Stealth robotics startup (YC S26) seeks principal engineers for wearable robotic devices in Palo Alto
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A stealth-mode robotics startup (YC S26) based in Palo Alto is hiring principal engineers. The company builds wearable robotic devices designed to reduce the physical burden of carrying heavy loads over distance, enabling users to move farther and arrive less fatigued. The startup is early-stage but already field-testing hardware with real users in demanding conditions. It is backed by Y Combinator and leading deep-tech investors, and has recently moved to the Bay Area to scale its team.
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Hacker NewsStealth robotics startup (YC S26) seeks principal engineers for wearable robotic devices in Palo Altonews.ycombinator.comKey quotes
· 4 pulledWe are a new robotics company based in Palo Alto, California, building wearable robotic devices.
Our first product is a device that reduces the physical cost of carrying heavy loads over distance, allowing people to move farther, carry more, and arrive less fatigued.
The company is early but already operating in the field, with hardware on real users and a direct feedback loop in the most demanding conditions imaginable.
We are backed by Y Combinator and a group of leading deep-technology investors.
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