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Hlabs

Active · US-Made Parts for Robots

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Competitors

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Adjacent

AISourcedShared: industrial supply, supply chainAlchemist Class 30Buenos AiresStartup →AICirculorShared: industrial supply, supply chain, focusPlug and PlayUnited KingdomStartup →AIReframeShared: made part, scaleYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AINeuromorphicShared: building robot, move, accelerateYC S26San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsFernShared: production robot, plug, playYC W26Startup →
Companies next to Hlabs
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SourcedShared: industrial supply, supply chainAlchemist Class 30Not statedAI
CirculorShared: industrial supply, supply chain, focusPlug and Play Not statedAI
ReframeShared: made part, scaleYC W26ActiveAI
NeuromorphicShared: building robot, move, accelerateYC S26ActiveAI
FernShared: production robot, plug, playYC W26ActiveDevtools

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About Hlabs

HLabs is making an industrial supply chain for building robots in the USA including electronics and actuators, with a focus on in-house manufacturing. Robotics is going to be one of the largest industries the world has ever seen. Teams have to buy what they can from overseas and then build everything else in house just to get something to move. HLabs is producing a plug and play set of robotic primitives to accelerate the early development and then working with larger scale production robots for bespoke designs. Early customers span across household robotics, humanoids, robot arms, quadrupeds, and defense. Hlabs is founded by Paul, a second time YC founder who also participated in the W21 batch with Mystic. He ran Mystic as CEO for 6 years.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Team size
1
Location
Austin, TX, USA
Checked
7h ago

Hlabs in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

Hlabs: questions

Which YC batch was Hlabs in?

Hlabs was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Hlabs still active?

Y Combinator lists Hlabs as active.

Where is Hlabs based?

Hlabs lists Austin, TX, USA as its location on YC's directory.