YCS25ยท AIPhysical Turing
Evaluating humanoids in the real world
Founders
- Adith ReddiFounder/CEO
- Kenny ZhangFounder/CTO
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
DarwinF25Humanoid robotsShared: roboticsActive
K-Scale LabsW24Open-source humanoid robotsShared: roboticsInactive
TwolabsX26Humanoid robot platform for builders.Shared: roboticsActive
Proception IncW25Making humanoids dexterous enough to thread a needleShared: roboticsActive
Piggy RoboticsF25Humanoid robots that do your chores for the price of an iPhone!Shared: roboticsActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
Aktoria RoboticsS26Human as API for robotsShared: roboticsActive
YonduW24Robots to Automate FulfillmentShared: roboticsActive
OS3S26Affordable, intelligent humanoid robots built to deploy at scaleShared: roboticsActive
StableBrowseX26Building the Data Infrastructure layer for Physical AI.Shared: roboticsActive
EnactS26Real-world RL environments for robotics modelsShared: roboticsActive
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Batchmates in Summer 2025.
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RellingS25deploying the first billion robots for manufacturingActive
TopologicalS25Physics-based foundation models for CAD optimization.Active
AcrelyS25Enterprise Voice AgentsActive
AdaptionalS25AI-powered insurance claims reviewActive
About Physical Turing
Physical Turing rolls out humanoids in the real world and captures failures for benchmarking and post-training. We procure, staff, and operate a wide range of target environments for real-world rollouts, helping robot makers, model companies, and enterprises continuously evaluate where humanoids succeed, where they fail, and what needs to improve before each deployment.
New York City, NY, USA
Physical Turing: questions
Which YC batch was Physical Turing in?
Physical Turing was in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch (S25).
Is Physical Turing still active?
Y Combinator lists Physical Turing as active.
Who founded Physical Turing?
Physical Turing's founders, as listed on its YC page: Adith Reddi (Founder/CEO), Kenny Zhang (Founder/CTO).
Where is Physical Turing based?
Physical Turing lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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