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RIOS Intelligent Machines
RIOS Intelligent Machines was a Menlo Park robotics company building AI-powered dexterous robots for factories, warehouses, and supply chains. Founded in 2018 by former Xerox PARC engineers, RIOS pioneered haptic intelligence and tactile sensing for industrial robots, deploying systems across e-commerce, manufacturing, food processing, and wood products before archiving the company in 2026.
Thomas Tang
Te (Thomas) Tang is Co-Founder and CEO of Anyware Robotics, a Fremont, California-based startup building AI-powered mobile robots for warehouse logistics. A UC Berkeley robotics PhD and founding member of FANUC's Silicon Valley research center, Tang combines deep academic research with industrial commercialization experience. His flagship robot, Pixmo, autonomously unloads shipping containers at 1,000 boxes per hour, won MHI's Best New Innovation award at ProMat 2025, and helps customers reduce receiving labor costs by up to 60%. In March 2025 Anyware Robotics closed a $12M seed round led by GFT Ventures, accelerating commercial deployments with leading third-party logistics providers.