Robot Perception & Manipulation Patents: Top Companies & Trends 2026
Robot Perception and Manipulation Patents: Who Leads and Where Claims Are Concentrated
Filings grew 51% from 2021 to 2024 (39 to 59 records), even as the field's 2019 peak of 84 records has not yet been matched. Annual filings ran from 44 in 2017 to a peak of 84 in 2019, then eased before climbing again: 39 records in 2021 rose to 59 in 2024, a 51% increase over that three-year span. The 2025-2026 figures are still filling in due to publication lag and should not be read as a decline.
- 1GOOGLE LLC41
- 2DILIGENT ROBOTICS INC32
- 3GDM HOLDING LLC25
- 43M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO22
- 5KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KK21
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Common questions about robot perception and manipulation patents
Who are the leading patent holders in robot perception and manipulation?
The ranked list covers 100 companies, with a single leader holding 41 records against a field of 557. The top 5 combined account for 25.3% of all records, and the top 10 for 39.0%, which means the field is concentrated at the top but still leaves a long tail of companies with a handful of filings each. This shape is common in robotics: a few large industrial and technology firms anchor the space while specialist and academic filers fill in narrower niches.
What technology areas dominate robot perception and manipulation patents?
Manipulator and robot-arm claims under IPC class B25J appear in 66.4% of the 557 records, making it by far the densest class. Control and regulating systems (G05B, 14.5%) and image data processing (G06T, 12.6%) follow well behind, with AI-model classes (G06N, 11.0%) trailing further still. This suggests that the mechanical actuation and control layer is more heavily claimed than the perception and learning layer, even though the latter is where much current commercial attention sits.
Is patent filing in this space growing or slowing down?
Filings grew 51% between 2021 and 2024, rising from 39 to 59 records, after cooling from a 2019 peak of 84. The apparent drop-off in 2025 and 2026 figures is an artefact of publication lag, since patent publications typically trail filing dates by around 18 months, not a real decline. Reading the most recent one to two years as a slowdown would be a misinterpretation of how patent data becomes visible over time.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Robot Perception & Manipulation Patent Landscape covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-08-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.