# Mike Xia and Vijay Pradeep Want to End Robotics' Setup Hell

- slug: mike-xia-and-vijay-pradeep-want-to-end-robotics-setup-hell
- date: 2026-04-02
- category: Robotics

While AI code gets easier to run, robot hardware setup stays brutal. A new $5.5M seed round is betting that changes.

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