YCS26ยท OtherNori
The most capable American-made humanoid robot for $1,688
Founders
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Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
OS3S26Affordable, intelligent humanoid robots built to deploy at scaleShared: hardware, roboticsActive
Roin TechnologiesW21Building robots to automate commercial concrete construction.Shared: hardware, roboticsAcquired
TensrS26Robotic factories that build robotsShared: hardware, roboticsActive
LightberryF25Robots with soulShared: hardware, roboticsActive
AlmondX25A dual-arm robot built for physical AI.Shared: hardware, roboticsActive
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About Nori
We manufacture Nori: A sub-$2000 bimanual mobile manipulator that can clean rooms, restock shelves, and fold clothes. Nori can handle basic tasks out of the box, and its software lets anyone teach Nori to automate work specific to their home or business. Nori aims to solve the robotics data bottleneck. By deploying affordable robots to customers around the world, we can gather the diverse data required to train the next generation of generalist robotic policies. Every user of Nori makes Nori smarter. Since launching 6 weeks ago we have already deployed our first robot and have over $440k+ in sales. We can bring general-purpose robotics to homes and businesses that could never afford it before. There are 132.7 million households and 8.4 million employer business locations in the U.S. At $1,688 per robot, selling just one Nori to 0.5% of them represents a $1.2B market opportunity in the U.S. alone.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Nori: questions
Which YC batch was Nori in?
Nori was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).
Is Nori still active?
Y Combinator lists Nori as active.
Where is Nori based?
Nori lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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