YC Summer 2026 (S26) founder

Chris Liu

Founder of DeepReach Inc., Network for Physical AI Data Business

Company

Chris Liu is listed as a founder of DeepReach Inc.. Physical AI — robots and world models — is bottlenecked on one thing: diverse, real-world data at massive scale showing how humans actually do work in the physical world. It was never written down, and you can't buy it, because no one has ever captured it. Only real local experts, the people who do this work every day, can produce data this authentic and valuable. DeepReach builds the network that reaches them. We design and manufacture wearable stereo capture devices, then place them with local data partners who run collection as their own business — in warehouses, workshops, farms, kitchens and repair shops. They own the local relationships; we supply the hardware, the software platform, the quality pipeline and the payments. Anyone can run a data business. That structure is what produces diversity. Instead of thousands of hours inside one environment, we deliver hours spread across thousands of environments — which is what actually makes robot policies generalize. 475 devices in the field and 100+ data partners are live across 7 countries, adding new partners every week. They've collected nearly 150,000 clips in the past three months, with volume roughly doubling month over month. Our data is in production with multiple frontier model and robotics companies, and we're scaling to 10,000+ devices across 50 countries.

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    I will attend #cvpr2026 next week hosting several private events.

    I will attend #cvpr2026 next week hosting several private events. Lemme know if you want to join.

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    HIRING! Looking top talent in robot model training, computer vision, and data infra.

    HIRING! Looking top talent in robot model training, computer vision, and data infra. #hiring #startup #yc #robotics

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    AI needs diverse experience in the real world, and we are building a platform with thousands of entrepreneurs to boost the frontier of data.

    AI needs diverse experience in the real world, and we are building a platform with thousands of entrepreneurs to boost the frontier of data.

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    Glad to be invited to speak at Robotics Fair and share our vision on next decade of Physical AI.

    Glad to be invited to speak at Robotics Fair and share our vision on next decade of Physical AI. Great job Elizabeth and the team! https://t.co/f2mDD1NW68 #roboticfair #technology

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    Amazing work by @Figure_robot.

    Amazing work by @Figure_robot. This again proved the importance of in-the-wild data collection for foundation models. The biggest challenge is the access — most businesses won’t allow employees to collect data with headsets . @DeepReach_AI solved this with its global network and

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    "The future is not grippers or hands.

    "The future is not grippers or hands. It is choosing the right level of dexterity for the world the robot has to operate in." https://t.co/aqa4UW3D1Y

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    Watching #wrc highlights gives me the same feeling of atomic heart

    Watching #wrc highlights gives me the same feeling of atomic heart

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    Can’t wait testing this with our bench https://t.co/RGxBIYHhiW

    Can’t wait testing this with our bench https://t.co/RGxBIYHhiW