Robotics & Automation: 58 companies and organisations

America's premier lunar logistics company — builds lunar landers, rovers and surface infrastructure for NASA CLPS and commercial customers. Developed Peregrine and Griffin lunar…

Stanford engineering department teaching and researching spacecraft autonomy, guidance and navigation, space robotics and planetary exploration.

American lunar resources startup — developing technology to prospect for, extract and return helium-3 from the Moon for quantum and fusion markets.

American orbital debris removal startup — develops the REACCH gecko-adhesive capture system, tested on the ISS, and the Laelaps removal spacecraft.

Builds autonomous robotic spacecraft for in-orbit servicing — the NEXUS vehicle installs new payloads and upgrades on unprepared satellites in GEO/MEO, pioneering an 'upgrade ec…

Develops lunar rovers and surface mobility systems — the MAPP rover operated at the lunar South Pole in 2025 and the company is a NASA Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle finalist.

Houston engineering firm — develops simulation, graphics and software for space vehicles and robotics under NASA contracts, including a $150M JSC award.

US Navy research centre at NRL — designs, builds and tests spacecraft, payloads and space robotics for military, civil and intelligence customers.

Houston space unit of Oceaneering International — designs and builds EVA tools, spacesuit and life-support hardware, and robotics for NASA and commercial missions.

Pittsburgh robotics company — develops planetary rover mobility systems and flight software for lunar surface missions.

American in-space services startup — builds Orbots, small robotic satellites for inspection, proximity operations, payload hosting and logistics.

Joint USC Information Sciences Institute and Astronautical Engineering centre — researches nanosatellites, space robotics and spacecraft technology.

University of Maryland space robotics lab — runs the only university neutral buoyancy tank for EVA, servicing and space robotics research.

American lunar resources startup — builds excavation rovers to mine and haul icy lunar regolith for water and propellant production.

Texas A&M University space research institute — building a $200M facility next to NASA Johnson Space Center for lunar, robotics and spaceflight research.

US space startup — develops satellite inspection systems, in-space construction toolkits and orbital platform concepts from Boulder.

American lunar mobility company — develops the FLEX rover family and lunar terrain vehicles for NASA Artemis and commercial payload delivery.

WVU research centre in Fairmont — develops and tests robotics, machine vision and relative navigation for NASA Goddard satellite servicing.

Canadian space company in Bolton, Ontario — prime contractor for Canada's first lunar rover and maker of space cameras and lunar systems.

Canada's space agency — develops space robotics (Canadarm), Earth observation satellites and supports astronaut programmes.

Quebec space-robotics company that designs, builds and operates autonomous stratospheric balloon platforms for Earth observation.

Canadian space technology company — develops robotic systems, satellites and Earth observation solutions.

Canadian space software company — develops AI-enabled mission operations and autonomy software for lunar rovers and spacecraft.

Canadian space engineering firm — holds IP and build-ready designs for space systems including commercial communication satellites, rovers and robotics.

Student design team at Queen's University in Kingston — builds planetary rovers and satellite projects for international space competitions.

University of Toronto robotics lab — researches autonomous robotic systems for space and terrestrial settings, including lunar rover navigation.

Carleton University lab in Ottawa — researches spacecraft robotics, guidance and proximity operations using its SPOT air-bearing testbed.

Ottawa in-space servicing startup — develops automated refuelling stations and robotic arms to refuel and repair spacecraft in orbit.

University of Toronto aerospace research institute — hosts space robotics, spacecraft dynamics and microsatellite research groups in Toronto.

University of Saskatchewan student space design team — builders of RADSAT-SK, the first satellite made in Saskatchewan, and of planetary rovers.

Develops advanced robotic systems for Earth and space — from autonomous surface exploration and orbital maintenance to in-situ resource utilisation beyond Earth.

Develops space-ready robotics, AI and automation software — delivers the R1 lunar rover and integrated software-based solutions for satellite operators globally.

Develops robotic manufacturing and post-landing space services — autonomous construction systems and life-support infrastructure for the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Develops the SPHERA Planetary Surveyor — a fully autonomous rolling drone for persistent exploration, mapping and ISRU resource surveillance on the Moon and Mars.

Bremen research centre of the German Research Center for AI (DFKI) — develops autonomous rovers and robots for planetary exploration and in-orbit tasks.

Berlin space robotics startup — develops modular CubeSat-based lunar rovers and flew its Tacheles CubeSat on NASA's Artemis II mission in 2026.

Würzburg non-profit research centre — develops CubeSats, satellite formation flying, VLEO communications and attitude control test facilities.

Develops Yaoki, an ultra-compact and lightweight lunar rover designed for high-frequency Moon surface scouting — targets frequent, low-cost lunar exploration missions.

Develops autonomous robotic systems for space — in-space assembly, inspection and manufacturing using robotic arms.

Tohoku University lab in Sendai — develops lunar and planetary rovers, space robots and university microsatellites such as RISING and DIWATA-1.

AGH University of Krakow student space team — builds Mars rovers, sounding rockets and stratospheric balloon payloads; ERC and URC winner.

Polish space mechanisms maker — builds lock-and-release mechanisms, deployers, booms and penetrators; spin-out of CBK PAN with work on JUICE and InSight.

Polish space robotics company — develops robotic arms, grippers and ground support equipment for in-orbit servicing and satellite integration.

Luxembourg affiliate of US robotics firm OffWorld — develops robotic modules to extract, process and store lunar ice resources (ISRU).

University of Luxembourg space robotics group — researches in-space servicing, lunar rovers and manipulation, operating the LunaLab analogue and Zero-G Lab.

Dutch TU Delft student team — develops a 2.5 kg six-legged autonomous lunar rover and aims to deploy swarms of mini moon rovers.

Delft University of Technology institute — unites space research on sensing from space, distributed space systems and space robotics.

Portuguese technology research institute — develops space robotics and drones for ESA analog missions such as SOLIS100 and microgravity-tested robots.

Portuguese aerospace engineering company — develops GNC systems, structures, mechanisms and landing systems for space missions and UAVs.

Andalusian aerospace technology centre — conducts R&D in materials, additive manufacturing, avionics and robotics for aeronautics and space.

Spanish university space robotics lab — researches orbital robotics for debris removal, satellite servicing, in-orbit manufacturing and digital twins.

British space startup — develops modular spacecraft and a scalable roving platform for lunar operations, founded by Cambridge alumni.

Leicester engineering company — designs structures and mechanisms for spacecraft, payloads and ground support equipment and develops in-space manufacturing.

Argentine non-profit space group of young professionals and students — develops a low-cost lunar rover and related exploration technology.

Austrian applied research institute in Graz — works on satellite communications and navigation, remote sensing analysis and vision systems for planetary rovers.

Belgian space engineering firm — develops human spaceflight systems, robotics, control centres and software; partner in Starlab Space.

Indian in-space servicing startup incubated at IIT Bombay — develops propulsion, robotic arms and docking systems for satellite life extension.

UNAM space instrumentation lab — led the COLMENA lunar micro-robot mission and contributes to Mini-EUSO and nanosatellites such as NanoConnect-2.