Preload builds the data layer for physical AI. Robots learn mostly from video, but human interaction is much richer: touch, force, and muscle activity. We build a wearable multimodal stack (egocentric video, tactile gloves, EMG) to capture how people actually interact with the physical world, and turn it into datasets robotics teams can train on. We're a YC (F26) team of PhD founders from Johns Hopkins and Caltech with backgrounds at Neuralink, Paradromics, and other neurotech companies.
We're hiring interns for Summer 2027 across every team we're building. You'll work on real problems alongside the founders and ship work that goes straight into our product, not a side project.
Tell us which team (or teams) you're most excited about. If your interests cut across teams, that's great too.
Along with your application, include links to two short videos (unlisted YouTube, Loom, Google Drive, or similar are all fine):
We care much more about substance than production quality. A phone recording is perfect.
Early, in-person team in San Francisco. You'll get real ownership and work directly with the founders from day one.