Nori
YC S26New York City, US · Founded 2026 · 5 employees · 2 known investors
Nori Robotics manufactures household robots that autonomously handle domestic tasks like cleaning, organizing, and food preparation. The robots can learn and share skills via a marketplace, and support remote operation for household assistance.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsHard TechUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)
Nori was founded in 2026 by Antonio Sitong Li.
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Antonio Sitong Liin𝕏FounderAntonio Sitong Li founded Nori and previously launched Founders Inc, an anti-cheating platform for interviews. He completed research fellowships at Columbia's Graphics and UI Lab focused on robot coordination and at Columbia's Data Science Institute on database visualization tools, and holds a BA in Computer Science and Architecture from Columbia.
Investors · 2
Funding
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The YC application· Summer 2026 batch
Alumni Q&A
- What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?
- The founders note that capable robots now exist but remain priced like cars rather than appliances, with humanoids costing over $20,000, which keeps general-purpose robots confined to labs while households rely on single-task machines each costing $600 to $1,000. They are robotics researchers from Columbia (RoboPIL, CGUI) who left academia after concluding the gap between lab and home robots is cost rather than intelligence, and are building a $1,688 robot users can teach.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Nori do?
- Nori Robotics manufactures household robots that autonomously handle domestic tasks like cleaning, organizing, and food preparation. The robots can learn and share skills via a marketplace, and support remote operation for household assistance.
- Who founded Nori?
- Nori was founded by Antonio Sitong Li in 2026.
- Who are Nori's investors?
- Nori's investors include Y Combinator, Rebalance Earth.
- Where is Nori headquartered?
- Nori is headquartered in New York City, US.