Humanoid robot companies - makers, suppliers, researchers

MANUS Technology Group

Robot Maker

Frankfurt, Germany

manus is a temporary staffing and personnel services provider that has placed qualified professionals, new entrants, and career changers since 1984. It serves the Frankfurt/Rhein-Main region, Hesse, and Thuringia from its headquarters in Frankfurt and branches in Bad Salzungen, Suhl, and Erfurt.

Neura Robotics

Robot Maker

Metzingen, Germany

NEURA Robotics is a global Physical AI company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Metzingen, Germany. It develops cognitive robots that can see, hear, feel and learn, along with the software, AI and data infrastructure required to deploy them at scale.

Agile Robots

Robot Maker

Munich, Germany

Munich-based robotics company founded in 2018 as a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), developing AI-powered collaborative robot arms and intelligent automation for precision assembly and manufacturing. Germany's first robotics unicorn after a $220M Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 in 2021.

KUKA

Robot Maker

Augsburg, Germany

KUKA is a global leader in intelligent automation solutions headquartered in Augsburg, Germany. Founded in 1898, it provides industrial robots, automated production cells, and fully integrated systems for automotive, electronics, consumer goods, e-commerce, and healthcare industries. KUKA is a subsidiary of Midea Group.

Festo SE & Co. KG

Robot Maker

Esslingen am Neckar, Germany

Festo SE & Co. KG is a German family-owned automation technology company specializing in pneumatic and electric drive systems, components, and controls for factory and process automation. Its robotics work includes the BionicSoftHand, a pneumatically actuated robotic hand with flexible fingers designed for safe human-robot collaboration, along with other bionic research platforms. Festo also supplies the pneumatic and mechatronic components widely integrated into industrial and collaborative robot systems.

isento robotics GmbH

Robot Maker

Nuremberg, Germany

isento robotics, known for the P.I.B. (Personal Interactive Buddy) robot, produces small, programmable robots for education and research. The P.I.B. platform is open‑source and encourages users to modify hardware and software for interactive applications. The company focuses on accessibility and community engagement in robotics.

Franka Robotics

Robot Maker

Munich, Germany

Franka Robotics is a German collaborative robotics company founded in 2016, acquired by Agile Robots in 2023. Based in Munich, it develops the Franka Research 3 (FR3), a force-sensitive robot arm designed for research, AI development, and disruptive automation applications. Products are designed in Munich and manufactured in Bavaria.

Agile Robots SE

Robot Maker

Germany

Agile Robots SE is a German-Chinese robotics company developing AI-powered collaborative robot arms and intelligent manipulation systems. Its portfolio includes the Franka Robotics line of torque-sensitive robotic arms, widely used in research, delicate assembly, and contact-rich automation tasks. The company's combination of compliant hardware and AI-driven software makes it a key supplier of dexterous manipulation technology for humanoid and humanoid-adjacent robotics research.

CorTec

Robot Maker

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

CorTec GmbH is a German neurotechnology company that develops Brain Interchange, a fully implantable bidirectional brain-computer interface platform for neuromodulation therapies currently in FDA-authorized clinical evaluation, making it the first European company to reach clinical stage in the US with a fully implantable BCI. In robotics, the company supplies neural interface technology and expertise, contributing components for humanoid robotic systems such as the MSK Humanoid Robot that integrate brain-machine communication principles into embodied machines.

Navel Robotics

Robot Maker

München, Germany

navel robotics GmbH develops Navel, an AI-powered empathy robot for care facilities and research institutions. It enables personalized, multilingual conversations, remembers previous interactions, and is designed to improve wellbeing in care settings.

pi4 Robotics

Robot Maker

Berlin, Germany

Pi4 Robotics GmbH is a Berlin-based high-tech company specializing in robotics, industrial automation, machine vision, and artificial intelligence, best known for developing the Workerbot collaborative humanoid robot for manufacturing and logistics.

PIA Automation

Robot Maker

Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany

PIA Automation develops and delivers industrial automation solutions for mobility, energy storage, medical, commercial, and embodied AI and humanoid robotics applications. Its work spans product design, production automation, software, and lifecycle services.

Poke & Wiggle

Robot Maker

Munich, Germany

Poke & Wiggle focuses on breaking and improving robot policies. Its PAW-GEN-10 leaderboard evaluates robot policies across 10 environments, data-scaling regimes, and spatial-generalization conditions.

SCHUNK

Robot Maker

Lauffen am Neckar, Germany

SCHUNK SE & Co. KG is a German family-owned manufacturer of gripping systems, clamping technology, and end-of-arm tooling for industrial robots, founded in 1945 and headquartered in Lauffen am Neckar. The company is a key supplier of humanoid robot hands and recently spun off SCHUNK Humanoid Robotics GmbH to develop modular anthropomorphic 5-finger gripping hands for industrial humanoid systems.

Wandelbots

Robot Maker

Dresden, Germany

Wandelbots provides a Physical AI platform that connects robots, systems, and workflows, bridging digital twins and shop-floor operations. Its NOVA platform enables companies to simulate, deploy, and scale automation across sites and operations.

Fruitcore Robotics

Robot Maker

Konstanz, Germany

Fruitcore Robotics is a German industrial robotics company founded in 2017 as a spin-off from HTWG Konstanz. It develops the HORST robot platform — intelligent automation solutions combining IoT connectivity, innovative mechatronics, and software — making robotics accessible and cost-effective for SMEs across manufacturing, logistics, and food processing.

Pink Robotics

Robot Maker

Erlangen, Germany

Pink Robotics is a German robotics company based in Darmstadt that develops and builds humanoid robot platforms. They have created the P0 humanoid robot prototype, which was designed and manufactured in Germany.