# 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.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Anyware Robotics
- **Organizations:** Anyware Robotics, UC Berkeley, FANUC
- **Education:** PhD, Robotics (Mechanical Engineering), University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Holds 14 patents in robotics, Co-authored 'Designing Robot Behavior in Human-Robot Interactions' (Routledge, with Liu, Lin, Tomizuka), Multiple best paper awards and finalist honors at top robotics conferences

## Career timeline

- **~2013-2018** — PhD researcher at UC Berkeley, advised by Prof. Masayoshi Tomizuka; research in imitation learning, human-robot interaction, 3D perception, and force control
- **2018-2022** — Founding member of FANUC Silicon Valley Research Center; led AI palletization product from inception to commercialization
- **2023-01** — Co-founded Anyware Robotics in Fremont, California alongside Bruce Fan, Sam Zhou, and Torsten Schreiber
- **2023-03** — Anyware Robotics raised $5M initial seed capital
- **2024-02** — Anyware Robotics emerged from stealth mode, revealing Pixmo robot for container and truck unloading
- **2024-03** — Pixmo publicly debuted at MODEX 2024 in Atlanta
- **2025-03** — Anyware Robotics closed $12M seed round led by GFT Ventures; announced first commercial customer Western Post
- **2025-03** — Pixmo named Best New Innovation finalist at ProMat 2025 (Chicago)
- **2025-04** — Anyware Robotics wins MHI Best New Innovation award at ProMat 2025, selected from 232 submissions

## Achievements

- Holds 14 patents in robotics
- Co-authored 'Designing Robot Behavior in Human-Robot Interactions' (Routledge, with Liu, Lin, Tomizuka)
- Multiple best paper awards and finalist honors at top robotics conferences
- Founding member of FANUC Silicon Valley Research Center; led AI palletization from scratch to commercialization
- Anyware Robotics won MHI Best New Innovation award at ProMat 2025 (selected from 232 submissions)
- Raised $12M seed round (March 2025) from GFT Ventures, Foothill Ventures, Black Forest Ventures, Alumni Ventures
- Pixmo robot achieves ~1,000 boxes per hour throughput in container unloading
- Deployed Pixmo commercially with multiple leading 3PLs including Western Post (45,000+ containers/year)

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Anyware Robotics won MHI Best New Innovation award at ProMat 2025, selected from 232 competing submissions
- **2025-03** — Anyware Robotics closed $12M seed round led by GFT Ventures; Jay Eum joins Board of Directors
- **2025-03** — Western Post announced as first publicly disclosed commercial customer; will process 45,000+ containers in 2025 using Pixmo
- **2025-03** — Pixmo named top-3 finalist for MHI Best New Innovation award at ProMat 2025

## Links

- Website: https://thomas-tang.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-tang-6967b35b/

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Last updated: 2026-05-13