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Orangewood Labs

Corporate marketcobotCurated record
orangewood.co

AI-native cobot arms controlled via proprietary RoboGPT natural-language/voice interface; on-device vision and motion AI for pick-and-place, visual inspection, powder coating, and machine tending; Robots-as-a-Service model; generative AI used to translate text or voice instructions into robot motion paths without traditional programming.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, US
Founded2016
Corporate funding$5M
Team11-50
Deployments0
Open roles1
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersAbhinav Kumar Das (CEO), Aditya Bhatia, Akash Bansal
Regions servedNorth America, South Asia
Countries deployedUS, IN
Service footprintHQ San Francisco CA (2 Marina Blvd); R&D and manufacturing in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India; 25+ clients across manufacturing, hospitality, and research in North America and India.
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinecobot

OWL 6.5

  • AI-powered collaborative robotic arm programmable via natural language voice or text commands through the RoboGPT interface

    Vendor-stated primary programming interface; cuts programming from hours to seconds

    Claim source
  • Purchase price approximately $5,000; RaaS available from $1,500/month

    Vendor-cited pricing tiers reported by TechCrunch covering August 2023 seed raise

    Claim source
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordY CombinatorAlumni Ventures7percent VenturesSchox VenturesVentureSouqFor Good VenturesFounders Inc.
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-11

Open roles1

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

Orangewood Research and Advancement Private LimitedTeam unlisted · Location unlisted
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2023-08-02Raised $4.5M seed round; launched RoboGPT natural-language robot programming platformTechCrunch
2023-01-01Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2023 (W23) batch; first company to commercialize generative AI for robotic arm programmingY Combinator
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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Launch YC: Orangewood: Democratizing RobotsY Combinator · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Orangewood wants to build a cheap, programmable robotic arm for manufacturingTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Orangewood Labs: Democratizing RobotsOrangewood Labs · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Orangewood Labs: Y CombinatorY Combinator · retrieved 2026-07-05