomous robotaxi operated by Waymo.
• Waymo — autonomous driving system and robotaxi fleet developed by Alphabet.
• Zoox — purpose-built autonomous electric robotaxi developed by Zoox.

Quadrupedal robots

• AIBO — robotic dog developed by Sony.
• ANYmal — quadrupedal inspection robot developed by ANYbotics.
• BigDog — quadrupedal robot developed by Boston Dynamics.
• Cheetah — high-speed quadrupedal robot developed by Boston Dynamics.
• LittleDog — small quadrupedal research robot developed by Boston Dynamics.
• Spot — quadrupedal robot developed by Boston Dynamics.

Domestic robots

See also: Engineering:Domestic robot, Robotic vacuum cleaner, Robotic lawn mower, and Home automation

• Braava — robotic floor-mopping system developed by iRobot.
• Looj — gutter-cleaning robot developed by iRobot.
• Robomow — series of autonomous robotic lawn mowers.
• Roomba — robotic vacuum cleaner developed by iRobot.
• Scooba — robotic floor-washing system developed by iRobot.

Industrial and workplace robots

See also: Engineering:Industrial robot, Collaborative robot, and Warehouse robotics

• Baxter — collaborative industrial robot developed by Rethink Robotics.
• Hercules — warehouse robot that carries inventory pods to workers for order picking.
• PUMA — industrial robotic arm developed by Unimation.
• Sawyer — collaborative industrial robot developed by Rethink Robotics.
• Stretch — mobile warehouse robot that uses a suction gripper to handle boxes by Boston Dynamics.
• Tally — autonomous inventory robot used in retail stores.
• Taurob Inspector — mobile inspection robot designed for hazardous industrial environments.

Agricultural robots

See also: Engineering:Agricultural robot, Precision agriculture, and Agricultural machinery

• FarmBot — open-source Cartesian farming robot used for automated planting, watering, and weed control.
• FarmWise Titan FT-35 — autonomous agricultural robot used for mechanical weed removal.

Flying robots

See also: Engineering:Unmanned aerial vehicle, Autonomous aircraft, Drone (technology), and Ornithopter

Quadcopters

See also: Engineering:Quadcopter and List of quadcopters

• Crazyflie 2.0 — open-source nano quadcopter developed by Bitcraze.
• DJI Avata — camera quadcopter developed by DJI.
• DJI Inspire — professional camera quadcopter series developed by DJI.
• DJI Mavic — compact camera quadcopter series developed by DJI.
• DJI Mini — lightweight camera quadcopter series developed by DJI.
• DJI Neo — compact camera quadcopter developed by DJI.
• DJI Phantom — camera quadcopter series developed by DJI.
• GoPro Karma — camera quadcopter developed by GoPro.
• Intel Shooting Star — quadcopter developed for coordinated drone light shows.
• Parrot AR.Drone — quadcopter developed by Parrot for recreation and research.
• Skydio 2 — autonomous camera quadcopter developed by Skydio.
• STM Kargu — military quadcopter and loitering munition developed by STM.
• Zano — miniature camera quadcopter developed by Torquing Group.

Delivery drones

See also: Engineering:Delivery drone

• Amazon Prime Air — autonomous delivery drone system developed by Amazon.
• Wingcopter — autonomous delivery drone developed by the German company Wingcopter.
• Zipline — autonomous drone delivery system used for medical supplies and other goods.

Research and utility drones

See also: Engineering:Micro air vehicle

• DelFly — small flapping-wing research robot developed at Delft University of Technology.

Delivery and logistics robots

See also: Engineering:Delivery robot, Autonomous mobile robot, and Warehouse robotics

• Amazon Scout — autonomous delivery robot developed by Amazon.
• Starship delivery robot — autonomous sidewalk delivery robot developed by Starship Technologies.

Medical and assistive robots

See also: Medicine:Medical robot, Robotic surgery, and Rehabilitation robotics

• CyberKnife — robotic radiosurgery system developed by Accuray.
• Da Vinci Surgical System — robotic surgical system developed by Intuitive Surgical.
• ZEUS robotic surgical system — robotic surgical system developed by Computer Motion.

