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Calvin Zhou

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Visiting Founder at StartX
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Calvin Zhou is the Co-Founder of RoboForce, a company focused on building physical AI-powered robo-labor. An alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University, he has a background leading AI and robotics initiatives at companies like Cruise and Cyngn, where he was an early team member.

His company, RoboForce, was selected as a 2025 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, joining alumni like Google and Spotify.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Visiting Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Priorities

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Physical AI
As the co-founder of RoboForce, his primary professional focus is on creating and scaling AI-powered robotic labor for real-world applications.
Building A-Player Teams
He is actively and publicly involved in recruiting top-tier talent for key roles in marketing, operations, and talent acquisition to scale his company.
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Career

Work history

8-2025 - 12-2025
Visiting Founder
StartX
6-2025
Technology Pioneer
World Economic Forum
6-2023
Co-Founder
RoboForce
11-2021 - 6-2023
Tech Lead, ML & Robotics
Cruise
2-2018 - 11-2021
Tech Lead, AI & Autonomy
Cyngn
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Calvin Zhou - Co‑founder & VP Of Engineering at RoboForce | The Org. Featured in The Org
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Education
2016 - 2018
Master's degree
Carnegie Mellon University
2012 - 2016
Bachelor's degree
Tsinghua University
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