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Compute & controllers (Components) in robotics: the 5 leaders on the Robotics 100

November 2026 edition · 5 of 100 companies · rank is the position on the Robotics 100

5 of the 100 companies on the Robotics 100 are in the Compute & controllers segment of Components, from 4 countries. The highest ranked is NXP Semiconductors, rank 33 of 100 with a score of 85. Ranking and scores from the November 2026 edition, the assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence of the robotics landscape.

RankCompanyCategory / segmentCountryScore
33NXP SemiconductorsNXP supplies processors, MCUs, connectivity and control platforms for distributed robotics controllers, mobile robots and other physical-AI systems.Components / Compute & controllersNetherlands85
51BeckhoffBeckhoff supplies industrial PCs, controllers, EtherCAT I/O and TwinCAT software used to control robots and automated machinery.Components / Compute & controllersGermany82
56QualcommQualcomm supplies Dragonwing processors and compute modules that give industrial robots, cognitive robots, vision systems and autonomous-driving platforms on-device AI and control.Components / Compute & controllersUnited States81.5
72CongatecCongatec is a fabless supplier of embedded computer-on-modules for industrial customers, including robotics maker ANYbotics.Components / Compute & controllersGermany80
93SiEngineSiEngine 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 & controllersChina78

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Robotics 100 by country

United States 36China 19Germany 15Japan 10Israel 3Canada 2France 2Norway 2Sweden 2Austria 1Denmark 1Ireland 1Netherlands 1Portugal 1Slovakia 1Switzerland 1Taiwan 1United Kingdom 1

Robotics 100 by region

North America 38Asia 30Europe 29Middle East 3

Robotics 100 by category

Systems 65Components 13Sensing 8Software 5Infrastructure 3Manufacturing 3Operators & services 3

Robotics 100 by segment

Autonomous vehicles & driving 12Industrial arms & cobots 12Mobile robots & AMRs 10Vision & 3D perception 8Defense & security 7Drones & aerial 7Field & outdoor 6Actuation 5Compute & controllers 5Medical & surgical 5Marine & underwater 3Production equipment 3Service & hospitality 3Fleet operations 2Manipulation & end-effectors 2Simulation & synthetic data 2Air 1Data platforms 1Ground 1Middleware & developer tools 1Motion planning & control 1Robot foundation models & world models 1Sea 1Structure & materials 1

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Who are the top Compute & controllers companies in robotics?

NXP Semiconductors ranks highest (rank 33 of 100, score 85). The Compute & controllers segment (Components) holds 5 of the 100 companies on the Robotics 100: NXP Semiconductors, Beckhoff, Qualcomm, Congatec and SiEngine. Ranking from the Robotics 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Which companies supply Compute & controllers for robotics?

NXP Semiconductors, Beckhoff, Qualcomm, Congatec and SiEngine. Each has a company file with scores, facts and signals. Ranking from the Robotics 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

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