Waddle Labs YC Application

Summer 2026Active

San Francisco

Waddle Labs went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 batch as a Industrials 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: Summer 2026
Industry: IndustrialsManufacturing and Robotics
Location: San Francisco
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Hanming YeFounder/CEO
Yiding SongFounder

Waddle Labs's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Waddle Labs, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Waddle Labs

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

LLMs that control robots

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We're building large language models specifically designed to control physical robots. Industrial and robotics developers use Waddle Labs to integrate LLM-powered control into their automation workflows. Our product makes it possible for manufacturers to automate tasks that previously required custom software or manual operation. We focus on bridging the gap between generative AI and real-world robotic control.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company will stay based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the hub for both AI and robotics talent as well as early customers. Being here makes it easier to collaborate with partners, hire the right team, and stay close to the market.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Waddle Labs YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Waddle Labs's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Waddle Labs would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.