# Evan Tao: person

Canonical ID: `d9390886-5d0d-4994-9172-2920ffb6b8b5`

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.

- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [Chestnut Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/chestnut-robotics.md) Co-founder and CEO (_reported, not verified_)

## Foundings (1)

- [Chestnut Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/chestnut-robotics.md) _no longer at company_

## Sources (3)

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


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