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Which companies deployed the most robots in 2026?
The operator-side leaderboard: who’s actually running robots this year, not who’s selling them. As of 2026-11-12, 40 operators started a verified deployment in 2026, 271 deployments total.
| # | Operator | Deployments | Regions | Form factors | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waymo | 29 | 16 | av | 2026-10-21 |
| 2 | Aurora Innovation | 15 | 5 | av, truck | 2026-07-30 |
| 3 | Starship Technologies | 13 | 5 | sidewalk | 2026-07-15 |
| 4 | Amazon | 12 | 9 | aerial, amr | 2026-08-19 |
| 5 | Boston Dynamics | 12 | 11 | amr, humanoid, quadruped | 2026-07-14 |
| 6 | Tesla | 10 | 4 | av, truck | 2026-09-04 |
| 7 | Serve Robotics | 9 | 5 | sidewalk | 2026-10-28 |
| 8 | Zipline | 9 | 5 | aerial | 2026-08-04 |
| 9 | Zoox | 9 | 4 | av | 2026-08-04 |
| 10 | Amazon Prime Air | 8 | 7 | aerial | 2026-08-19 |
| 11 | Skydio | 8 | 5 | aerial | 2026-07-07 |
| 12 | Unitree Robotics | 8 | 4 | humanoid | 2026-06-01 |
| 13 | Wing | 8 | 7 | aerial | 2026-07-08 |
| 14 | Agility Robotics | 7 | 5 | humanoid | 2026-07-17 |
| 15 | Anduril Industries | 6 | 3 | aerial | 2026-07-01 |
| 16 | Daxbot | 6 | 4 | sidewalk | 2026-06-09 |
| 17 | Gatik | 6 | 3 | truck | 2026-08-25 |
| 18 | Joby Aviation | 6 | 5 | other | 2026-09-01 |
| 19 | Nuro | 6 | 4 | av, other | 2026-05-14 |
| 20 | Percepto | 6 | 4 | aerial | 2026-06-25 |
| 21 | Pony AI | 6 | 3 | av | 2026-08-13 |
| 22 | Kodiak AI | 5 | 4 | truck | 2026-04-07 |
| 23 | Plus | 5 | 4 | truck | 2026-08-10 |
| 24 | Shield AI | 5 | 3 | aerial, brain | 2026-06-17 |
| 25 | UBTech Robotics | 5 | 4 | humanoid | 2026-07-01 |
| 26 | Avidbots | 4 | 4 | commercial_cleaning | 2026-01-01 |
| 27 | Dobot | 4 | 3 | humanoid | 2026-08-19 |
| 28 | IQM Quantum Computers | 4 | 4 | other | 2026-06-16 |
| 29 | May Mobility | 4 | 4 | av | 2026-03-26 |
| 30 | Saronic Technologies | 4 | 4 | maritime_surface | 2026-07-02 |
| 31 | Simbe Robotics | 4 | 4 | service | 2026-07-14 |
| 32 | Toyota Motor Corporation | 4 | 3 | humanoid | 2026-02-19 |
| 33 | AgiBot | 3 | 3 | humanoid | 2026-05-05 |
| 34 | Avride | 3 | 3 | av, sidewalk | 2026-06-01 |
| 35 | BlackSea Technologies | 3 | 3 | maritime | 2026-07-01 |
| 36 | DexTeleop Robotics | 3 | 1 | humanoid | 2026-08-12 |
| 37 | Figure AI | 3 | 2 | humanoid | 2026-06-25 |
| 38 | Humanoid | 3 | 1 | humanoid | 2026-05-14 |
| 39 | Kodiak Robotics | 3 | 2 | truck | 2026-06-01 |
| 40 | Motional | 3 | 1 | av | 2026-03-13 |
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Rebuilt every 15 minutes. Filter: deployment.reviewStatus=reviewed AND firstSeen in 2026, grouped by operator_id. Complements the maker-side leaderboard at /who-has-the-most-humanoid-deployments.