HLabs
About
About HLabs
HLabs is developing a domestic ecosystem of robot actuators, motor-control electronics and power-distribution hardware. The components are designed to connect through standardised interfaces so builders can assemble motion and control systems without creating multiple custom circuit boards and wiring harnesses.
Simple Python libraries expose setup and control functions at the software layer, reducing the amount of low-level electronics work required before a team can test its robot. HLabs designs and manufactures its boards and actuators in the United States, targeting research, prototype and production robotics.
Team
- Paul Hetherington - CEO & Founder
Timeline
Events
- 2025-12-21 - Org Change - HLabs joins Y Combinator (Winter 2026 batch)
Listed as a Winter 2026 Y Combinator company Described as building a US supply chain for robot electronics and actuators Signals early-stage institutional validation + accelerator support
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Context tags
- Actuator component supplier - Stack Layer - HLabs supplies actuator components for robotic systems.
- Plug-and-play robot actuators - Peer Group - HLabs supplies plug-and-play actuators and electronics for US-made robotics.
- Robot electronics actuator supplier - Peer Group - HLabs provides robot electronics, actuator control boards and prototyping hardware.
- Robot actuator electronics - Workflow - HLabs supplies actuator electronics and motor control systems.
- Integrated robot-joint actuator supplier - Peer Group - Official HLabs catalogue documents A1 and A1m planetary and cycloidal robot actuators. https://www.hlaboratories.com/
- Robotics motion-component supply layer - Stack Layer - HLabs supplies motion components for robot prototyping.
- Integrated servo control - Capability - HLabs provides integrated servo control and FOC controller boards.
- Robotics hardware supply chain - Customer Environment - HLabs serves the robotics hardware supply chain.
- Robot joint supply chain - Customer Environment - HLabs serves the robot joint and actuator supply chain.