Automation companies in New York: 12 industrial automation and robotics integration firms

By Solomon Wiesen, editor. Updated October 2026. Editorial standards | How this site is funded

New York’s automation industry splits in two. In Manhattan and at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, venture-backed startups write the software that predicts machine failures, tunes production lines and manages factory controller code. Upstate, mostly around Rochester and Buffalo, older companies design robot cells, build automation equipment and make the motion control parts inside them. Below are 12 of them, with addresses, phone numbers, LinkedIn pages and how each is funded or owned, plus the state and federal programs that help manufacturers pay for automation.

Who owns New York’s automation companies

Ownership of the 12 companies on this list. The Manhattan and Brooklyn software firms are venture-backed; the hardware and integration firms upstate and on Long Island are mostly not.

Venture backed

5 companies

Family-owned foreign parent

2 companies

Part of a larger group

2 companies

Private equity backed

1 company

Privately held

1 company

Public company

1 company

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For companies that build robots themselves, see the separate list of robotics companies in NYC. All details were checked in October 2026; addresses link to Google Maps.

The 12 at a glance

NYC automation software startups

None of these companies sells a robot. They sell the software layer that sits on top of factory machines, and New York investors have backed them heavily.

Automation hardware makers in the New York metro

Two German family-owned component makers run their US operations from the suburbs: one makes the actuators and valves that move machines, the other the safety devices that stop them.

Robot integrators and automation builders upstate

If you need someone to design and install a robot cell, these are the New York companies that do it. All are outside the city, which is normal: integrators cluster near manufacturing customers, and Rochester and Buffalo have more of them.

How to choose an automation integrator in New York

• Ask which robot brands they are certified on. Adaptec, for example, integrates FANUC robots; an integrator certified on the brand you want will have trained staff and direct support from the maker.
• Get two or three quotes on the same written scope. A robot cell quote should list the robot, end-of-arm tooling, guarding, controls, programming, installation, training and the warranty, so you can compare line by line.
• Ask for a reference in your industry and visit a running cell if you can.
• Use the free help. In the five boroughs, ITAC, the city’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership center at 500 7th Avenue, (212) 809-3900, works with small and mid-size manufacturers. Outside the city, NY MEP has a center in each region, and FuzeHub is the statewide center.

Paying for automation in New York

• Section 179 and bonus depreciation: for 2026 you can expense up to $2,560,000 of qualifying equipment, phasing out above $4,090,000, and 100% bonus depreciation is back for property acquired after January 19, 2025. See IRS Publication 946.
• New York Investment Tax Credit: 5% of the first $350 million of qualifying production equipment and buildings, 4% above that, for property with a useful life of four years or more. See the NYC Business summary.
• Excelsior Jobs Program: manufacturers that add at least five net new jobs can earn refundable credits of up to 6.85% of wages per new job plus a 2% investment credit, over up to 10 years. Apply before you hire. See Empire State Development.
• FuzeHub’s Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund: grants of $30,000 to $65,000 in its 2025 round for projects pairing New York manufacturers with nonprofit partners, up to $250,000 per manufacturer over time. See the 2025 guidelines and check for the current round.
• Industrial Business Zone Relocation Credit: a one-time $1,000 per relocated worker, up to $100,000, for industrial firms moving into one of NYC’s 21 Industrial Business Zones. See NYC Business.
• Loans: equipment loans and SBA 504 loans spread the cost over the machine’s life. The site’s NYC small business loans guide lists local lenders, and the SBA lender finder shows which banks make SBA loans to manufacturers in your borough. Avoid paying for a robot with a merchant cash advance: the daily payments start before the cell produces anything.

New York manufacturing by the numbers

• New York State had 396,300 manufacturing jobs in August 2026, 1.9% fewer than a year earlier, according to preliminary BLS data.
• NY MEP centers reported 6,555 jobs created or retained and $1.09 billion in new and retained sales for the manufacturers they worked with in fiscal 2024, per NIST.
• The Brooklyn Navy Yard has more than 550 businesses and 13,000 jobs on 300-plus acres, including CubeFabs and several robotics startups.

Related

• Robotics companies in NYC: 15 robot makers and robot software companies
• How to finance an AI startup in NYC: grants and tax credits for software companies
• NYC startups that raised money in 2026

Common questions

What are the biggest automation companies in New York?

By size, Moog in the Buffalo area, a public motion control maker with about 13,500 employees, and Festo’s North American headquarters on Long Island. In New York City the most heavily funded automation companies are software startups such as Augury, which raised a $75 million Series F in 2025, and Copia Automation.

Are there robot integrators in New York?

Yes. Most of the state’s robot and automation integrators are upstate around Rochester, including Adaptec Solutions, a FANUC integrator, Calvary Robotics, now part of Invio Automation, and Re:Build Optimation. In the city, ITAC, the NYC Manufacturing Extension Partnership center, works with small and mid-size manufacturers on projects like these.

How can a New York manufacturer pay for automation?

Federal Section 179 lets you expense up to $2,560,000 of equipment in 2026, New York’s Investment Tax Credit returns 5% of qualifying production equipment, the Excelsior Jobs Program adds credits if you hire, and equipment loans or SBA 504 loans spread the cost over the life of the machine.

General information, not tax or legal advice. Tax figures come from the agencies linked and can change; confirm with a CPA before you buy equipment for a deduction.