# Dr. Cao Yunan: CEO, ELITE Robotics

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Dr. Cao Yunan is Chairman and CEO of ELITE Robots, a Suzhou-based collaborative robot (cobot) manufacturer he founded. Holds a doctorate from the Robotics Institute at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Tsinghua University. Former research fellow in the Department of Computing. 17+ years of experience in the CNC and robotics industry. Led Elite Robots to 20,000+ installed cobot units across 50+ countries, ranking in the top 3 of Chinese domestic cobot brands.

- **Nationality:** Chinese

## Current roles (1)

- [ELITE Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/elite-robotics.md) Chairman & CEO

## Sources (3)

1. https://www.eliterobots.com/blog/elite-robots-and-scantech-partnership
2. https://www.hannovermesse.de/apollo/hannover_messe_2021/obs/Binary/A1089409/ELITE%20ROBOT%20Company%20Introduction%20%284%29.pdf
3. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231013925468/en/Elite-Robots-Secures-a-Large-Order-of-3000-Units-of-Collaborative-Robots-from-a-Fortune-500-Company


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