Andy Chen
Head of Robotics at Runway
📍 New York, New York, United States
Andy Chen leads robotics at Runway, focusing on building physical AI by pre-training general world models. His background includes contributing to Google DeepMinds Gemini and Project Astra, and he also founded Magrathea AI, which delivered LLM and agent systems to enterprise clients. He is a graduate of Brown University.
He is pioneering Runways new robotics division from the ground up, translating the companys success in generative AI into real-world physical applications.
Read the full overview →Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of Robotics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Priorities
Topics Andy cares about
General World Models
His team at Runway authored a paper on using General World Models (GWM) to accelerate robot policy evaluation, a core focus of his current work.
Physical AI
His stated mission at Runway is "building physical AI," aiming to bridge the gap between generative models and real-world robotic interaction.
Career
Work history
12-2025
Head of Robotics
Runway
9-2023 - 11-2025
Staff Software Engineer
Google DeepMind
2022 - 2023
Founder and CEO
Magrathea AI
2018 - 2022
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Meta
2016 - 2018
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Zocdoc
In the press
Media appearances
Accelerating Robot Policy Evaluation with General World Models. Featured in Runway Research
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Education
Bachelor's degree
Brown University
Social presence
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