YCX26ยท AIAdvanced Metal Research
Machine intelligence for American Welding
Founders
- Angus MuffattiFounder/CEO
- Julian FriedFounder
- Stephen LinFounder
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About Advanced Metal Research
America does not just need more welders. It needs welding knowledge that can scale. The American Welding Society projects 320,500 new welding professionals will be needed by 2029, with about 80,000 jobs to be filled annually from 2025 to 2029. More than 157,000 current welding professionals are approaching retirement. Welders are only a small share of the skilled-trades workforce, but welding accounts for an outsized share of projected capability demand. The market calls it a labor shortage. AMR sees a learning bottleneck. We are building American-made robotic welding cells that combine computer vision to provide real-time seam tracking and post-weld inspection to turn welding from a scarce manual process into a closed-loop manufacturing system that learns from every weld as it happens.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Advanced Metal Research: questions
Which YC batch was Advanced Metal Research in?
Advanced Metal Research was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).
Is Advanced Metal Research still active?
Y Combinator lists Advanced Metal Research as active.
Who founded Advanced Metal Research?
Advanced Metal Research's founders, as listed on its YC page: Angus Muffatti (Founder/CEO), Julian Fried (Founder), Stephen Lin (Founder).
Where is Advanced Metal Research based?
Advanced Metal Research lists Los Angeles, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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