6thSense
YC S26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 4 employees · 1 known investors
6thSense develops tactile capture hardware and software for robot learning, providing gloves and custom sensor skins that record touch, pressure, and grip dynamics during demonstrations. The platform enables robot-learning teams to capture multimodal data aligned across RGB video, depth, IMU, and force sensors in a single integrated stack.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)
6thSense was founded in 2026 by James Baek, Ronak Agarwal, Alex Hyungwoo Noh, and Matt Wulff.
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James BaekinFounder & CEOHe previously was a founding member at Ibebu, a content creation business operator, and served as a security specialist with the U.S. Army at USFK. He holds degrees in biomedical engineering and biochemistry from Georgia Tech.
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Ronak Agarwalin𝕏Co-Founder & CTORonak Agarwal is a software engineer who previously interned at DoorDash focusing on backend platform work and at Amazon on middle mile optimization. He built payment routing infrastructure at Qard and holds degrees in computer science and economics from Georgia Tech.
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Alex Hyungwoo NohinCo-FounderAlex Hyungwoo Noh founded 6thSense, an enterprise security startup focused on securing and monitoring MCP systems. He previously worked as a mechanic and tank driver in the UAE, held an AI role in the ROK Army's human resources division, and studied computer science and economics at the University of Chicago.
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Matt Wulffin𝕏FounderMatt Wulff founded 6thSense (YC S26) and previously led vision-guided robotics and tactile data capture work at Tesla and Mecka AI respectively. He began building hardware projects in his early teens, including home-built rockets.
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- What does 6thSense do?
- 6thSense develops tactile capture hardware and software for robot learning, providing gloves and custom sensor skins that record touch, pressure, and grip dynamics during demonstrations. The platform enables robot-learning teams to capture multimodal data aligned across RGB video, depth, IMU, and force sensors in a single integrated stack.
- Who founded 6thSense?
- 6thSense was founded by James Baek, Ronak Agarwal, Alex Hyungwoo Noh, Matt Wulff in 2026.
- Who are 6thSense's investors?
- 6thSense's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is 6thSense headquartered?
- 6thSense is headquartered in San Francisco, US.