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

Salem Robotics, a new company backed by Y Combinator, is launching software designed to give industrial robots the intelligence needed for complex inspections in hazardous environments. As Hacker News tells it, the startup focuses on high-precision tasks like wiping surfaces for radioactive contamination or detecting leaks in chemical plants, combining artificial intelligence with classical robotics to ensure predictable behavior. The company is hardware agnostic, meaning its application layer can run on various existing robot platforms to automate repetitive physical work in the nuclear, oil, and gas sectors.

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