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Jay Li
Co-founder and CEO of Proception. Former technical lead on Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot program. Tesla sued Li in June 2025 alleging trade secret theft; the case was settled and dismissed in June 2026.
· 1 current role · 1 founding
Physical AI footprint (2)
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- Former Technical Lead, Optimus Humanoid Robot Program
Electric-vehicle and AI company (NASDAQ: TSLA), founded 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a physical-AI program spanning three robotics fronts: a [r
- Founder
Silicon Valley startup developing dexterous robotic hands for humanoid manipulation.
Seed · $11M1 incident2 models
Current roles (1)
- Proception Co-Founder & CEOReported, not verified
Foundings (1)
- Proceptioncofounder
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Co-founders (1)
- Jack Xu co-founded Proception
Former / Previously (1)
- Tesla Technical Lead, Optimus Humanoid Robot Program2022-07-02 to 2024-07-02Reported, not verified
Sources (1)
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