# He Jiabin: CEO, Ropet AI

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Chinese product designer and entrepreneur (born 1992, Zhuzhou, Hunan). Studied industrial design at Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, interned at Microsoft Research Asia, then worked at Baidu on smart bicycles and autonomous driving. Co-founded Ling Technology's Luka children's reading robot (4-5 million units sold), later led industrial design at ByteDance's PICO VR division. Joined Ropet (Mengyou Intelligence) in 2023 as co-founder and CEO, building AI companion pet robots that focus on emotional care rather than conversation.

- **Nationality:** Chinese
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [Ropet AI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/ropet-ai.md) CEO and Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Former / Previously (3)

- [Microsoft](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/microsoft.md) Research Intern, Microsoft Research Asia (secondary-verified)
- [Baidu](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/baidu.md) Interface Designer, Learning Lab (secondary-verified)
- [ByteDance](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/bytedance.md) CEO and Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Sources (4)

1. https://www.asiatechlens.com/p/ropet-the-ai-pet-startup-redefining
2. https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3453968750024073
3. https://www.businessinsider.com/quit-big-tech-build-robotic-pets-china-baidu-bytedance-microsoft-2025-11
4. https://ropetai.com/pages/about-ropet


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