Themes · robotics

Robotics & autonomy

Industrial and humanoid robots, autonomy, lidar, robo-taxis. As of the 2026-09-15 session.

Movers · last 20 sessions
66%
of 29 members moved >10%
2 up · 17 down
direction of those moves
43%
of the 721 liquid names moved >10%
97 up · 212 down
the universe, same window

A move is a move in either direction. The base rate is what a random liquid name did over the same 20 sessions; a theme that moves more than the base rate is unusual, not right.

Members · the tape
TickerSectorBucketLast 20d5d Notable days (14)Play fired (last 14d)
AEVAAutomotiveAutonomy/Lidar$14.17-40.2%-13.2%1
OUSTIndustrial MachineryAutonomy/Lidar$32.75-31.2%-12.4%
LASRSemiconductorsIndustrial/Factory$37.92-29.9%-10.5%1
TERTechnology HardwareIndustrial/Factory$333.62-25.0%-10.2%1
AGCOIndustrial MachineryAgricultural$123.79+22.7%-2.8%2
ONDSTelecomAutonomy/Lidar$7.23-19.4%-5.1%
RDWAerospace & DefenseAutonomy/Lidar$10.74-19.4%-5.1%
ALNTTechnology HardwareIndustrial/Factory$91.28-19.2%-4.6%2
NOVTElectrical EquipmentIndustrial/Factory$138.89-17.8%-7.0%2
AMBASemiconductorsAutonomy/Lidar$64.60-17.4%+1.5%5
PONYAutomotiveAutonomy/Lidar$6.70-16.9%-7.1%
SYKMedical DevicesSurgical/Medical$281.50-15.1%+1.4%4
CGNXTechnology HardwareIndustrial/Factory$57.20-14.0%-7.9%
MBLYSoftwareAutonomy/Lidar$7.96-13.9%-6.4%
DEIndustrial MachineryAgricultural$684.04+13.8%+0.5%2
PDYNSoftwareAutonomy/Lidar$5.15-13.2%+4.7%
SERVIndustrial MachineryWarehouse/Logistics$4.34-11.8%-10.9%
HONAerospace & DefenseIndustrial/Factory$202.85-11.7%-3.0%
LECOTechnology HardwareIndustrial/Factory$253.68-11.3%-8.4%1
EMRElectrical EquipmentIndustrial/Factory$147.00-9.3%-3.4%1
PRCTMedical DevicesSurgical/Medical$19.57-7.3%-8.3%
HSAITechnology HardwareAutonomy/Lidar$16.90-7.1%-9.1%2
WRDAutonomy/Lidar$5.65-6.5%-7.1%2
ROKTechnology HardwareIndustrial/Factory$416.50-6.3%-2.9%1
TSLAAutomotiveHumanoid$355.85+4.7%-2.9%1
ISRGMedical DevicesSurgical/Medical$374.73-4.0%+6.7%3
AURSoftwareAutonomy/Lidar$6.43-2.7%-0.5%1
RRIndustrial MachineryWarehouse/Logistics$1.61-2.4%-8.0%1
SYMIndustrial MachineryWarehouse/Logistics$42.56+0.7%-1.4%

29 of 31 members shown — 2 have no settled options panel we can price, so they are not on this table. 12 more names carry the label at low classifier confidence and are left off the desk on purpose.

Investors · who is in, who is only talking

3 people bullish, 0 of them positioned; 0 bearish, 0 of them positioned (last 90 days, latest dated view per person).

BullishStanceDateWhereSaid as
Cathie Woodview only2026-08-18Insightful InvestorRobo-Taxi / Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem
Sam Altmanview only2026-07-28Invest Like the BestRobotics
Charles Payneview only2026-06-30Fox Making MoneyRobotics
BearishStanceDateWhereSaid as
Our record on this theme

1 published picks; 1 matured to 20 sessions: mean -2.5% · median -2.5% · 0 up / 1 down.

TickerPlayPublished10d20dState
PDYNInstitutional Position Building2026-05-18+40.5%-2.5%

Every published pick inside the theme, losers included. A matured row is a close-to-close move from the pick's entry; open rows have no 20-session number yet.

Entrants · small-cap 8-Ks read into this theme (last 60 days)
FiledTickerCompanyWhatRead
2026-09-03AMBAAMBARELLA INCupdateAmbarella reports record edge AI chip revenue in Q2 FY2027 and announces its first standalone AI Accelerator and 7-year distribution agreements to expand its autonomy and physical-AI addressable market.
“Our edge AI revenue reached record levels in Q2, with balanced sequential growth in Auto and IoT markets with very strong growth from our 5nm CV75 and CV72 AI SoCs.” filing
  • revenue $108.1 million (Q2 FY2027 ended July 31, 2026) — “Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2027 was $108.1 million, up 13.2% from $95.5 million in the same period in fiscal 2026.”
  • revenue guidance $115.0 million to $124.0 million (Q3 FY2027 ending October 31, 2026) — “Revenue is expected to be between $115.0 million and $124.0 million.”
2026-09-01ENOVEnovis CORPenteringEnovis entered a binding offer to acquire eCential Robotics for up to €211M, adding surgical robotic automation capabilities it did not previously have to its medical technology platform.
“The acquisition expands the ASTRA™ enabling technology platform with robotic automation capabilities, creating a more comprehensive ecosystem designed to improve surgical precision” filing

All 2 filings the analyst filed here are shown.

An analyst model reads every 8-K from a universe company under $5B and files it under the theme it enters or reports inside, quoting the filing. This says who walked in and what they said; whether entrants outperform is a separate question we have not measured.

Membership is a current classification, not a history: a name that entered the theme last month reads as if it were always here. Entrants come from 8-Ks of universe companies under $5B only. Nothing on this page is a recommendation; the tape says what is unusual, the voices say who is in, the record says how our own picks did, the filings say who walked in.