Houston & Texas
Robotics Company Directory
A curated listing of robotics, automation, and AI companies serving the Houston and Gulf Coast region. Want your company listed? Contact us →
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
ABB Robotics Houston
ABB's Houston office serves the Gulf Coast region with industrial robots, cobots, and software solutions for energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing facilities. ABB is a global leader in industrial automation.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
ARC Specialties
Houston robotic welding and custom automation firm founded in 1983 by Dan Allford, now 60+ people on a large west-Houston campus. Designs and builds automated manufacturing systems for welding, joining, and cladding, plus custom machinery, systems integration, service, and training. Has co-developed collaborative-robot MIG welding and AI-assisted pipe welding systems with Universal Robots. Member of A3.
Energy
Houston, TX
ARIX Technologies
Houston robotics and data-analytics company (founded 2017 by Dianna Liu) that automates inspection for corrosion under insulation (CUI) in industrial piping. Its VENUS robotic platform crawls pipes and scans through insulation, eliminating scaffolding and insulation stripping. Customers include Shell, Saudi Aramco, Con Edison, and NASA; ~$21.5M raised.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
Abagy Robotic Systems
Houston-headquartered developer of AI and computer-vision software for no-code industrial robot programming, focused on high-mix robotic welding. Its software generates robot weld paths automatically from 3D models in minutes rather than hours, and works across FANUC, KUKA, Kawasaki, and Yaskawa robots with major welding-equipment brands.
Energy
Houston, TX
Abyss Solutions
Autonomous asset-assessment company (Houston and Australia) applying machine learning, computer vision, and field robotics to inspection of critical infrastructure. Combines ROVs and custom sensing platforms with data analytics for underwater and hard-to-access assets, on projects ranging from offshore platforms to major dams and civil structures.
General
Webster, TX
Aegis Aerospace
Webster, Texas space and technology company (formed in 2021 from the merger of Alpha Space and MEI Technologies; woman-owned). Develops and operates lunar surface systems, small satellites, and ISS/spaceflight payloads, and offers a Space Testing as a Service (STaaS) platform for NASA, the Space Force, and commercial customers. Selected for NASA's STRIDE initiative to develop Mars surface mobility systems.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
Applied Carbon
Houston agricultural-robotics and carbon-removal company (formerly Climate Robotics). Builds a mobile in-field pyrolizer machine that collects crop residue and converts it to biochar in a single pass, returning stable soil carbon to the field. Raised a $21.5M Series A backed by TO VC, Congruent Ventures, and the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund; deploying across TX, OK, AR, and LA.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
Automated Process Inc.
Houston full-service automation manufacturer (founded 2005), known as APINC. Designs, builds, and integrates custom machines, turnkey robotic process equipment, assembly systems, conveyors, and fixturing in-house, serving customers worldwide from its Houston base.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
Automation X
Automation X is a Houston-based systems integrator specializing in FANUC and Universal Robots deployments for oil field equipment manufacturers, metal fabricators, and packaging operations throughout Texas.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
Autonomous Earthmoving Equipment (ROBO)
Houston company (also known as ROBO Industries) building AI and robotics control systems that retrofit off-the-shelf heavy construction equipment -- bulldozers, excavators, wheel loaders -- for fully autonomous operation, targeting higher productivity, lower cost, and improved job-site safety.
General
Houston, TX
Axiom Space
Houston-based commercial space company developing Axiom Station, intended to be the world's first commercial space station, and flying private astronaut missions to the International Space Station. Its work spans spacecraft, advanced spacesuits (including next-generation lunar suits for NASA's Artemis program), and in-space infrastructure.
Energy
Houston, TX
Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company offering automated inspection robots, pipeline crawlers, and AI-driven equipment monitoring systems for the oil and gas sector.
General
Houston, TX
Bot Auto
Houston-founded autonomous trucking company (founded 2023 by ex-TuSimple CTO Dr. Xiaodi Hou) offering driverless freight as Transportation-as-a-Service. In 2026 it completed a fully humanless commercial run -- no safety driver, remote operator, or in-cab observer -- hauling freight 231 miles from Houston to the Dallas area across the Texas freight triangle.
