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[Yondu AI @yonduai]

We're excited to welcome Suraj back to Yondu for another internship, this time in person!

Since his last internship with us, Suraj has been pursuing his Master's at Tsinghua University, conducting research in embodied AI, and co-authoring a paper at IROS, one of the leading robotics conferences. He's already made great contributions to our robot learning work, and we're excited to have him back on the team. He's also the co-author of Robo-engine.

We hope this internship is a great learning experience and another opportunity to build robots that have real-world impact. Welcome back, Suraj!

[Michael Chen @chenouttaten]

I had the pleasure of visiting the Trossen office and getting an early preview of their latest hardware. We recorded two podcasts with their founder, Matt, and president, Anish, that I can't wait to share with everyone.

We discussed our aligned visions for the future of robotics, one built around point solutions rather than fully humanoid form factors in industry. We talked about the power of commoditized hardware paired with robot foundation models and how to turn that power into real-world solutions.

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

@chenouttaten 🥳🥳🥳 congratulations!

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

We're still live at Automate 2026!

All week we'll be showing our robots performing autonomous decanting and packing, two warehouse workflows that are repetitive, labor-intensive, and perfect for automation.

Visit us at Booths #20165 and #1484 and see the robots in action!

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

Yondu is officially at Automate 2026!

We're excited to meet customers, partners, investors, and fellow builders from across the robotics industry.

This year, we're showing live demos of our robots doing autonomous decanting and packing in warehouse workflows.

If you're attending the show, come stop by and say hello. You can find us at Booths #20165 and #1484.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Chicago!

#Automate2026

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

With our second product line we enable a fully autonomous warehouse. It’s the glimpse of our grand plan for end to end drop in automation for 3PLs.
Our semi humanoid robots can pick onto AMRs which bring carts to our autonomous packing robot.
With no infrastructure changes, quick ROI, and direct integration with major enterprise software layers you can rapidly automate all repetitive warehouse operations.

[Michael Chen @chenouttaten]

Introducing fully autonomous packing you can drop into your existing workflow. @weareshiphero native WMS integration, quick ROI, and flexible for direct to pack, bulk ship, and single/multi-item batch workflows.

At @AutomateShow, we're running a live demo of our robot arm loading an autobagger for autonomous packing.

We're partnering with @trossenrobotics and METIS to develop this technology!

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

@chenouttaten @weareshiphero @AutomateShow Find us at Automate 2026
Location: McCormick Place, Chicago
Dates: June 22-25, 2026
Come meet the Yondu team in person; we'd love to show you what we're building.

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

@chenouttaten Stop by and say hi if you're there as well!

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

Good luck, @chenouttaten !!!!

[Michael Chen @chenouttaten]

I'm excited to be speaking alongside technical executives from Google, Microsoft, Meta, Yahoo, Broadcom, Intuit, and more about the future of Physical AI at AI Con in Seattle today.

You can get a free pass that will give you access to all the talks happening today and tomorrow on the AI Con website. Or come see me in person at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Room W8, at 1:35 PM.

#AICONUSA
@Coveros

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

We’ll be at Automate 2026 in Chicago.

This year, we’ll be showcasing two live demos: autonomous decanting for automotive parts suppliers and autonomous packing. We’re excited to show what general-purpose robots can do when deployed on real warehouse workflows.

Automate is one of the biggest gatherings in robotics and industrial automation, bringing together the builders, operators, and innovators shaping the future of the industry.

If you’ll be there and want to talk humanoids, physical AI, warehouse automation, or what it takes to bring robots into production, we’d love to connect.

If you want to lock in time with our team in advance, send us a message and let’s set something up.

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

@chenouttaten Looking forward to meeting you!

[Michael Chen @chenouttaten]

We’re excited to be attending IMPRINT on June 3 in San Francisco!

IMPRINT brings together the founders, operators, investors, and researchers building the next generation of Physical AI across robotics, manufacturing, supply chains, and autonomy.

This is exactly the future we’re building at Yondu. We believe the biggest impact of AI will come when it can perform useful work in the real world.

Looking forward to connecting with others building the future of Physical AI!

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

Most general-purpose robots are stuck in the lab, stationary, or automating dummy tasks that provide little to no value.

Yondu is the first company to deploy humanoids for dexterous, mobile tasks like bin-picking for 3PLs. This is normal for us. We are operating every single day, picking hundreds of orders without making mistakes. We integrate directly with ShipHero.

Of all the applications in warehousing, this is one of the most labor-intensive and costly. We are the only company in the world that can automate this task with general-purpose robots.

[Michael Chen @chenouttaten]

https://t.co/TIYIZZXq12

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

@chenouttaten Worth the read!

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

@chenouttaten An honor, indeed!

[Michael Chen @chenouttaten]

It was a pleasure doing a podcast with representatives from the government of Pflugerville. They’re one of the most innovative towns in America, investing heavily in advanced manufacturing.

We shared our perspective on helping revamp America’s industrial base and supporting the reshoring effort through drop-in general-purpose automation.

[Yondu AI @yonduai]

@chenouttaten Great job!

[Michael Chen @chenouttaten]

It was a pleasure to be one of the first guests on the 18VC podcast!

Check out the episode for an inside look into how my cofounder and I started this company and why we’ll win in the physical AI space.

https://t.co/8dJvIJwSW4

[Michael Chen @chenouttaten]

The pinnacle of Texas innovation: government officials, venture partners, family offices, accelerators, successful founders, and enterprise executives will convene at the State Capitol Building today.

@yonduai was invited to be part of this extraordinary group to share our innovative work.

Find me there to connect and learn about how we are reshaping physical labor with general purpose robots.

#texas #texasventureforum