Robotics & autonomy
FollowFollowingUnfollowIndustrial and humanoid robots, autonomy, lidar, robo-taxis. As of the 2026-10-19 session.
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| Ticker | Sector | Bucket | Mkt cap | Last | 20d | 5d | Notable days (14) | Play fired (last 14d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEVA | Automotive | Autonomy/Lidar | $625M | $9.93 | -35.9% | -18.7% | 1 | — |
| SERV | Industrial Machinery | Warehouse/Logistics | $233M | $3.08 | -31.1% | -22.0% | 2 | — |
| RDW | Aerospace & Defense | Autonomy/Lidar | $1.6B | $8.47 | -27.7% | -8.2% | — | — |
| WRD | Automotive | Autonomy/Lidar | $1.4B | $4.19 | -27.3% | -13.1% | 2 | — |
| PONY | Automotive | Autonomy/Lidar | $2.2B | $5.07 | -26.2% | -12.4% | — | — |
| OUST | Industrial Machinery | Autonomy/Lidar | $1.8B | $28.93 | -25.9% | -21.6% | — | — |
| HSAI | Technology Hardware | Autonomy/Lidar | $2.0B | $12.99 | -25.5% | -14.3% | 1 | — |
| AUR | Software | Autonomy/Lidar | $9.6B | $4.92 | -24.8% | -12.9% | — | — |
| ONDS | Telecom | Autonomy/Lidar | $2.8B | $6.04 | -18.4% | -8.9% | — | — |
| AGCO | Industrial Machinery | Agricultural | $7.4B | $102.12 | -14.8% | -2.2% | 2 | — |
| ALNT | Technology Hardware | Industrial/Factory | $1.6B | $93.68 | -14.3% | -11.4% | 1 | — |
| LASR | Semiconductors | Industrial/Factory | $1.9B | $34.79 | -13.5% | -9.6% | 2 | — |
| TER | Technology Hardware | Industrial/Factory | $53B | $335.45 | -12.3% | -12.0% | 1 | — |
| CGNX | Technology Hardware | Industrial/Factory | $9.1B | $54.34 | -12.1% | -13.8% | 1 | — |
| SYM | Industrial Machinery | Warehouse/Logistics | $4.9B | $39.16 | -11.0% | -4.0% | 1 | — |
| MBLY | Software | Autonomy/Lidar | $6.0B | $7.19 | -10.5% | +4.8% | — | — |
| SYK | Medical Devices | Surgical/Medical | $115B | $299.94 | +9.3% | +6.1% | 1 | — |
| AMBA | Semiconductors | Autonomy/Lidar | $2.7B | $62.80 | -8.9% | -2.3% | — | — |
| DE | Industrial Machinery | Agricultural | $170B | $629.13 | -8.1% | -0.6% | — | — |
| ISRG | Medical Devices | Surgical/Medical | $154B | $433.10 | +8.0% | +1.3% | 1 | — |
| EMR | Electrical Equipment | Industrial/Factory | $90B | $160.54 | +5.8% | -1.2% | — | — |
| NOVT | Electrical Equipment | Industrial/Factory | $4.7B | $131.52 | -2.1% | -9.3% | 2 | — |
| TSLA | Automotive | Humanoid | $1.38T | $368.95 | -1.7% | -2.0% | — | — |
| HON | Aerospace & Defense | Industrial/Factory | $133B | $209.98 | +1.7% | +0.1% | — | — |
| PRCT | Medical Devices | Surgical/Medical | $1.0B | $18.28 | -1.2% | -8.3% | 3 | — |
| LECO | Industrial Machinery | Industrial/Factory | $14B | $259.19 | -0.9% | -0.2% | — | — |
| ROK | Technology Hardware | Industrial/Factory | $48B | $425.65 | +0.2% | -1.9% | 3 | — |
| PDYN | Software | Autonomy/Lidar | — | no options data since 2026-07-31 | — | — | ||
| RR | Industrial Machinery | Warehouse/Logistics | — | no options data since 2026-09-18 | — | — | ||
29 of 31 members shown — 2 have no settled options panel we can price, so they are not on this table. 2 members have no options data for this session and are listed without a price. 12 more names carry the label at low classifier confidence and are left off the desk on purpose.
2 people bullish, 0 of them positioned; 0 bearish, 0 of them positioned (last 90 days, latest dated view per person).
| Bullish | Stance | Date | Where | Said as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathie Wood | view only | 2026-08-18 | Insightful Investor | Robo-Taxi / Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem |
| Sam Altman | view only | 2026-07-28 | Invest Like the Best | Robotics |
| Bearish | Stance | Date | Where | Said as |
|---|
1 published picks; 1 matured to 20 sessions: mean -2.5% · median -2.5% · 0 up / 1 down.
| Ticker | Play | Published | 10d | 20d | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDYN | Institutional Position Building | 2026-05-18 | +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.
| Filed | Ticker | Company | What | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | SERV | Serve Robotics Inc. /DE/ | update | Serve Robotics updated its investor presentation with preliminary 2H 2026 cost-of-revenue guidance; routine financial disclosure for an existing autonomous delivery robot operator. “Serve is a leading autonomous robotics company operating scaled commercial Level 4 fleets across 44 U.S. cities.” filing
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| 2026-09-24 | BB | BLACKBERRY Ltd | contract | BlackBerry QNX secured its largest-ever design win (Alloy Kore for Coretura's next-gen commercial vehicle platform, adding $100M+ to backlog) and expanded its Physical AI/autonomous-driving ecosystem, driving 27% YoY QNX revenue growth. “Momenta and XHEART selected QNX OS for Safety, built on SDP 8.0, as the foundation for a production-ready Physical AI-defined autonomous-driving platform certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D.” filing
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| 2026-09-03 | AMBA | AMBARELLA INC | update | Ambarella 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
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| 2026-09-01 | ENOV | Enovis CORP | entering | Enovis 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 |
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