Flywheel AI announces Kyle excavator for YC Demo Day
Founder Jash Mota announced that Flywheel AI would bring a real excavator named Kyle to Y Combinator's Summer 2025 Demo Day to demonstrate remote teleoperation and autonomy.
Evidence notes
- Founder Jash Mota announced a real excavator for Y Combinator Demo Day.
- The machine would demonstrate both remote teleoperation and autonomous operating capability.
- Flywheel named the demonstration excavator Kyle, distinguishing this displayed system version.
Company context
Flywheel AI retrofits excavators for remote and autonomous operation. The San Francisco company is a Y Combinator S25 startup applying autonomy and robotics data collection to heavy construction equipment.