# Mondo Robotics: robotics company

Canonical ID: `26051cc1-2bf5-464c-b4dd-4453e5417803`

## Key facts

- **Co-Founder & CTO:** Shuo Yang (ex-Tesla Optimus Staff Control Engineer, CMU Robotics PhD)
- **Key product:** Beni (all-terrain camera robot)
- **Launch:** Kickstarter July 2026
- **HQ:** Palo Alto, CA, USA / Shenzhen, China
- **Founded:** 2025

- **Slug:** mondo-robotics
- **Founded:** 2025
- **HQ:** Palo Alto, CA, USA / Shenzhen, China

## Models

- [Beni](/models/beni.md) (other) (id: `e0e316df-177b-4304-bf71-da9a3a0c6f3c`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Shuo Yang](/people/shuo-yang.md) Co-Founder & CTO (_reported, not verified_)

## Founders (1)

- [Shuo Yang](/people/shuo-yang.md) (cofounder)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Mondo Robotics?

Mondo Robotics is a Palo Alto and Shenzhen-based consumer robotics startup founded by ex-Tesla Optimus Staff Control Engineer Shuo Yang and a former DJI colleague. The company builds Beni, an all-terrain autonomous camera robot designed for consumers, creators, and athletes. Founded in January 2025, launched on Kickstarter in July 2026.

### What does Mondo Robotics make?

Mondo Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Beni (Mondo Robotics builds physical robots).

### Who competes with Mondo Robotics?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Mondo Robotics building in the same form factors include DJI, Boston Dynamics, ATI Industrial Automation, August Robotics.

### Where is Mondo Robotics headquartered?

Mondo Robotics is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, USA / Shenzhen, China.

### Where does Mondo Robotics operate robots?

Mondo Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.


## Sources (4)

1. https://mondorobotics.com/
2. https://petapixel.com/2026/07/08/beni-is-a-cute-autonomous-camera-robot-on-wheels/
3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shuo-yang-28414660
4. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3305884/ex-tesla-optimus-engineer-leaves-launch-robotics-start-palo-alto-shenzhen

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