Discover the cutting-edge innovations in autonomous systems, defense tech, and physical AI that are redefining global security and reshaping the physical workforce.
Deep tech now accounts for 36% of global venture capital, up from 12% in 2016 — a structural reallocation driven by AI infrastructure, defense tech, and bioconvergence.
Agility Robotics, the maker of the Digit humanoid robot, is going public via a $2.5 billion SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI, raising $620 million to scale production of its next-generation Digit v5 humanoid.
Defence robotics VC hit $49.1B in 2025 — doubling year-over-year. A market guide covering the $27.6B robotics surge, key players from Anduril to Helsing, and the structural shift that turned defence into venture capital's hottest bet.
A&K Robotics raises $8M Series A to scale Cruz autonomous pods at Vancouver and Madrid airports. The company's crowd-aware Kinesos AI tackles indoor mobility where road AVs don't go.
Robotics venture funding hit $23B in the first half of 2026, matching all of 2025. Here is where the money is going — by company, category, and geography.
Ex-Waymo engineers raised $270M to retrofit excavators and bulldozers with autonomy — turning construction equipment into machines that work without operators.
The WEF's 3C framework — combination, convergence, compounding — explains why the winners in tech are no longer the most advanced, but the most ready to integrate.
Three former Apple Face ID engineers built LyteVision — a unified perception stack that fuses 4D sensing, RGB, and motion data into a single platform for robots and physical AI.