# RoboDock

> RoboDock is a San Francisco robotics startup (Y Combinator W26) building the physical automation layer for electric and autonomous vehicle depots. Its robots plug in chargers, align to charge ports with vision guidance, and run post-trip inspections using visual and thermal sensing - turning depots that still rely on people walking rows of vehicles into self-running infrastructure. Founded in 2025 by Stanford classmates Zinny Weli (CEO) and Celine Wang (CTO), the company offers its system as a retrofit that drops into existing facilities without layout changes.

- **Founded:** 2025
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Zinny Weli (Co-Founder & CEO), Celine Wang (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** 3
- **Products:** Autonomous Plug-In & Unplug, Vision-Guided Alignment, Automated Vehicle Inspection, Fleet Management Dashboard, Closed-Loop Learning
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch., Founding team with prior charging-system work at Zipline (autonomous drone charging), Amazon Lab126 (home robot charging), and Plus (autonomous semi-truck systems)., Public launch of an autonomous depot platform spanning plug-in, vision alignment, inspection, and fleet management.

## Products & services

- **Autonomous Plug-In & Unplug** — A robotic system that physically connects and disconnects vehicles from chargers, replacing manual labor and verifying that charging successfully initiates.
- **Vision-Guided Alignment** — Perception that identifies the vehicle and its charge port and aligns the robot before power flows, confirming a good connection every time.
- **Automated Vehicle Inspection** — Post-trip inspection using visual and thermal sensing to flag maintenance issues and assess whether a vehicle is ready for its next shift.
- **Fleet Management Dashboard** — A real-time view of charge status, inspection results, and depot throughput across the fleet.
- **Closed-Loop Learning** — The system improves alignment and reliability with each charge event rather than staying static.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch.
- Founding team with prior charging-system work at Zipline (autonomous drone charging), Amazon Lab126 (home robot charging), and Plus (autonomous semi-truck systems).
- Public launch of an autonomous depot platform spanning plug-in, vision alignment, inspection, and fleet management.
- Featured among Y Combinator W26 companies in industry coverage of the batch.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — RoboDock joins Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch.
- **2026-03** — Public launch of RoboDock: Autonomous Depots for Autonomous Fleets, detailing plug-in, inspection, and fleet management; onboarding early pilot partners.

## Links

- Website: https://robodock.tech
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/robodock-tech

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Last updated: 2026-07-30