19 of the 100 companies on the Robotics 100 are based in China, 19% of the list, across 3 categories and 7 segments. The highest ranked is DJI, rank 10 of 100 with a score of 92. Ranking and scores from the November 2026 edition, the assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence of the robotics landscape.
| Rank | Company | Category / segment | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | DJIDJI designs, manufactures and sells consumer and professional drones, including the Avata 360, Neo 2 and Mini 5 Pro, plus related video transmission and swarm systems. | Systems / Drones & aerial | China | 92 |
| 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 |
| 25 | UnitreeUnitree is a robotics OEM that builds and sells autonomous humanoid robot systems, with demonstrated capabilities including motion transfer, manipulation, autonomous sparring, and real-time control. | Systems / Mobile robots & AMRs | China | 86.5 |
| 30 | Pudu RoboticsPudu Robotics develops and sells autonomous mobile robots for cleaning, delivery, healthcare, warehouse and pallet handling, including the CC1, D5 and MP2000. | Systems / Service & hospitality | China | 85 |
| 34 | GAC GroupGAC develops and mass-produces the GAC Gen-7 robotaxi for autonomous-driving and robotaxi fleet deployments. | Systems / Autonomous vehicles & driving | China | 85 |
| 35 | DexForceThe company deploys humanoid robots in customer-facing retail, tourism, cultural and hospitality scenarios, including coffee-making and service-station applications. | Systems / Service & hospitality | China | 85 |
| 44 | Geek+Geek+ develops and sells AI-powered warehouse robotics, including autonomous mobile robots for logistics and warehouse operations. | Systems / Mobile robots & AMRs | China | 83 |
| 46 | GausiumGausium builds and sells autonomous commercial cleaning robots, including scrubbers and vacuums, used in airports, supermarkets and retail stores. | Systems / Service & hospitality | China | 83 |
| 47 | DobotDobot is a robotics manufacturer whose core business includes developing and selling robotic systems, particularly industrial and collaborative robots. | Systems / Industrial arms & cobots | China | 83 |
| 61 | Tonly Heavy IndustriesTonly builds autonomous mining trucks, including pure-electric models, deployed at open-pit coal and metal mines. | Systems / Autonomous vehicles & driving | China | 81 |
| 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 |
| 73 | JD LogisticsJD Logistics markets the Wolf Pack robot portfolio for warehouse and delivery applications to logistics operators and warehouse customers. | Systems / Mobile robots & AMRs | China | 80 |
| 76 | ECARXECARX has an autonomous-vehicle business, including an agreement with May Mobility to deploy purpose-built robotaxis. | Systems / Autonomous vehicles & driving | 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 |
| 81 | XAGXAG develops and sells autonomous agricultural drones, including the P150 Max, P100 and P60, for crop spraying and precision farming. | Systems / Drones & aerial | China | 79 |
| 82 | DEEP RoboticsDEEP Robotics builds quadruped and wheeled-legged robots, including Lynx, for substation inspection, industrial work, rough terrain and harvesting. | Systems / Mobile robots & AMRs | China | 79 |
| 87 | Pony.aiPony.ai develops SAE Level-4 autonomous-driving systems for robotaxis and electric heavy trucks, including its seventh-generation robotaxi and Gen-4 heavy-truck platform. | Systems / Autonomous vehicles & driving | China | 78.5 |
| 93 | SiEngineSiEngine supplies compute chips used for autonomous driving, including ADAS SoCs supporting L2 to L4 driving and deployed in Geely vehicles. These processors are component-level compute for autonomous-vehicle systems. | Components / Compute & controllers | China | 78 |
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19 of the 100 companies on the Robotics 100 are based in China: DJI, Hesai, Orbbec, Unitree and Pudu Robotics and 14 more. DJI ranks highest (rank 10 of 100, score 92). Ranking from the Robotics 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
DJI ranks highest (rank 10 of 100, score 92). Next: Hesai, Orbbec and Unitree. Ranking from the Robotics 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
19 of 100, 19% of the list. Ranking from the Robotics 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
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