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Tessa Lau

Tessa Lau is Dusty Robotics’ cofounder and CEO. She cofounded the construction robotics company in2018 after robotics startup and research work. Her self-supplied IEEE ICRA2025 biography identifies earlier cofounder, CTO and Chief Robot Whisperer roles at Savioke (Relay) Robotics, where she worked on hotel delivery robots, and earlier robotics work at Willow Garage. She holds a University of Washington PhD in Computer Science. Her own Dusty account describes industry interviews and construction-site visits that shaped the company’s product direction; current investor NextGen also publishes her CEO testimonial. Prior affiliations are career history, not current roles.