Human Archive (YC Winter 2026)

TL;DR: Human Archive is a Y Combinator Winter 2026 startup Multimodal data provider for robotics and world modeling, currently active with a team of 4.

Multimodal data provider for robotics and world modeling

YC ID
31205
YC Batch
Winter 2026
Status
Active
Team size
4
Industry
Industrials, Manufacturing and Robotics
YC profile
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/human-archive

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We’re archiving the physical world for embodied intelligence by collecting and labeling aligned multimodal data. To build dexterous and perceptive robots that generalize robustly, we need massive amounts of real-world data across multiple modalities and environments. We have thought deeply about the fine line between biomimicry and its application to humanoid systems. Based on this research, we design and deploy custom hardware across residential and manufacturing settings. We then post-process the resulting data through internal QA, anonymization, and annotation pipelines to deliver diverse, high-fidelity datasets at scale to frontier labs developing robotics foundation models and general-purpose robotics companies. We believe we are at a historic inflection point, with a unique opportun…

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Frequently asked questions

Is Human Archive a YC (Y Combinator) company?

Yes. Human Archive was funded by Y Combinator in the Winter 2026 batch. Multimodal data provider for robotics and world modeling

What does Human Archive do?

We’re archiving the physical world for embodied intelligence by collecting and labeling aligned multimodal data. To build dexterous and perceptive robots that generalize robustly, we need massive amounts of real-world data across multiple modalities and environments. We have thought deeply about the fine line between…

What YC batch was Human Archive in?

Human Archive was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch.

How big is Human Archive?

Human Archive has a team of 4 people according to Y Combinator's directory.

Is Human Archive still active?

Human Archive is currently listed as Active with a team of 4 in Y Combinator's directory.

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