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Xavier (Tianhao) Chi

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Co-Founder at Mbodi AI
📍 New York, New York, United States

Xavier (Tianhao) Chi is the Co-Founder of Mbodi AI, a Y Combinator-backed startup making industrial robots easier to program using natural language. A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate, he previously was the tech lead for Googles Public DNS, one of the internets most critical services, bringing high-scale infrastructure experience to embodied AI.

Beyond his deep technical expertise, Xavier has a creative side, identifying himself as a singer and photographer. He also lists being an "unprofessional racing driver" among his interests, pointing to a passion for motorsports and high-performance activities outside of the tech world.

He appeared on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to give a live demo of an Mbodi AI robot learning to serve drinks from spoken commands.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Embodied AI
His current venture, Mbodi AI, is building an embodied AI platform to make industrial robots learn new skills through natural language, aiming to make automation more accessible.
Generative AI in Robotics
He is focused on applying generative AI to bridge the gap between AI research and practical factory floor applications, enabling robots to adapt in real-time.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
Co-Founder
Mbodi AI
3-2020 - 3-2024
Software Engineer (TL)
Google
5-2019 - 8-2019
Software Engineering Intern
Google
1-2019 - 6-2019
Graduate Research Assistant
Decentralized Systems Lab
7-2017 - 5-2019
Committer
The Apache Software Foundation
In the press

Media appearances

Mbodi AI: Teaching Robots Through Natural Language. Featured in Hiretop
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Education
2014 - 2018
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
X25
Y Combinator
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