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Robotic Item Picking & Placement

Focuses on the mechanisms, control, and sensing involved in robots or automated systems accurately grasping, moving, and releasing individual items, often in conjunction with conveyor systems or storage units, including path planning and end effector design.

6,399 US filings from 1,316 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,561 · 2024: 1,965 · 2025: 1,972 · 2026 YTD: 901

Conveying & Handling

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#CompanySince 20232023202420252026 YTDYoY
1FANUC CORPORATION337981109732-11.8%
2KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA17932665328-19.7%
3Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.1663265609-7.7%
4Dexterity, Inc.13027444712+6.8%
5Seiko Epson Corporation1134136315-13.9%
6ABB Schweiz AG11024323420+6.2%
7MUJIN, Inc.1093141325-22.0%
8Boston Dynamics, Inc.10622304014+33.3%
9CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA8624192617+36.8%
10Intrinsic Innovation LLC8530271414-48.1%
11TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA8122242213-8.3%
12SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.7915221428-36.4%
13OMRON CORPORATION772133185-45.5%
14HAI ROBOTICS CO., LTD.7225191612-15.8%
15OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED711727189-33.3%
16KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI701017358+105.9%
17Amazon Technologies, Inc.6916162413+50.0%
18Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation661616295+81.2%
19GOOGLE LLC631424196-20.8%
20HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.617182214+22.2%
21SONY GROUP CORPORATION581222204-9.1%
22LG ELECTRONICS INC.573011106-9.1%
23NEC CORPORATION5513141711+21.4%
24BEIJING GEEKPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.551412209+66.7%
25Nvidia Corporation53891917+111.1%