Former JD.com Executive Zhuang Yuzheng Joins Beta Infinity as Chief Scientist
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Zhuang Yuzheng, the former head of embodied intelligence at JD.com, has officially joined Beta Infinity as Chief Scientist. This move comes approximately seven months after he left Huawei to work at JD.com, marking a significant transition to the consumer-focused embodied AI startup founded less than a year ago.
Zhuang's expertise in embodied intelligence is notable, having led pioneering algorithm research at Huawei's Noah's Ark Lab, where his team achieved top recognition at ICLR 2023 and broke 24 human world records in Atari game environments. His experience at JD.com, where he contributed to the development of the JoyAI-RA model with a 73.5% success rate in real-world operations, positions him to enhance Beta Infinity's research capabilities.
Looking ahead, Beta Infinity, co-founded by Liu Wulong and Tao Shuai, aims to capture the consumer-grade embodied intelligence market. The company has successfully completed seed funding rounds totaling several hundred million yuan and plans to unveil its first consumer prototypes within the year. Zhuang's addition is expected to strengthen the company's research in foundational models, raising expectations for its technological advancements.
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Former JD.com Executive Joins Embodied AI Startup Beta Infinity
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