Launch HN: Salem Robotics (YC S26) – Software for industrial inspection robots

Re:Launch HN: Salem Robotics (YC S26) – Software for industr... by droidjj on Thursday August 27, 2026 @12:09PM (#49467131)

Is "Salem" a tongue-in-cheek nod to being a small, quirky competitor to Boston Dynamics (Salem, MA : Boston, MA :: Salem Robotics : Boston Dynamics)?

If so, as someone who lives close to Salem, I like it :)

Good luck to you guys.

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Re:Launch HN: Salem Robotics (YC S26) – Software for industr... by Salem_robotics on Thursday August 27, 2026 @12:24PM (#49467359)

Haha it wasn't, but we might steal that for our story going forward.

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Re:Launch HN: Salem Robotics (YC S26) – Software for industr... by vegnus on Thursday August 27, 2026 @12:50PM (#49467719)

is this based in Salem MA? If so, nice

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Re:Launch HN: Salem Robotics (YC S26) – Software for industr... by janakpanthi on Thursday August 27, 2026 @01:09PM (#49467963)

Cofounder here. we're based in Austin, TX, but yes, the name alludes to Salem MA. We're bringing inanimate objects to life through robotics, haha.

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Re:Launch HN: Salem Robotics (YC S26) – Software for industr... by alexchantavy on Thursday August 27, 2026 @12:48PM (#49467682)

First thing I thought of too, I love it

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Re:Launch HN: Salem Robotics (YC S26) – Software for industr... by sidcool on Thursday August 27, 2026 @01:00PM (#49467842)

Salem Statics

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Re:Launch HN: Salem Robotics (YC S26) – Software for industr... by janakpanthi on Thursday August 27, 2026 @01:13PM (#49468016)

Boston Dynamics vs Salem Statics, haha. Seriously though, we are very complimentary to BD, since Spot is one of the platforms we deploy on.

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