Chao Cao
Co-founder And CEO at Sancho
Menlo Park, California, United States
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Top SchoolChao Cao is a robotics-focused entrepreneur and researcher with a decade of experience building advanced AI and robotics systems, currently serving as Co-founder and CEO of Sancho in Menlo Park. He holds a PhD and Master's in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon and began his career with research internships at Honda Research Institute and AIST, later joining the RAI Institute as a research scientist. Chao blends deep academic rigor with product-minded leadership, translating cutting-edge research into startup strategy and execution. His background suggests strong expertise in embodied AI and lab-to-product transition, and he actively engages the community—recently promoting a CMU-affiliated crowdfunding project—indicating a knack for outreach and cross-sector collaboration.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
The University of Hong Kong (HKU)Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University
Chinese, English, Chinese
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Github Skills (8)
robot10
ros9
robotics9
autopilot7
autonomous-vehicles7
realsense4
python1
api1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
caochao39/aerial_navigation_development_environment
Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
Leveraging system development and robot deployment for aerial autonomous navigation.
Contributions:19 commits, 11 pushes in 7 months
caochao39/hku_m100_gazebo
Jun 2016 - Apr 2017
A ROS package for simulating the DJI Matrice 100 Drone in Gazebo
Contributions:21 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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