Quanting(Daniel) Xie
FounderFounder at Origami Robotics
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
FoundedOrigami Robotics · YC
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About
Daniel Xie is a roboticist with training from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, currently working on manipulation modeling for robotics applications.
Founder at Origami RoboticsYC W26
Intro paths
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Quanting(Daniel) went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Origami Robotics
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Ryan XieFounder
Experience
- Origami RoboticsCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco
- AppleManufacturing Design Engineer intern2022Shanghai, China
- DeepWisdomAI Product Manager2021Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- United Aircraft Technologies, Inc.Mechanical Engineer2019
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCAD Tutor2018Troy, New York
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteResearch Assistant2017 — 2018Troy, New York
Skills & more
3D 打印8机器人学7制造业6Fluid Mechanics5Finite Element Analysis (FEA)5CNC Manufacturing3Vertical Mill3机械工程4SolidWorks5ANSYS5Python4Arduino 平台4
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CNCModeling Control and AnalysisNX机器Languages Chinese · 英语
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- Who is Quanting(Daniel) Xie?
- Daniel Xie is a roboticist with training from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, currently working on manipulation modeling for robotics applications.
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- Quanting(Daniel) Xie is Founder of Origami Robotics.
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- Quanting(Daniel) Xie founded Origami Robotics.
- Where did Quanting(Daniel) Xie go to school?
- Quanting(Daniel) Xie studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering); Carnegie Mellon University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics); Y Combinator.
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