# Duy Huynh

> Duy Huynh is the founder and CEO of Autonomous Inc., the office furniture and workspace company behind SmartDesk and ErgoChair. A Vietnam-born entrepreneur with a software architecture and manufacturing background, he previously built VIFAH, Taap.it and Robotbase. His public interviews describe a shift from ambitious personal robots toward practical office products, with customer feedback guiding product development.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Autonomous Inc.
- **Organizations:** Autonomous Inc., Robotbase, VIFAH, Taap.it, IBM, MyConstant
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree; subject not verified, University of Wisconsin, Doctoral study; left the program, according to a 2015 interview, University of Maryland
- **Known for:** Built Autonomous’s SmartDesk and ErgoChair business after its early robotics work., Reported more than $10 million in annual sales in a 2017 interview; historical, self-reported figure., Founded manufacturing business VIFAH in 2007.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Founded VIFAH, supplying consumer products to retailers.
- **2011** — Founded mobile local marketplace Taap.it in March.
- **2014** — Started Robotbase, according to a January 2015 Arm interview.
- **2015** — Presented a personal robot at CES; Autonomous introduced its standing desk through crowdfunding.
- **2017** — Reported annual company sales above $10 million in a June podcast interview.
- **2021** — Discussed customer-led product development and hybrid work in several founder interviews.
- **2025** — A Washington consent order against CONST LLC identified Huynh as MyConstant’s sole known owner and managing member and Autonomous’s founder and CEO.

## Achievements

- Built Autonomous’s SmartDesk and ErgoChair business after its early robotics work.
- Reported more than $10 million in annual sales in a 2017 interview; historical, self-reported figure.
- Founded manufacturing business VIFAH in 2007.
- Led a distributed Autonomous team described as spanning five offices in 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Washington entered a consent order against CONST LLC, doing business as MyConstant. It identified Huynh as the sole known owner and managing member and described an undisclosed loan of more than $4 million to Autonomous. CONST LLC neither admitted nor denied the findings and conclusions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.autonomous.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duyhtq
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/duyhtq

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Last updated: 2026-10-21