General
Houston, TX
Cognitive Space
Houston company (founded 2018) building AI-driven autonomy for space operations. Its CNTIENT platform uses agentic AI to orchestrate constellation-scale satellite tasking and fleet management in real time, supporting US government agencies and commercial satellite operators.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
DynaRobot
Houston robotic integrator (founded 2017) providing turnkey industrial automation from design through commissioning, including PLC programming and system design. Multi-brand expertise across FANUC, ABB, KUKA, and Yaskawa robots.
Medical
Houston, TX
EndoQuest Robotics
Houston-based medical robotics company that received FDA clearance for its robotic flexible endoscopy platform — one of the first robotic systems designed specifically for flexible endoscopic procedures. Developed within the Texas Medical Center ecosystem.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
Foxconn
Global electronics manufacturer (Hon Hai) whose Houston plant builds NVIDIA's AI server systems. The facility is among the first factories in the U.S. to deploy NVIDIA Isaac GR00T-powered humanoid robots on the production line, handling tasks like pick-and-place, screw fastening, and material handling alongside human workers.
Energy
Houston, TX
Helix Energy Solutions
Helix Energy Solutions is a leading offshore energy services company providing specialized well intervention and robotics operations. Their ROV fleet supports deepwater oil and gas infrastructure across the Gulf of Mexico.
General
Houston, TX
Honeybee Robotics
Honeybee Robotics designs and manufactures robotic systems and mechanisms for space exploration, defense, and energy applications, with a team operating out of the Houston aerospace corridor.
General
Houston, TX
Horizon Aerobotics
Houston enterprise-drone company serving public safety, defense, infrastructure/utility inspection, and disaster response. Its fully-managed Vantage AI service and HX1 drone deliver autonomous aerial inspection for critical-infrastructure operators, with an initial focus on railyards. Co-founded in a 2023 pivot to UAS by CEO Denver Hopkins and Nick Sammons.
Medical
Houston, TX
Houston Medical Robotics
Houston medical-device company (founded 2008) developing image-guided handheld medical robotics. Its FDA-cleared Euclid Tier 1 Mini Access System is a portable handheld device that integrates ultrasound imaging to guide needle and guidewire placement for vascular access and other therapeutic procedures.
Medical
Houston, TX
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston Methodist is a pioneer in robotic surgery, operating one of the largest fleets of da Vinci surgical systems in Texas and actively researching next-generation autonomous surgical assistance tools.
Manufacturing
Pasadena, TX
Industrial Robotics of Texas
IRT provides turnkey robot cell design, integration, and maintenance services for Houston-area manufacturers. Specialties include welding automation, material handling, and machine tending with collaborative robots.
General
Houston, TX
Intuitive Machines
Houston Spaceport-headquartered space exploration company and the first commercial company to soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon (IM-1). Designs and builds Nova-C lunar landers, robotic mechanisms, rover deployment and lunar mobility systems, and data-relay satellites, and holds NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contracts for Moon delivery missions.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
Kodiak Robotics
Autonomous trucking company running commercial driverless freight between Dallas and Houston on the I-45 corridor in partnership with Roehl Transport. One of the first companies to operate fully driverless (no safety driver) commercial freight trucks on a Texas highway.
Manufacturing
Spring, TX
Kurtin Robotics
Houston-area robotics and automation systems integrator (Spring, TX) specializing in turn-key robotic machine tending, injection molding automation, packaging systems, custom machine builds, and the restoration and retrofitting of existing equipment. Serves manufacturing, food service, oil and gas, and government/military customers across Texas.
Medical
Houston, TX
MD Anderson Cancer Center
MD Anderson Cancer Center leverages robotic radiosurgery systems, automated pharmacy dispensing, and laboratory robotics to improve patient outcomes and streamline operations at one of the world's top cancer hospitals.
Medical
Houston, TX
Motus Nova
Motus Nova builds rehabilitation robotics for stroke and neurological injury recovery, developed with clinical partners at the Texas Medical Center and deployed in rehab facilities across the Houston region.
