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Free people from the work that wears them down.
Some work is heavy, risky or numbingly repetitive, and it still has to be done. Kscale Robotics builds autonomous robots to take that part over, so people can spend their time on judgement, problem-solving and creative, strategic work.
The work someone still has to do
The strain
It's early in the shift. Someone is lifting, carrying and checking the same things they did yesterday, and the day before. One careless moment could hurt them. By Friday their attention drifts, and a job they once cared about has become something to get through. When they leave, the role sits empty for months, because fewer and fewer people want this work, or can be found to do it.
Only 17% of employees in on-site jobs that can't be done remotely are engaged at work.
Gallup, 202672% of employers worldwide say they struggle to fill roles.
ManpowerGroup, 2026The shift
Now a robot takes the repetitive, physical part: the rounds, the loads, the same motion a thousand times. It doesn't get tired or bored, and it keeps people out of harm's way.
The benefit
The person is still there, doing the part only a person can do. They notice what's off, solve problems, make decisions and improve how the work gets done. Their day has more judgement and less grind. They're safer, and the work is worth showing up for again. The team stops depending on roles it can't fill.
Why robots, why now
The work that wears people down is essential, and it's getting harder to staff. Asking people to absorb the strain isn't a plan.
Robots have only recently become able to take on this work. Capable compute now fits on the robot itself, open tools like ROS 2 have matured, and sensors cost far less than they used to. A robot can now find its way around a real, changing space and handle the repetitive part reliably.
We are not claiming to have solved this. We are listening to the people who do this work, finding where a robot really takes the strain off them, and building only that.
Why I'm doing this
I'm Sampath Bommakanti, founder and CEO of Kscale Robotics.
I've spent more than 15 years building technology. At STMicroelectronics I worked on embedded systems and machine learning. At Sony I started as a telecom engineer and later became a technical project manager. At Nilfisk I was global product manager for its IoT platform, and that's where I saw how much physical, repetitive work keeps the world running.
I built a home robot that runs fully on-device on an NVIDIA Jetson, using ROS 2 and Nav2. It taught me what autonomy takes outside a demo.
I started Kscale Robotics because I believe people's time is better spent on work that needs a human: judgement, problem-solving, decisions, and creative and strategic thinking. Robots should take the repetitive, physical work, so people are free to do work that's meaningful.
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Tell us about the work.
I'd like to hear what's repetitive, heavy or tedious where you work. It's 20 minutes with no sales pitch.