YC Summer 2026 (S26) company

OS3

Deploying US-Built Humanoid Robots & Training Video Action Models

About OS3

OS3 deploys US-built mobile semi humanoid robots for repetitive physical work. We designed the robot, custom actuators, model and control stack as one system, then pretrained the model exclusively on 150,000 hours of video data spanning more than 2,000 tasks. Hospitality is our first deployment vertical. Through our Startup Partner program, teams are deploying OS3 robots in biotech, hospitals and data centers. Our two-person team built the robot and trained its first model in four months. We are making American robotics accessible to more businesses.

Public traction evidence

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    1.0: a mobile, bimanual robot starting under $10K for businesses & $15k for developers.

    Robotics has a paywall. We’re opening it. Meet H.A.L.E. 1.0: a mobile, bimanual robot starting under $10K for businesses & $15k for developers. Powered by a model trained on 150K hours of real-world video. Preorders are live. $99.

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    YC startup cofounder introduction

    I am Chris, based in the San Francisco Bay Area and a cofounder at a YC startup; I am always open to meeting more people in tech.

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    Productivity hack

    One of the greatest productivity hacks out there.

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    Every robotics company: Better theatrical videos than Nolan’s Odyssey Us: Launch in-front of 100s of people at Launch Live YC ps the model finished training 2 hours before the demo, more coming this week:)

    Every robotics company: Better theatrical videos than Nolan’s Odyssey Us: Launch in-front of 100s of people at Launch Live YC ps the model finished training 2 hours before the demo, more coming this week:)

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    One month ago, we demonstrated our OS3 Robot publicly for the first time: live, in front of hundreds at YC Launch Live.

    One month ago, we demonstrated our OS3 Robot publicly for the first time: live, in front of hundreds at YC Launch Live. A new environment. No teleoperation. No event-specific retraining. Since then, we’ve reached multiple signed deployments. Turns out, 'launching is all you

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    Choosing Hard Problems in Life I keep choosing hard things.

    Choosing Hard Problems in Life I keep choosing hard things. I am a serial marathon runner. I got into running during COVID, when the gyms were closed, and what started small grew into bigger and bigger challenges. Three miles became five. Five became 10. Before I knew it, I

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    YC alumni helping applicants

    Before we got into YC, alumni we knew eagerly gave mock interviews, feedback, and advice; the cycle of help begins before acceptance.

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    Personal health software project

    I made my own MyFitnessPal as a day-off project that maps DEXA scans, Whoop scores, and food pictures.