Built by robotics and AI experts

IO-AI was founded in 2023 with the vision of bringing robots everywhere, for everyone. Our goal is to provide the leading data infrastructure for robotics and embodied AI, partnering closely with our customers to advance frontier models and accelerate real-world deployment.

Our founding team brings deep experience in robotics and AI from leading global technology companies, automotive and drone innovators, cloud platforms, and industrial automation—spanning research labs, large-scale products, and real-world deployment.

We have a longstanding focus in the field of embodied intelligence data, with extensive expertise in data collection and management, robot control, and model training.

Our core offerings include the TeleXperience robot teleoperation system, SenseXperience human motion capture for embodied AI data, and the EmbodiFlow embodied AI data annotation and training platform.


Meet the founders

  • Xiangyu Chen

    Xiangyu Chen

    Founder & CEO

    Robotics expert and Ph.D. graduate from the University of Tokyo. Published dozens of papers in leading robotics journals, including ICRA Best Paper 2018 and 2024. Prior to IO, led robotic arm programs and advanced robotics R&D at global automotive and technology organizations.

  • Si Chen

    Si Chen

    Co-Founder

    Technology executive with 10+ years of leadership in AI, robotics, and data. Prior roles include VP of Strategy & LLM Operations at Appen, strategic business development leadership at a major cloud provider in Asia-Pacific, and head of strategy for AI and robotics labs at a global technology company.

  • Gao Biao

    Gao Biao

    Co-Founder & CTO

    Ph.D. graduate from Peking University and expert in perception algorithms. Former senior algorithm engineer on a large-scale autonomous driving program, where he led obstacle perception systems. Selected for a top talent program in autonomous driving R&D. Author of multiple publications in leading robotics and autonomous driving journals and top-tier international conferences.

  • Rosa Luo

    Rosa Luo

    Co-Founder

    Organizational behavior management expert with 15 years of experience in the internet and technology industry. Serial entrepreneur with extensive expertise in business partnerships and organizational management.

  • Zhezhang Ding

    Zhezhang Ding

    Co-Founder

    Autonomous driving planning and control expert with a Master's from Peking University. Former Head of Robotics Division at Keli Sensing. Multiple papers in leading robotics journals and conferences.


Join Us

We are looking for passionate and creative individuals.
If you care about motion planning, real-time robot control, or model training for embodied AI, we offer real customer problems, strong engineering support, and the ownership to turn ideas into shipped outcomes.

  • Company

    Founded in 2023, focused on robotics and embodied intelligence data infrastructure.

  • Products

    End-to-end capabilities from teleoperation capture to annotation and training-ready data.

  • Office locations

    Operations across Asia Pacific and North America.
    Including hubs in Osaka, Singapore, Sydney, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Benefits

    We have prepared a well-equipped single apartment near the company for each colleague, with a commute time of just a few minutes, allowing you to work comfortably and live comfortably.