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Robots that run autonomous depots for autonomous fleets.

Winter 2026Founded 20252 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Autonomous Vehicle Depot RoboticsHardwareElectric and autonomous vehicle fleet operatorsLow competition
Moat
Proprietary robot design and depot automation software; first-mover advantage in autonomous depot operations.
Key risk
Dependency on AV adoption timeline; capital intensity and manufacturing complexity limit scaling speed.
Why now
EV fleet proliferation and autonomous vehicle trials reaching scale; depot automation becomes critical operational bottleneck.
Competitors
Emerging space, some robotics automation players

About

RoboDock builds robots that automate depot operations, like charging and vehicle checks, for electric and autonomous vehicle fleets. We turn fleet depots from manual sites into self-running systems that lower operational costs and increase vehicle uptime.

Founders · 2

Zinny Weli
Zinny WeliFounder
AmazonStanfordMichigan🎓 University of Michigan🎓 Stanford University

Zinny Weli is co-founder and CEO of RoboDock. She previously led autonomous drone charging infrastructure at Zipline and developed the charging system for Amazon’s home robot, while advancing robotic manipulation R&D for next-generation products. Her expertise spans real-world robotic deployment, from perception-driven manipulation to production-scale hardware systems. Zinny holds a BSME from the University of Michigan (top 1%) and an MSME (Robotics) from Stanford University.

Celine Wang
Celine WangFounder
Stanford

Celine Wang is the co-founder and CTO of RoboDock. Previously, she was a senior mechatronics engineer at Plus, integrating actuator and sensor systems to enable autonomous semi-trucks. Her background includes deep field engineering across rural Indonesia, UNESCO heritage sites in Peru, and wildlife reserves in China. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford and brings a builder’s mindset shaped by years of deploying complex systems. www.celinewang.me

Launch

Launched on Y Combinator · Feb 2026
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Robots that automate depot operations for AV fleets.

RoboDock builds autonomous depots for AV fleets by deploying a robotic system that plugs in chargers, verifies charging starts, and performs automated post-trip inspections. It retrofits into existing depots and chargers to enable fully autonomous charging and inspections without requiring depot rebuilds.

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