Charles Yong
FounderFounder at Vassar Robotics
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedVassar Robotics · YC
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About
Charles Yong has background in mechanical engineering and computer science.
Founder at Vassar RoboticsYC X25
Intro paths
YC
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Experience
- Vassar RoboticsFoundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- MIT Sustainable Engine TeamTeam Captain2023 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2021Beijing, China
- Microsoft Research Asia AlumniResearch Intern2020 — 2021Beijing, China
- ByteDanceGame Developer2020Shanghai, China
- MEGVII旷视Research Intern2018 — 2019Beijing, China
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)C++Automated External Defibrillator (AED)Swift (Programming Language)FlutterC (Programming Language)MachiningAdult CPRPediatric CPRComputer VisionMachine Learning普通话
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EnglishGo (Programming Language)DartSemi-structured Interviews- Heartsaver CPR & AED — American Heart Association
- Multi-Axis CNC Toolpaths — Coursera
- Creating Toolpaths for a CNC Lathe — Coursera
- CAM and Design Manufacturing for Mechanical Engineers with Autodesk Fusion 360 — Coursera
- Modeling and Design for Mechanical Engineers with Autodesk Fusion 360 — Coursera
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- Who is Charles Yong?
- Charles Yong has background in mechanical engineering and computer science.
- Where does Charles Yong work?
- Charles Yong is Founder of Vassar Robotics.
- What companies did Charles Yong found?
- Charles Yong founded Vassar Robotics.
- Where did Charles Yong go to school?
- Charles Yong studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan Visiting Fellows Program); Peking University (Computer Science).
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