
At Bucket Robotics, we provide customized vision-based ML models for unparalleled precision in injection molding, casting, and surface defect detection. Our AI-powered vision systems transform your manufacturing process by catching the smallest flaws in plastic and metal parts — right from the CAD model to production — ensuring everything aligns perfectly. Our system and models are tailored for each customer and each deployment, allowing for continuous improvement in detection accuracy with real-world data. Based in Pittsburgh, our team has built self-driving cars over four companies that have been deployed across the US and Europe, showcasing our expertise in vision and edge computing.

At Bucket Robotics, we provide customized vision-based ML models for unparalleled precision in injection molding, casting, and surface defect detection. Our AI-powered vision systems transform your manufacturing process by catching the smallest flaws in plastic and metal parts — right from the CAD model to production — ensuring everything aligns perfectly. Our system and models are tailored for each customer and each deployment, allowing for continuous improvement in detection accuracy with real-world data. Based in Pittsburgh, our team has built self-driving cars over four companies that have been deployed across the US and Europe, showcasing our expertise in vision and edge computing.
Product: CAD-native computer-vision inspection that generates synthetic training data from CAD and deploys edge-ready detectors (e.g., ONNX) for factory defect detection
Problem addressed: Automates defect detection/quality inspection to reduce manual labeling, defect-sample collection, and long integration cycles
Founded / HQ: 2024 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Funding: Pre-Seed (Sep 25, 2024); $500,000 reported; Y Combinator lead
Founders: Matt Puchalski (Co‑Founder & CEO), Stephan Wolski (Founder & CTO)
Automated defect detection and quality inspection for manufacturing (plastic and metal parts).
2024
Robot Manufacturing
500,000 USD
Dealroom and other profiles report a $500k pre-seed; Crunchbase lists a pre-seed round on Sep 25, 2024 with 4 investors.
“Y Combinator-led pre-seed with participation from Lightscape Partners, Pioneer Fund, and Taro Fukuyama”
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