In 2020, autonomous vehicles left other technology applications in the dust. Other areas of robotics receiving funding or merger and acquisition activity included supply chain automation, surgical robots, and quadrupeds.

China-based MicroPort MedBot and France-based Robocath have formed a joint venture to commercialize the R-One robot-assisted platform for cardiovascular surgery in China.

In September 2020, healthcare robotics, drones for inspection, and industrial automation received funding, but transactions slowed for autonomous vehicle developers.