Janak (Crasun) Panthi

Co-founder & CTO, Salem Robotics (YC S26) | Deploying robots in nuclear sites and more.

Co-founder

Salem Robotics Inc· Summer 2026🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States

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2025Co-founder· Salem Robotics (YC S26)

Founder · since 2025

Company

Salem Robotics (YC S26)

Role

Co-Founder & CTO

current

Stage

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Raised

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Based

Austin, Texas, United States

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

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Salem Robotics Inc

We deploy robots for inspections in hazardous spaces, like nuclear.

Summer 2026

Experience

Career

Salem Robotics (YC S26)
Co-founder
Co-Founder & CTO · Austin, Texas, United States · 2025 – Present
2025
The University of Texas at Austin
PhD Student · Austin, Texas, United States · 2021 – Present
2021
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Graduate Researcher · Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States · 2022 – 2026
2022
Solomon Admissions Consulting
Research Mentor · 2023 – 2025
2023
IBS Paper Performance Group
Design and Product Application Engineer · Hampton Roads, Virginia Metropolitan Area · 2019 – 2021
2019
US Army
Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic · New Jersey · 2015 – 2021
2015
Mack Studios
Design Engineer · Greater Syracuse-Auburn Area · 2018
2018
Festo USA
Automation Engineer · New York · 2017 – 2018
2017
Loras College Engineering Department
Supplemental Instructor · Dubuque County, IA · 2013 – 2015
2013
Heitkamp Planetarium
Astronomy and Astrophysics Educator · Dubuque County, IA · 2013 – 2014
2013
Henderson Products
Design and Controls Engineering Intern · Manchester,Iowa · 2014
2014
City of Dubuque
Environmental Engineering Intern · Dubuque, Iowa · 2013
2013

Bio

Co-founder and CTO at Salem Robotics Inc. PhD in Robotics from UT Austin (Dec. 2026). 6 yrs industry experience leading product development and deploying quadruped robots in nuclear facilities. US Army.