Rongzhong Li
Founder & CEO at Petoi
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Summary
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Top SchoolRongzhong Li is a physicist-turned-entrepreneur and founder-CEO with 10 years of experience building robotics and embedded systems from Shenzhen. He leads Petoi, a company that brings programmable, highly maneuverable robotic pets to STEM education and AI-enhanced services, and contributes hands-on low-level firmware and hardware integration work such as buzzer melodies, IR control, EEPROM and sensor drivers. Holding a PhD in Physics and an MS in Computer Science from Wake Forest, he blends rigorous quantitative research (CUDA/C/C++/Matlab) with practical product development and teaching—he has lectured and mentored in computer science and robotics courses. His background includes machine learning for acoustic-emission classification and biophysics simulation work, giving him a strong footing in translating physical problems into computational models. Beyond engineering, he applies the same aesthetic sensitivity to photography, music and handcrafts, signaling a design-minded approach to product experiences. Based in Shenzhen, he combines academic depth with startup grit to ship tangible robotic systems that educate and delight.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Physics, B.S., Physics at Nanjing UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics at Wake Forest University
Chinese, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (9)
embedded10
robotics10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
sys10
arduino10
sensor9
i2c9
eeprom6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
PetoiCamp/OpenCat-Old
May 2018 - Oct 2022
A programmable and highly maneuverable robotic cat for STEM education and AI-enhanced services.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:103 commits, 11 PRs, 83 pushes in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Rongzhong contributed several sketches for the robotic cat project, implementing and testing hardware modules. The commits include code for controlling a buzzer to play notes and melodies, integrating an infrared remote control, and testing of various hardware such as EEPROM and sensors. These contributions demonstrate a focus on hardware interaction and low-level programming for the robot's functionalities.
stemroboticsquadrupedrobotstem-education
PetoiCamp/OpenCatEsp32
Feb 2021 - Jan 2023
An ESP32-based open source quadruped robot pet framework for developing Boston Dynamics-style four-legged robots that are perfect for STEM, coding & robotics education, IoT robotics applications, AI-enhanced robotics application services, research, and DIY robotics kit development.
Contributions:1 review, 37 commits, 10 PRs in 1 year 11 months
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