Specialized End-Effectors & Mechanisms

Design and control of advanced robotic grippers, tools, and mechanical linkages for specific manipulation tasks or operating in challenging environments.

6,308 US filings from 1,597 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,765 · 2024: 1,834 · 2025: 1,867 · 2026 YTD: 842

Manipulators & Robotics

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	FANUC CORPORATION	264	82	85	75	22	-11.8%
2	INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.	161	35	59	50	17	-15.3%
3	KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA	156	38	47	47	24	0.0%
4	ABB Schweiz AG	92	26	27	24	15	-11.1%
5	Boston Dynamics, Inc.	86	27	19	30	10	+57.9%
6	Seiko Epson Corporation	83	28	27	22	6	-18.5%
7	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA	74	21	20	18	15	-10.0%
8	Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.	69	14	26	23	6	-11.5%
9	Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation	68	22	16	26	4	+62.5%
10	The Boeing Company	67	16	28	16	7	-42.9%
11	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA	66	18	14	24	10	+71.4%
12	Cilag GmbH International	62	22	14	24	2	+71.4%
13	HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.	60	17	13	19	11	+46.2%
14	OMRON CORPORATION	60	22	24	10	4	-58.3%
15	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	55	10	13	11	21	-15.4%
16	Robert Bosch GmbH	54	18	18	14	4	-22.2%
17	SONY GROUP CORPORATION	53	8	17	24	4	+41.2%
18	Covidien LP	50	22	12	13	3	+8.3%
19	Dexterity, Inc.	50	20	17	9	4	-47.1%
20	UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP LTD	48	23	11	8	6	-27.3%
21	Toyota Research Institute, Inc.	47	18	10	6	13	-40.0%
22	Verb Surgical Inc.	45	18	15	10	2	-33.3%
23	Persimmon Technologies Corporation	44	11	11	11	11	0.0%
24	CMR Surgical Limited	42	18	9	13	2	+44.4%
25	KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA	42	17	12	8	5	-33.3%