New York Robotics, a non-profit organization established to advance the robotics community in the New York metropolitan area, has officially launched.
Debuting last week with more than 160 robotics startups, the cluster has helped solidify New York as a viable contender in the growing robotics sector, ready to compete with more established hubs like Boston, Silicon Valley and Munich. SDP/SI, a global leader in precision gears and mechanical components, is also a founding partner.
NYR’s launch coincides with AliCorp’s sponsorship of the inaugural Deep Tech NY conference, which NYR said also further positions the state as a melting pot for robotics innovation and investment.
Founded as a nonprofit in 2024, NYR was founded to correct a long-standing shortcoming: While the technical know-how exists for New York to emerge as a robotics leader, companies are often hindered by organizational silos.
By creating a shared ecosystem, NYR said it hopes to overcome these barriers and support automation across the state.
SDP/SI’s role as a founding partner will provide startups with access to the hardware, engineering expertise and supply-chain reliability needed to “move from prototype to production.”
“Our vision is to leverage New York’s centrality on the global technology stage to become a leading hub for robotics innovation,” NYR Executive Director Jacob Hennessey-Rubin said in a statement. blog post At launch. “By rapidly expanding the ecosystem and developing robotics as a serious investment class on Wall Street, we are positioning New York for long-term leadership in this transformative field.”
As part of the launch, NYR also released a private-beta version of the NYR Index, a proprietary platform that gives partners exclusive access to data, insights and mapping between startups, investors, labs and venture participants.
NYR said its network now includes more than 450 global startups, 45 international and domestic government entities, 75 industry leaders, and more than 40 robotics and embedded AI research laboratories.
To date, the group has also named several founding members, including JPMorgan, New York University, AliCorp, EisnerAmper and Cybernetics Ventures.
“We view New York as essential to the global robotics community, and the work that New York Robotics is doing to strengthen that network is extremely impactful for the future growth and success of so many startups in the city,” said Abe Murray, general partner at Elecorp.
