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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 Robotics Co-founder and CEOReported, not verified

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Chestnut Roboticsno longer at company

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/evantaorobotics
https://kr-asia.com/robotics-companies-like-magiclab-turn-to-synthetic-data-in-the-embodied-intelligence-race
https://bayareafoundersclub.substack.com/p/connect-2026-global-embodied-ai-innovation

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