About
Elton Shon has built robot learning and control systems at Industrial Next and contributed to the Dojo project at Tesla, with background in robotics software and firmware.
Founder at One RobotYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Elton went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran One Robot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Elton can intro founders to One Robot's investors below.
One Robot's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at One Robot
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Hemanth SarabuFounder
Experience
- One Robot (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- Industrial Next (YC W22)Head of Software Engineering2024 β 2025
- Industrial Next (YC W22)Principal Software Engineer2022 β 2024
- TeslaSenior Software Development Engineer2019 β 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- TeslaSoftware Engineer2018 β 2019Palo Alto, California
- TeslaSoftware Engineering Intern2017 β 2018Palo Alto, CA
- Kiwi CampusComputer Vision Engineering Intern2017Berkeley, CA
- University of California, BerkeleyResearch Assistant, Model Predictive Control Lab2016Berkeley, CA
- Keysight TechnologiesSoftware Engineering Intern2016Santa Rosa, CA
- Santa Monica CollegeSupplemental Instruction Leader in Math (SI)2013 β 2014Santa Monica College
Skills & more
3D Printing6Tutoring8OpenCV2Creo1Vim2Scheme6Lifeguarding8Bicycle Repair6Social MediaEngineeringResearchTCL
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TeamworkC (Programming Language)PythonAutodesk Fusion 360LinuxSolidWorksAutoCADMatlabJavaCGitVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)Languages Chinese Β· English
- Life-guarding/CPR β Chines Taipei Water Life Saving Association (δΈθ―ζ°εζ°΄δΈζηηΈ½ζ)
- Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED β American Red Cross
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elton Shon?
- Elton Shon has built robot learning and control systems at Industrial Next and contributed to the Dojo project at Tesla, with background in robotics software and firmware.
- Where does Elton Shon work?
- Elton Shon is Founder of One Robot.
- What companies did Elton Shon found?
- Elton Shon founded One Robot.
- Where did Elton Shon go to school?
- Elton Shon studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator.
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Shared employers
Also worked at One Robot (YC W26)1
Also worked at Tesla197
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