Disaster response robots

See also: Engineering:Search and rescue robot

• Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot — rescue robot designed to carry injured people and handle hazardous materials.
• PackBot — tracked robot used at the World Trade Center site and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

Robotic exoskeletons

See also: Engineering:Powered exoskeleton

• Hybrid Assistive Limb – powered exoskeleton developed by Cyberdyne for medical and assistive use.
• Human Universal Load Carrier – powered military exoskeleton developed to assist soldiers carrying heavy loads.
• Indego – powered exoskeleton developed at Vanderbilt University for mobility assistance.
• ReWalk – powered walking-assistance exoskeleton for people with lower-limb disabilities.

3D-printing robots

See also: 3D printing, Construction 3D printing, 3D concrete printing, and Robocasting

• BOD2 — gantry-style construction 3D printer developed by COBOD.
• Crane WASP — reconfigurable construction 3D printer developed by WASP.
• D-Shape — large-scale robotic 3D printer developed for construction and architectural applications.
• Platypus X12 — mobile construction 3D printer developed by Luyten 3D.

Military, security and emergency robots

See also: Engineering:Military robot, Uncrewed ground vehicle, Bomb disposal, and Rescue robot

• Crusher — experimental autonomous ground vehicle developed for DARPA.
• Daksh — bomb-disposal robot developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation.
• Dragon Runner — portable military robot used for reconnaissance and explosive-ordnance disposal.
• Guardium — autonomous ground vehicle developed for security and military patrols.
• MARCbot — military reconnaissance robot used by the United States Army.
• PackBot — military and bomb-disposal robot developed by iRobot.
• TALON — tracked military and explosive-ordnance-disposal robot.
• SWORDS — armed robot based on the TALON platform.

Military aerial robots

See also: Engineering:List of unmanned aerial vehicles, Military drone, Unmanned combat aerial vehicle, and Loitering munition

• Bayraktar Akıncı — high-altitude combat drone developed by Baykar.
• Bayraktar TB2 — combat and reconnaissance drone developed by Baykar.
• Black Hornet Nano — miniature reconnaissance drone used by military forces.
• Hermes 450 — Israeli reconnaissance drone developed by Elbit Systems.
• Hermes 900 — medium-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance drone developed by Elbit Systems.
• Heron — medium-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance drone developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.
• IAI Harop — loitering munition developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.
• MQ-1 Predator — reconnaissance and combat drone developed by General Atomics.
• MQ-1C Gray Eagle — reconnaissance and combat drone developed for the United States Army.
• MQ-4C Triton — maritime surveillance drone developed by Northrop Grumman.
• MQ-20 Avenger — jet-powered unmanned combat aircraft developed by General Atomics.
• MQ-25 Stingray — carrier-based unmanned aerial refueling aircraft developed by Boeing.
• MQ-9 Reaper — reconnaissance and combat drone developed by General Atomics.
• RQ-11 Raven — small reconnaissance drone developed by AeroVironment.
• RQ-170 Sentinel — stealth reconnaissance drone developed by Lockheed Martin.
• RQ-21 Blackjack — tactical reconnaissance drone developed by Insitu.
• RQ-4 Global Hawk — high-altitude surveillance drone developed by Northrop Grumman.
• S-70 Okhotnik-B — Russian stealth unmanned combat aircraft.
• ScanEagle — small reconnaissance drone developed by Insitu and Boeing.
• Shahed 136 — Iranian loitering munition developed by Shahed Aviation Industries.
• Switchblade — family of portable loitering munitions developed by AeroVironment.
• X-47B — experimental carrier-based unmanned combat aircraft developed by Northrop Grumman.

