HABIT Launches: Neighborhood Robotics — Starting with Car Details.

HABIT recently launched!

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^{"Reshaping neighborhood services with robotics."}

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^{TL;DR - HABIT is building a robotic car detail. Convenience of a tunnel wash + premium services of a human detailer.}

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Watch their launch video to learn more!

https://youtu.be/gOQL87xoUxk

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Founded by Michael Trehan & Harish Palani

SWE / Investment Banker + Applied Scientist

• Michael: prev. Sr. SWE at Radiant Nuclear ($150M+ raised); Investment Banker at JPM
• Harish: prev. AI/ML Research Scientist at Twitch & Amazon
• They met at UC Berkeley freshman year

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Americans spend $20B a year on car washes

• A single operator with locations in just 21 states earned $1B last year

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But car details suck

• Automatic washes scratch paint and don’t offer services like ceramic coating ($1,500+)
• That’s why Americans spend $4.2B a year on manual details and hand washes
• Human detailers are slow (hour-long wait), expensive ($50+), and inconsistent

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So HABIT is building the first robotic car detail

• Throughput and convenience of an automatic wash
• Results and premium price point of a human — starting with exterior details

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Car detailing is their first vertical

• Small businesses across America don’t want to buy, maintain, or equip a humanoid fleet
• HABIT centers will act as your neighborhood’s humanoid fleet manager

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Learn More

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^{🌐 Visit habitrobotics.com to learn more.}

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^{🤖 Car wash operators have been lining up for their system. So if you know a car wash operator (or are one), email the founders here.}

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^{👣 Follow HABIT on LinkedIn & X.}

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