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Ubtech Robotics Corp Ltd is engaged in design, production, commercialization, sales and marketing and research and development (R&D) of smart service robotic products and services. It offers consumer-level robots and appliances, enterprise-level smart service robotic products and services tailored for education, logistics and other sectors, are equipped to different extent with smart features that sense, interact, analyze and process human instructions and external environment such as mapping, temperature measurement and facial recognition.

Kodiak AI Inc is a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered autonomous vehicle technology. This technology addresses the needs of the long-haul trucking, industrial trucking, and defense industries. The company's core offering, the Kodiak Driver, is a single-platform virtual driver that combines advanced AI software with modular hardware for customer deployments. All company operations are conducted in the United States.

Roadstar.ai is a San Francisco-headquartered and Shenzhen-based autonomous driving technology company. The company develops AI software and hardware for self-driving cars and trucks, integrating perception, planning, and control systems. Roadstar.ai has tested prototypes on public roads in California and China while partnering with OEMs for Level 4 autonomy deployments.

AutoAI is a Beijing-based developer of networked systems for Level 4 autonomous vehicles, backed by investors like Tencent and IDG Capital. Founded in 2018, it deploys test fleets in 10 Chinese cities with lidar-radar fusion for urban driving. The company partners with BAIC and FAW for production integration, achieving 99.9% uptime in validation drives exceeding 5 million kilometers.

Forterra is a St. Louis-headquartered defense technology firm building autonomy software for unmanned ground vehicles and robotic swarms. Launched in 2021, it supplies TerraMax platforms to U.S. Army programs, enabling leader-follower convoys and multi-domain operations. Forterra's stack integrates with ROS and integrates LiDAR, radar for off-road navigation in contested environments.

Heven AeroTech is a San Diego-headquartered manufacturer of heavy-lift hybrid drones for military, commercial, and public safety missions. The company produces the D50 VTOL model capable of carrying 50-pound payloads over 100 miles at speeds up to 80 mph. Heven AeroTech's autonomous systems feature redundant flight controls, encrypted communications, and modular payloads for surveillance, logistics, and disaster response. Certified under FAA Part 107 and NDAA-compliant, its drones serve U.S. Department of Defense branches and first responders.

Swift Navigation is a San Francisco-headquartered technology company delivering centimeter-accurate GNSS positioning solutions for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and drones. Its cloud-based Skylark service corrects satellite signals to achieve 100 times greater precision than standard GPS. The platform supports automotive ADAS, precision agriculture, and V2X communications globally. Swift Navigation equips fleets with Piksi receivers and integrates with major chipmakers for mass-market adoption.

D-Robotics is a Shenzhen-based provider of high-performance computing platforms for autonomous driving and robotics. It manufactures AI supercomputers like the DT SoC series, powering perception, planning, and control in vehicles from clients including Great Wall Motor and Horizon Robotics partners. Established in 2020, the company operates a 20,000-square-meter facility in China and supplies edge computing hardware compliant with ASIL-D safety levels. D-Robotics collaborates with NVIDIA on GPU acceleration and delivers scalable solutions from 16 TOPS to over 1,000 TOPS for L2+ to L4 autonomy stacks.

Performance Drone Works is a Dallas-based manufacturer of small autonomous unmanned aerial systems designed for military applications. PDW produces the Edge family of platforms, including the Edge 130 Blue sUAS, which share modular electronics and software architectures across three size variants. The company focuses on counter-unmanned aerial systems technology, rapid deployment payloads, and resilient designs for warfighters. Its innovations span airframes, propulsion, avionics, and autonomy stacks, enabling operations in contested environments for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied forces.

Dominion Dynamics is a Virginia-based technology company engineering an AI-enabled sensing network for Arctic domain awareness, integrating radar, satellite, and underwater sensors for military command-and-control and civilian maritime safety applications.

Cidi Inc is a provider of intelligent driving products and solutions for commercial vehicles in China. The company focuses on the research and development of closed-environment autonomous driving trucks for mining and logistics, V2X (vehicle-to-everything) technologies and intelligent perception solutions, and offers products and solutions underpinned by proprietary technologies, with a primary focus on intelligent driving in closed environments. Its products and solutions include (i) autonomous driving technologies, (ii) V2X products and solutions, and (iii) intelligent perception solutions. The majority of revenue is derived from the Autonomous driving, including closed-environment autonomous mining trucks and closed-environment autonomous logistics truck solutions.

Swarmer Inc is a provider of autonomous drone swarm software and AI solutions, specializing in vendor-agnostic technologies. It develops software platforms and artificial intelligence systems for defence applications, enabling military organisations to deploy and coordinate large-scale unmanned and autonomous systems. Its offerings include swarm coordination software, multi-domain unmanned systems integration, collaborative autonomy solutions, and command-and-control software for distributed robotic operations. Its key software and AI systems include: i) STYX AI Command & Control System, ii) MINAS Autonomy and Collaboration AI and iii) TRIDENT Embedded Drone Operating System. The company generates revenue through software license sales.

Nullmax is a Beijing-based AI company focused on Level 4 autonomous driving systems for robotaxis and logistics vehicles. Founded in 2021, it deploys sensor fusion with LiDAR, radar, and cameras on NVIDIA Orin hardware, logging 10 million km of test data. Nullmax partners with BAIC for urban fleets in Shanghai and Shenzhen pilots.

Roark Aerospace is a Washington-headquartered developer of autonomous defense systems. Products include drone detection radars, counter-UAS effectors, unmanned ground vehicles, and hyperspectral sensors. The firm deploys drone-for-robot swarms and edge-based C2 platforms for real-time warfare. Roark Aerospace serves US military and allies with persistent surveillance solutions.

StradVision is a San Jose-headquartered developer of AI perception software for ADAS and autonomous vehicles. The SVNet platform processes camera and LiDAR data for object detection, achieving top ranks in KITTI and TuSimple benchmarks. StradVision supplies algorithms to Hyundai and BMW through its Pohang R&D center. Founded in 2017, it secures 60 patents for edge computing.