Military underwater robots

• Bluefin-21 — autonomous underwater vehicle developed by Bluefin Robotics for defense, scientific, and deep-sea missions.
• Hui Long-class UUV — Taiwanese unmanned underwater vehicle developed as a submarine technology test platform.
• Knifefish — autonomous underwater vehicle developed for naval mine detection.
• Orca — extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle developed by Boeing for the United States Navy.
• Poseidon — Russian nuclear-powered autonomous underwater vehicle capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

Underwater and marine robots

• Autosub — series of autonomous underwater vehicles developed in the United Kingdom.
• Boaty McBoatface — autonomous underwater vehicle operated by the National Oceanography Centre.
• Jason — remotely operated deep-sea research vehicle operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
• Kaikō — Japanese remotely operated deep-sea research vehicle.
• Nereus — hybrid autonomous and remotely operated deep-sea vehicle.
• REMUS — series of autonomous underwater vehicles developed for research, surveying, and search operations.
• Sentry — autonomous underwater vehicle operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Space and planetary robots

See also: Space robotics, Aerobot, Planetary aircraft, Mars rover, Lunar rover, and List of rovers on extraterrestrial bodies

• CIMON — free-flying robotic assistant used aboard the International Space Station.
• Curiosity — NASA rover exploring Mars.
• Ingenuity — robotic helicopter operated on Mars by NASA.
• Lunokhod 1 — Soviet robotic lunar rover.
• Lunokhod 2 — Soviet robotic lunar rover.
• Opportunity — NASA Mars rover operated from 2004 to 2018.
• Perseverance — NASA rover exploring Mars.
• Pragyan — Indian lunar rover used during the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
• Sojourner — NASA's first rover to operate on Mars.
• Spirit — NASA Mars rover operated from 2004 to 2010.
• Yutu — Chinese lunar rover carried by Chang'e 3.
• Yutu-2 — Chinese lunar rover carried by Chang'e 4.
• Zhurong — Chinese Mars rover carried by the Tianwen-1 mission.

Educational, research and open-source robots

Educational and research robots

See also: Engineering:Educational robotics

• Boe-Bot — programmable wheeled robot used in robotics education.
• HERO — educational robot series produced by Heathkit.
• iRobot Create — programmable mobile robot based on the Roomba platform.
• Khepera — small mobile robot used in robotics research and education.
• Lego Mindstorms — programmable robotics construction platform developed by Lego.
• Bioloid — educational robotics platform developed by Robotis.

Open-source robot platforms

See also: Engineering:Open-source robotics and Open-source hardware

• ArduCopter — open-source multirotor aircraft platform based on ArduPilot.
• e-puck — open mobile robot platform designed for education and research.
• iCub — open humanoid robot platform developed for research in embodied cognition.
• OpenROV — open-source remotely operated underwater vehicle.
• Salvius — open-source humanoid robot.
• Thymio — open educational mobile robot.
• TurtleBot — open-source mobile robot platform used for education and research.

Telepresence robots

• Double — mobile telepresence robot developed by Double Robotics.
• IvanAnywhere — telepresence robot developed for remote workplace collaboration.
• QB — mobile telepresence robot developed by Anybots.
• Q(X) — telepresence robot developed by Anybots.
• TiLR — mobile telepresence robot developed by RoboDynamics.

Social and entertainment robots

• Ai-Da — humanoid robotic artist.
• hitchBOT — social robot designed to travel by relying on assistance from humans.
• Jibo — social and personal-assistant robot developed by Jibo, Inc.
• Kismet — expressive social robot developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• PARO — therapeutic robot modeled after a baby harp seal.
• Pleo — robotic dinosaur designed as an interactive companion.
• Wakamaru — domestic and social robot developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Robotic prostheses

See also: Biology:Prosthesis, Biomechatronics, and Bionic limb

• Bebionic — myoelectric prosthetic hand designed for everyday activities.
• Michelangelo Hand — articulated robotic hand prosthesis developed by Ottobock.

Biomimetic robots

See also: Engineering:Bio-inspired robotics, Biomimetics, and Biorobotics

• Roboboa — snake-like robotic toy developed by WowWee.
• RoboTuna — robotic fish developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study tuna-like swimming.

Other robots

• Alpha — robot developed for research and public demonstrations.
• Skycam — cable-suspended camera system used for aerial television coverage of sporting events as a cable robot.
• Terabot-S — mobile robot developed for research and experimentation.
• Vaimos — autonomous robotic bicycle developed for research.

See also

• Autonomous robot
• List of fictional robots and androids
• List of roboticists
• List of robotics companies
• List of robotics journals
• List of robotics laboratories
• List of robotics occupations
• Solar-powered aircraft
• Teleoperation
• Types of robots