Bucket Robotics builds deployable computer-vision systems for manufacturing quality inspection that skip the usual labeling, long pilots and brittle rules. It generates production-ready defect-detection models directly from CAD files and synthetic data, then runs them on existing factory cameras and edge hardware. The founding team came from self-driving (Argo AI, Uber ATG, Stack AV), where they learned to ship perception systems operators trust. Part of Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch, Bucket Robotics raised a $500K pre-seed in October 2024 from Y Combinator, Lightscape Partners, Pioneer Fund and Soma Capital.
Bucket Robotics
ActiveDefect detection for manufacturing built from CAD and synthetic data
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Pre-Seed
Team
1-10
since 2024
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2024
Pittsburgh, United States
Agent-ready
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Defect-detection models from CAD files
Synthetic data generation, no manual labeling
Runs on existing cameras and edge hardware
Fast deployment without long pilots
Production-ready vision pipelines
Quality inspection automation
Edge inference
25/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Pre-Seed $500K incl. Lightscape Partners +3
Capital network
$500K raised ·4 backers·10 network links
- Backers4
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does Bucket Robotics do?
- It generates manufacturing defect-detection vision models from CAD and synthetic data, with no labeling.
- Is Bucket Robotics YC-backed?
- Yes, it was in Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch.
- How much has Bucket Robotics raised?
- A $500K pre-seed in October 2024 from YC, Lightscape Partners, Pioneer Fund and Soma Capital.
- What hardware does it need?
- It runs on existing factory cameras and edge hardware.
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