# Yaro Tenzer: person

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Co-founder and CEO of RightHand Robotics (founded 2014, Cambridge MA). Originally served as CEO from founding through early 2023, then stepped back to Chairman while Brian Owen led as CEO (March 2023 - August 2024); Tenzer returned as CEO from August 2024. PhD in Computer Science from MIT. Previously was part of the winning team in the DARPA Autonomous Robotic Manipulation Challenge that developed the i-HY robotic hand, which became the foundation for RightHand's piece-picking technology.

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## Current roles (1)

- [RightHand Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/righthand-robotics.md) Co-founder & CEO since 2014-01-01 (secondary-verified)

## Foundings (1)

- [RightHand Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/righthand-robotics.md) founded 2014-01-01 (cofounder)

## Sources (2)

1. https://righthandrobotics.com/the-latest/righthand-robotics-inc-secures-new-funding-as-yaro-tenzer-is-appointed-ceo-2
2. https://www.crunchbase.com/person/yaro-tenzer


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