Humanoid robot companies - makers, suppliers, researchers

Sanctuary AI

Robot Maker

Vancouver, Canada

Sanctuary AI is a Canadian robotics company on a mission to create the world's first General Machine Intelligence (GMI) in general-purpose humanoid robots, enabling robots to perform physical labor safely, efficiently, and sustainably across manufacturing, automotive, and logistics sectors.

Clearpath Robotics

Robot Maker

Kitchener, Canada

Clearpath Robotics develops autonomous mobile robot platforms used widely in robotics research and industrial applications, including the Husky, Dingo, and Grizzly unmanned ground vehicles. The company's ROS-compatible research platforms are standard equipment at hundreds of universities and labs worldwide, making Clearpath one of the most influential suppliers of mobile robot development hardware. Acquired by Rockwell Automation in 2023, Clearpath continues to operate from Kitchener, Ontario, serving as a key enabling layer for field robotics, autonomy research, and mobile manipulation development.

Mirsee Robotics

Robot Maker

Cambridge, Canada

Mirsee Robotics is a Cambridge, Ontario-based startup developing teleoperated humanoid robots for hazardous and industrial environments. Its MH series—comprising the MH1, MH2, and MH3—features wheeled omni-directional bases paired with upper-body humanoid forms, designed exclusively for remote operation by human workers rather than autonomous function. The robots target applications such as industrial maintenance, infrastructure operations, and manufacturing, positioning the company in the growing niche of human-in-the-loop robotic telepresence for dangerous or inaccessible worksites.

Kinova Robotics

Robot Maker

Montréal, Canada

Kinova Robotics designs and manufactures ultra-lightweight robotic arms in North America, spanning assistive and research-grade applications. Its Jaco arm is an FDA-registered Class I medical device mounted on power wheelchairs to restore upper-limb independence for people with disabilities, while the Gen3 arm targets assembly, manipulation, and advanced robotics research. Together these platforms position Kinova as a long-standing supplier of safe, low-weight manipulator hardware to both the medical and humanoid-embodiment research communities.

Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation

Robot Maker

Vancouver, Canada

Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation (known as Sanctuary AI) is a Vancouver-based robotics and embodied AI company founded in 2018. The company builds industrial-grade humanoid robots powered by Carbon™, a pioneering AI control system designed for dexterous, human-like work in manufacturing, logistics, and other industrial settings. Its Phoenix robot features advanced dexterous manipulation capabilities. Co-founded by Geordie Rose (CEO) and Suzanne Gildert (CTO), Sanctuary AI has partnered with Magna International and Microsoft to advance general-purpose humanoid robot development.

A&K Robotics

Robot Maker

Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver-based robotics company that designs and deploys the Cruz autonomous self-driving mobility pod for transporting people within large venues such as airports and museums.

Sarcomere Dynamics Inc.

Robot Maker

Vancouver, Canada

Sarcomere Dynamics designs the Artus series of robotic hands. Artus Lite, released in 2024, has 20 degrees of freedom (16 actuated) and is a plug‑and‑play end effector for automation, teleoperation and research. Future Artus versions plan to include 24 DOF and integrated tactile feedback to achieve near‑human dexterity.