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Evan Tao

Co-founder and CEO of Chestnut Robotics (formerly TetherIA). Previously a core member of the dexterous hand team for Tesla Optimus and worked on Apple Vision Pro. Building dexterous, general-purpose robots for manufacturing and retail.

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Chestnut Roboticsverified→
Founder
Chestnut Robotics (formerly TetherIA) builds tendon-driven dexterous robot hands designed for real-world factory deployment.
2 verified deployments · Aero Hand at United States (multiple hotel chains) →1 model

Current roles (1)

Chestnut Robotics Co-founder and CEOReported, not verified

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Chestnut Roboticsno longer at company

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Co-founders (1)

Joe (Xu) Dong co-founded Chestnut Robotics

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