Salem Robotics Inc (YC S26) — Deploying robots for inspections in hazardous spaces, like nuclear
Our software turns any robot we deploy into an everyday independent worker at your facility. They are able to walk sites, handle instruments, overcome obstacles, collect measurements, and generate auditable compliance records, replacing hours of mandatory manual surveys and inspections.
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Our software turns any robot we deploy into an everyday independent worker at your facility. They are able to walk sites, handle instruments, overcome obstacles, collect measurements, and generate auditable compliance records, replacing hours of mandatory manual surveys and inspections. Built by Los Alamos robotics veterans and deterministic-manipulation researchers, we're starting in nuclear and expanding to other hazardous industries.
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Salem Robotics | Autonomous Inspection for Hazardous Facilities
Salem Robotics enables hazardous industrial facilities to automate routine inspections, data collection, and reporting using the robotic systems they already deploy.
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Caleb Horan
Founder/CEO
Co-founder and CEO at Salem Robotics. Previously a published robotics PhD student at UT Austin, developing task planning for autonomous systems. NRC Fellow. Deployed multi-robot teams at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Plutonium Division. MS in Robotics from UT Austin.
Janak (Crasun) Panthi
Founder/CTO
Co-founder and CTO at Salem Robotics Inc. PhD in Robotics from UT Austin (Dec. 2026). 6 yrs industry experience leading product development and deploying quadruped robots in nuclear facilities. US Army.
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