K-Scale Labs YC Application
K-Scale Labs went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2024 batch as a Consumer company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.
- YC batch
- Winter 2024
- Industry
- ConsumerConsumer Electronics
- Team size
- 10
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2024
Founders
Benjamin BolteFounder
What K-Scale Labs does
We're building humanoid robots to do most of what you find boring or tedious. We have an open-source design which we are releasing to the public, which is capable of walking, talking and manipulating objects.
K-Scale Labs's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
K-Scale Labs, Winter 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
K-Scale Labs
Open-source humanoid robots
We're building an open-source humanoid robot capable of walking, talking, and manipulating objects. The robot is designed to handle boring or tedious tasks most people don't want to do. By releasing the design publicly, we aim to foster a community that can improve and adapt the robot for various uses.
We live in Palo Alto, CA, and the company is based here.
Palo Alto is where the founding team is based and where we have access to robotics talent and hardware resources. Staying local keeps communication fast and allows us to iterate quickly on physical prototypes.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real K-Scale Labs YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from K-Scale Labs's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like K-Scale Labs would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was K-Scale Labs in?
K-Scale Labs was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2024 batch.
Who founded K-Scale Labs?
K-Scale Labs was founded by Benjamin Bolte.
What does K-Scale Labs do?
Open-source humanoid robots
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
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