BEST OF · SEPTEMBER 2026

Best Robots Kickstarter projects to watch

10 live Robots projects ranked by Lens Score — a 0-100 composite of funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick signal.

Pulled from 14 live Robots projects (category averages 413% of goal, $827K total pledged across the category). Updated September 2026.

  1. 01
    ★ Staff Pick🆕 NewUS

    BirdieSense: Your Golf's First AI Companion!

    Capture Every Swing丨Real-Time 3D Mapping丨Proactive AI Coach丨Dual 4K Vision & Edge AI丨6-Hour Runtime丨Portable Design

    $599K raised2995% funded569 backers+39.7% 24h
    90
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  2. 02
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Petoi Quaddle: A Do-It-All Mini Robot Dog with Serious Moves

    Your ticket to an open-source playground of physical AI & real robotics —for fun, learning & experiments —made accessible with OpenCat

    $73K raised147% funded339 backers+4.3% 24h
    51
    LENS SCORE
  3. 03
    HK

    XGO-mini2SW: Reinforcement Learning Wheeled-Legged Robot Dog

    Powered by Raspberry Pi CM5 for multimodal AI, vibe coding, and open-source development — learn, code, build, and explore AI robotics.

    $109K raised2134% funded120 backers+0.4% 24h
    46
    LENS SCORE
  4. 04
    HK

    Wally-Bot GEN2: The Chair that Walks, Stands, and Rests.

    You can not only sit or lie on it, but also gain the ability to walk.

    $2K raised189% funded4 backers0.0% 24h
    42
    LENS SCORE
  5. 05
    ★ Staff PickUS

    H.I.R.O. The New Standard in Robotics Platforms

    A modular robotics platform that is accessible for students and makers, and a powerful tool for innovation.

    $4K raised22% funded27 backers0.0% 24h
    21
    LENS SCORE
  6. 06
    US

    RoboFoxy: The AI Companion That Feels Alive

    A desktop AI companion with a living face — it talks, remembers you, runs your smart home, and cheers for your team. From $149.

    $805 raised32% funded3 backers0.0% 24h
    9
    LENS SCORE
  7. 07
    🆕 NewUS

    Help Us Build a Robot That Cleans Sidewalks in San Francisco

    We built an autonomous power-washing robot from scratch. Now we want to put it to work cleaning San Francisco.

    $160 raised1% funded3 backers
    7
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  8. 08
    US

    MAKIQO Robocar: Build It. Drive It. Code It. Play It.

    A hands-on robotics kit with a programmable car and remote, block coding, mobile missions, sensors, and guided Academy lessons.

    $618 raised2% funded7 backers-11.3% 24h
    5
    LENS SCORE
  9. 09
    🆕 NewUS

    TP01 Humanoid Robot (XXL Micro Duck)

    The Expressive AI Humanoid Robot for Second Research, Commercial, Entertainment, Smart Services and Engagement

    $0 raised0% funded0 backers
    5
    EARLY MOMENTUM
  10. 10
    HK

    Vosen Mero F10S - Your Pet's First AI Companion Robot

    An AI companion robot that finds your pet, plays with them, and keeps them company while you're away.

    $522 raised1% funded3 backers0.0% 24h
    3
    LENS SCORE

How this list is built

We pull all live Robots projects on Kickstarter (refreshed every 8 hours), then rank them by either Lens Score (for projects with at least 24 hours of data) or Early Momentum (for projects in their first 72 hours). The top 10 land here.

No editorial weighting — the ranking is the math. The list updates automatically every hour, so the projects on this page next week may not be the same ones you see today.

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