Energy
Webster, TX
Nauticus Robotics
Nauticus Robotics develops autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and software tools for offshore energy inspection, maintenance, and repair. Based in Webster, TX, they are revolutionizing subsea operations with their cloud-connected robot platform.
Energy
Houston, TX
Oceaneering International
Oceaneering delivers engineered services and products to the offshore energy industry, including remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), autonomous systems, and subsea tooling used across deepwater projects worldwide.
General
Houston, TX
Paladin
Houston-founded (2018) provider of Drone-as-First-Responder (DFR) technology for public safety. Its autonomous drones are dispatched by the 911 system to stream live aerial video and thermal imaging to responders before they arrive on scene. Its Knighthawk 2.0 (2026) is an NDAA-compliant DFR drone with a 40+ mph top speed, deployed across hundreds of cities in 30+ states.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
Palladium Control Systems
Houston-based, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB) FANUC Robotics authorized system integrator. Specializes in material handling robots, machine vision for inspection and error-proofing, and vision-guided robotics.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
Persona AI
Houston humanoid robotics startup developing AI-powered industrial humanoid robots for shipyard, steel mill, and heavy manufacturing applications. Founded in 2024 by former NASA engineer Nicolaus Radford (chief engineer of Robonaut 2) and former Figure AI CTO Jerry Pratt. Headquartered at the Ion innovation hub. Has signed deployment agreements with HD Hyundai and POSCO Group.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
Port Houston Automation Initiative
Port Houston is actively implementing automated stacking cranes, autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), and smart logistics systems to expand capacity and compete with automated ports globally.
General
Houston, TX
RobotLAB
Service-robotics dealer and integrator with a Houston branch, offering roughly 50 types of robots -- food-delivery, cleaning, warehouse stacking, and humanoid models -- to restaurants, hotels, assisted-living facilities, and warehouses. Describes itself as the 'car dealership model of robotics,' handling sales, integration, and service. Deployments include food-delivery robots at Houston-area restaurants.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
Rugged Robotics
Houston startup building autonomous robots for construction layout — replacing the manual process of marking floors and surfaces with a robot that reads construction drawings and marks the site automatically. Targeting commercial construction projects where layout accuracy directly affects downstream trades.
Medical
Houston, TX
Sarcos Technology and Robotics
Sarcos develops teleoperated and autonomous robotic systems including exoskeletons designed to augment human workers in industrial and medical settings, with a growing presence in the Texas energy corridor.
Energy
Houston, TX
Square Robot
Robotics company (Houston office since 2019) that builds autonomous, submersible robots for aboveground storage-tank inspection, eliminating the need for humans to enter dangerous confined spaces. Its SR-3HT model is certified for hazardous locations and operates on-stream at temperatures from 14F to 131F.
Manufacturing
Houston, TX
TSM Houston
Houston industrial automation systems integrator specializing in robotics and material handling. Delivers complete turn-key material handling and robotic palletizing systems for manufacturing and distribution operations.
Energy
Houston, TX
TechnipFMC
TechnipFMC provides technology and services to the energy industry, including subsea robotic systems and automated pipeline installation equipment deployed throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
General
Houston, TX
Tempest Droneworx
Houston startup (founded 2021) that fuses data from drones, robots, and sensors into real-time actionable intelligence via its game-engine-powered Harbinger platform. Also developing a robot-welder prototype for Hyundai's shipbuilding division, planned to debut in 2026.
General
Houston, TX
Waymo
Alphabet's autonomous vehicle subsidiary, operating robotaxi services in Houston since February 2026. Expanded to cover the Texas Medical Center, EaDo, and NRG Stadium area in May 2026 ahead of the FIFA World Cup. One of the first autonomous vehicle companies to offer commercial paid rides in Houston.
Medical
Houston, TX
XCath
Houston surgical-robotics company (founded 2017) developing endovascular robotic systems and steerable guidewires for neurovascular care. Its EVR system achieved first-in-human intracranial navigation, treating complex brain aneurysms, and it has demonstrated telerobotic mechanical thrombectomy. Raised a $30M Series C in 2026 backed by Intuitive Surgical founder Dr. Fred Moll (~$92M total). Campuses in Houston and Pangyo, South Korea.