Q3 2026 · Deceleration · Robotics

Robotics Startups Showing Deceleration

15 robotics startups currently classify under the deceleration signal in Q3 2026. WebODM leads with 5 commits over 14 days (-17%). Startups whose 14-day commit velocity fell versus the prior window, a measurable slowdown that can mean a shipped milestone, a team transition, or a strategic pivot.

Robotics × Deceleration data last verified: 2026-08-25

Context: 229 startups across all 15 tracked sectors currently show the deceleration signal in Q3 2026. This page ranks the 15 robotics startups among them by commit velocity change over the last 14 days.

Investor insight

Deceleration is not automatically a red flag. A team that just shipped a major release often slows down to regroup. Read it alongside contributor growth and new repositories: falling velocity with stable or rising contributors usually means a finished push, while falling velocity and falling contributors together can flag turnover or a stalled roadmap.

Robotics startups with deceleration signal, Q3 2026

#	Company	Stage	Geo	Commits (14d)	Change	Contributors	Contrib. Growth	New Repos	Signal
1	WebODM The free and open source drone mapping software 🚀 View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	5	-17%	5	+0%	0	Deceleration
2	reductstore High Performance Data Backbone for Robotics and Industrial IoT View signal profile →	Pre-seed	EU	5	-17%	7	+31%	1	Deceleration
3	zapplyjobs Free job boards and career resources for students & new grads View signal profile →	Pre-seed	US	1,050	-23%	7	+0%	2	Deceleration
4	newton-physics GitHub organization of the Linux Foundation Newton project. View signal profile →	Growth	Unknown	62	-35%	83	+0%	0	Deceleration
5	rerun-io The data layer for physical AI. Log, query, visualize, and stream to training on shared columnar storage built for multi View signal profile →	Growth	EU	57	-37%	178	+0%	4	Deceleration
6	verl-project A unified VLA post-training framework for human-in-the-loop data collection, fine-tuning, and reinforcement learning. View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	34	-41%	4	+138%	1	Deceleration
7	autowarefoundation Open-source software for self-driving vehicles View signal profile →	Growth	Unknown	63	-48%	82	+15%	1	Deceleration
8	livekit Open source WebRTC and realtime AI infrastructure View signal profile →	Growth	Unknown	13	-50%	74	+0%	0	Deceleration
9	copper-project Home for copper-rs, the deterministic robot OS built in Rust. View signal profile →	Series A/B	US	16	-57%	34	+2%	3	Deceleration
10	selfpatch selfpatch is arobotics pre-seed startup, rapidly expanding their engineering team. View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	62	-57%	7	+106%	0	Deceleration
11	innate-inc Physical AI Agents View signal profile →	Seed	US	52	-58%	15	+127%	3	Deceleration
12	ihmcrobotics IHMC Robotics Lab on GitHub View signal profile →	Growth	Unknown	4	-60%	79	+190%	0	Deceleration
13	RoboDojo-Benchmark Robo Dojo Benchmark is arobotics pre-seed startup, modernizing their technology stack for scale. View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	5	-62%	4	+0%	1	Deceleration
14	cyberbotics Developers of Webots View signal profile →	Growth	US	1	-80%	128	+400%	0	Deceleration
15	borglab GTSAM is a library of C++ classes that implement smoothing and mapping (SAM) in robotics and vision, using factor graphs View signal profile →	Growth	Unknown	3	-96%	235	+0%	0	Deceleration

Sorted by commit velocity change (14-day window). Last updated Q3 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which robotics startups are showing deceleration in Q3 2026?

15 robotics startups currently classify under the deceleration signal in Q3 2026. WebODM leads with 5 commits over 14 days (-17% change) and 5 active contributors.

What does deceleration mean for robotics investors?

How is deceleration detected?

Startups whose 14-day commit velocity fell versus the prior window, a measurable slowdown that can mean a shipped milestone, a team transition, or a strategic pivot.