8 of the 100 companies on the Robotics 100 are in the Sensing category (8% of the list), in 1 segment and from 4 countries. The highest ranked is Keyence, rank 12 of 100 with a score of 91. Ranking and scores from the November 2026 edition, the assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence of the robotics landscape.
| Rank | Company | Category / segment | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | KeyenceKeyence supplies industrial automation equipment, including PLCs, servo systems, programming software and multi-axis commissioning tools used in automated production and robotic manufacturing environments. | Sensing / Vision & 3D perception | Japan | 91 |
| 14 | HesaiHesai develops and supplies lidar products for robotics and autonomous systems, including 142,400 robotics lidar units shipped and JT128 deployments with embodied-AI customers. | Sensing / Vision & 3D perception | China | 90 |
| 17 | OrbbecOrbbec develops and sells 3D cameras and vision solutions for robots, including Gemini stereo cameras deployed with global automation companies and used in Universal Robots' AI Trainer. | Sensing / Vision & 3D perception | China | 89 |
| 23 | CognexCognex supplies machine-vision cameras and inspection systems for robot guidance and production quality control, including the In-Sight 3900 with embedded AI inspection. | Sensing / Vision & 3D perception | United States | 87 |
| 38 | SICK AGSICK sells PLB software for multi-bin picking, using 3D vision with robot-mounted cameras to help industrial robots identify and pick parts. | Sensing / Vision & 3D perception | Germany | 84 |
| 41 | Zebra TechnologiesZebra marketed Fetch autonomous mobile robots and its Symmetry Fulfillment robot-assisted picking solution to logistics and warehouse customers. | Sensing / Vision & 3D perception | United States | 84 |
| 68 | RoboSenseRoboSense develops and sells LiDAR sensors, including the E2 and Peacock platforms, for cars and robots such as robotic lawn mowers. | Sensing / Vision & 3D perception | China | 80 |
| 78 | Mech-MindMech-Mind develops and sells industrial 3D vision cameras and perception software that allow robots to identify, locate and inspect objects in complex manufacturing environments. | Sensing / Vision & 3D perception | China | 80 |
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Keyence ranks highest (rank 12 of 100, score 91). The Sensing category holds 8 of the 100 companies on the Robotics 100: Keyence, Hesai, Orbbec, Cognex and SICK AG and 3 more. Ranking from the Robotics 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
Keyence, Hesai, Orbbec, Cognex and SICK AG and 3 more. Ranking from the Robotics 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
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