Richard Gong

Richard Gong is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of a San Francisco-based humanoid robotics startup focused on developing autonomous systems for daily domestic applications. Prior to entering the commercial technology sector, he initially studied medicine at Oxford University before leaving the prestigious program to pursue artificial intelligence and hardware engineering. His current venture aims to deploy consumer-facing robots capable of executing over 50 distinct household tasks, positioning the emerging firm alongside established industry competitors such as Tesla and Boston Dynamics. To support this initiative, Gong recently secured $12 million in seed funding from prominent venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz to accelerate hardware prototyping and expand his 15-person engineering team. His professional trajectory highlights a distinct pivot from clinical healthcare to advanced mechatronics, with a primary focus on commercializing bipedal robots for everyday home assistance.