Shutdown
Nov 2025Public reports said K-Scale Labs stopped active development, laid off most of the team, refunded pre-orders, and open-sourced proprietary IP after failing to secure follow-on financing.
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Overview
K-Scale Labs is a Y Combinator W24 humanoid-robotics startup founded in 2024 and based in Palo Alto. It built open-source, affordable humanoid robots and the KOS software stack, with the flagship K-Bot/Stompy platform sold through its shop; public sources now describe the company as inactive/out of business after a late-2025 shutdown and open-sourcing of IP.
Primary product
K-Bot / Stompy open-source humanoid robot platform
Founded
2024
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Robotics Engineering
Sub-industry
Open-source humanoid robotics / embodied AI
Offices
Palo Alto, California 94027, United States (HQ)
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