LinkedIn · Mar 2026
Company post announcing a general-purpose robotics hackathon with Google DeepMind, Y Combinator, NASA, and other sponsors.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Innate is a Silicon Valley robotics startup building MARS, a general-purpose personal AI robot, and BASIC, an open, programmable agentic OS for teaching home robots new behaviors. The company emphasizes open-source hardware/software, builder-first workflows, and making robotics approachable for consumers and developers.
Primary product
MARS, an open-source personal AI robot for manipulation and navigation, powered by the BASIC agentic OS
Founded
2024
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Robotics Engineering
Sub-industry
Consumer Robotics / Physical AI
Offices
Palo Alto, California, United States
San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Business model
direct-to-consumer hardware sales
software/platform
Funding
Stage
Pre-Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Dec 2024
Latest amount
$500K
Dec 2024 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Work & culture
Builder-first and degree-agnostic, with a strong emphasis on creativity, technical skill, collaboration, excellence, and shipping open-source robotics systems.
Compensation
No public employee compensation bands were found. The careers page currently shows no active openings, and public recruiting language emphasizes skill, creativity, and drive over degrees.
Product & market
Pricing
Direct hardware sales / pre-order model with an introductory price around $1,999 and mention of monthly agent credits/usage in launch materials.
Differentiators
- —Open-source hardware and software
- —Programmable foundation agent (BASIC)
- —Train new physical skills in under 30 minutes of data collection
- —Onboard compute so the robot can run without off-site hardware
- —Shareable behaviors/skills ecosystem
- —Home-focused personal robot rather than a sealed industrial platform
- —Affordable introductory pricing versus custom robotics systems
Technology
BASIC agentic OS
ROS 2
Python
Linux
NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB
YOLO
SAM
GPT
Gemini
Claude
Llama
Groq
iOS TestFlight
Android APK
Discord
GitHub
Customers
Silicon Valley builders
robotics developers
home robotics enthusiasts
early adopters / makers
consumers who want a personal robot
Competitors
Open Robotics / ROS
Hugging Face LeRobot
Cambrian Intelligence
EEROS
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$330K estimated annual revenue/ARR (2025, GetLatka)
Latest news
Hacker News · Dec 2024
Launch post introducing Innate’s Maurice robot, its cloud-based multi-model brain, the BASIC SDK, open-source direction, and early pricing / pre-orders.
Startup Intros · Dec 2024
Funding announcement describing Innate’s $500K seed/pre-seed round and listing investors including Y Combinator, 468 Capital, Heavybit, and angel investor Lisha Li.
Automate
Interview/article describing Innate’s Palo Alto office, small team, open-source hardware approach, and Mars as a $2,000 teachable robot.
Jobs and careers at Innate
4 jobs at Innate
Marketing Intern
On-site
Technical Staff
Bay Area
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Operations Lead / Chief of Staff
On-site
Technical Staff
Bay Area
4mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Mechatronics Engineer
On-site
Technical Staff
Bay Area
5mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Open Application
On-site
1y ago
On-site
Full-time