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Human Archive

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Human Archive (YC W26) is building the data and deployments infrastructure for physical AI. We design hardware, deploy cameras and sensors globally, and train models that help AI better understand how humans interact with the physical world. Leading frontier AI labs trust us for their video, sensor, robot deployment, image, and audio datasets

Founded 2026Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Human Archive (YC W26) is building the data and deployments infrastructure for physical AI.

We design hardware, deploy cameras and sensors globally, and train models that help AI better understand how humans interact with the physical world.

Leading frontier AI labs trust us for their video, sensor, robot deployment, image, and audio datasets.

We have offices in SF, China, and India and are researchers from NYU GRAIL, UPenn GRASP, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Johns Hopkins Robotics, and national robotics champions.

To get data, please reach out to raj@humanarchive.ai

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Founders & team

Raj Patel

Founder/CEO

Archiving the structure of human interaction in the physical world. Berkeley dropout and previous farmer (sold mangoes & planted trees)

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Rushil Agarwal

Founder

Rushil Agarwal is a founder of Human Archive (W26). He studied Industrial Engineering and Operations Research along with Business at UC Berkeley's highly selective MET program (<1% acceptance rate) He previously worked on data pipelines for embedding models and on-chain infrastructure at Coinbase. He also scaled a Web 3.0 software business, which served 500+ SMBs

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Shloke Patel

Founder

Shloke Patel is a founder of Human Archive (W26). He studied Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University, where he focused on robotics, systems engineering, and applied AI, and conducted research at the SHAPE and DEL Labs. Before Human Archive, Shloke built and operated agricultural businesses, including a mango venture that sold 16,000+ mangoes and helped plant 100,000+ trees. His background spans robotics, mechanical design, and hardware systems.

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