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Michael Chen

MIT dropout and robotics researcher; co-founder and CEO of Yondu AI, a Y Combinator W24 company building robots to automate fulfillment. Background in intelligent machines and controls from MIT. Founded Yondu in late 2023 alongside Tahmid Jamal.

American · 1 current role

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Physical AI footprint (2)

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  • Yonduverified→
    CEO & Co-founder

    [Yondu](/companies/yondu) is a Los Angeles-based robotics company building drop-in, general-purpose robots for 3PL warehouse fulfillment automation.

    Seed · $500K1 model
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technologyverified→
    Former Researcher, Controls and Robotics

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a leading research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Current roles (1)

  • Yondu CEO & Co-founderSEC-verified

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/yondu
  2. https://startupintros.com/orgs/yondu

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