Robots Made In America
YC wants to fund founders building domestic robot supply chains amid FCC restrictions
“We want to fund founders who build robots and their supply chain here.”
Y Combinator is calling for founders to build domestic robotics supply chains, citing a new FCC rule requiring 65-75% domestic component costs for connected mobile robots. The signal is geopolitical as much as technical: China's 94% share of rare earth magnet production and its 2025 export restrictions are forcing hardware bottlenecks. This is a capital formation signal — YC explicitly wants to fund the full stack from magnets to chips, not just robot software.