Salem Robotics brings autonomous nuclear inspection software to YC's S26 batch
The founders built on Los Alamos deployments and UT Austin research to automate radiation surveys, instrument handling and compliance records.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Y Combinator
Why it matters
Salem Robotics is testing whether deterministic software can turn expensive industrial robots from supervised equipment into auditable workers inside nuclear facilities.
Caleb Horan and Janak Panthi have brought Salem Robotics, their Austin-based hazardous-site inspection business, into Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch. Salem Robotics sells autonomy software that lets existing robots conduct routine surveys, collect measurements and produce records for facilities where sending a person carries unusual cost or risk.…