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Chen Peng

Founder

Co-founder at Lambda Robotics

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedLambda Robotics · YC

About

Co-founder of Lambda Robotics, which develops autonomous robots for data centers and AI compute facilities. Previously a researcher at UPenn's GRASP lab and Penn Medicine and an investment analyst at BlackRock, and holds a BA in Physics from UPenn.

Co-founder at Lambda RoboticsYC F26

Intro paths

YC

Chen went through Y Combinator (Fall 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Lambda Robotics's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Chen can intro founders to Lambda Robotics's investors below.

Lambda Robotics's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Lambda Robotics

YYYim Ying
Yim YingCo-Founder
LZLiam Zhong
Liam ZhongCo-Founder

Experience

  1. ByteDanceStaff Research Scientistcurrent2026 — presentSan Jose, CA
  2. University of WashingtonPhd Research Assistant2020 — 2026Seattle, WA
  3. Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Research Scientist2025 — 2026San Jose, CA
  4. Shanghai AI LaboratoryResearcher2023 — 2026Shanghai, China

Skills & more

Research Skills1PythonLinux程序设计学习策略模式识别机器学习1

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chen Peng?
Co-founder of Lambda Robotics, which develops autonomous robots for data centers and AI compute facilities. Previously a researcher at UPenn's GRASP lab and Penn Medicine and an investment analyst at BlackRock, and holds a BA in Physics from UPenn.
Where does Chen Peng work?
Chen Peng is Co-founder of Lambda Robotics.
What companies did Chen Peng found?
Chen Peng founded Lambda Robotics.
Where did Chen Peng go to school?
Chen Peng studied at University of Washington College of Engineering (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, ME/EECS); University of Washington College of Engineering (MS, Mechanical Engineering); Southern University of Science and Technology (Bachelor of Engineering - BE).

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