Key Points Robotics companies building enabling systems like sensors and LiDAR attracted $1.6 billion in 2025, as every robot needs vision capabilities. Medical robotics shows the clearest path from startup to profitability, with surgical automation growing 56% annually in emerging procedures. Two stocks offer exposure to the pick-and-shovel robotics infrastructure play and a high-growth surgical platform expanding beyond its initial niche. 10 stocks we like better than Ouster › The robotics boom ...