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We are pioneers.
LoopX AI is a Waterloo based startup founded by a group of roboticists from University of Waterloo in 2022. At LoopX, we develop and provide cutting-edge vehicle-agnostic autonomy solutions that can be deployed on any types of vehicles to improve safety and efficiency of mobility. Our autonomy solution has been deployed and verified on a variety of vehicles. We are on a mission to better the world through autonomy.
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Canada’s First All-weather Autonomous Delivery Robot – GoosEx™
GoosEx is Canada’s first autonomous delivery robot empowered by the autonomy solution developed by LoopX AI. It has been deployed on the campus of University of Waterloo to provide food delivery services.
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Canada’s First All-weather 5G Autonomous Shuttle Bus – WatonoBus
WatonoBus is Canada’s first all-weather autonomous shuttle bus developed by Mechatronics Vehicle System Lab at University of Waterloo and most of team members at LoopX AI are involved in this program. It has been deployed on the campus of University of Waterloo to provide transportation services.
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Canada’s First Autonomous Underground Mining Vehicle
LoopX AI is working with industrial partners to develop Canada’s first autonomous underground mining vehicle empowered by its proven vehicle-agnostic autonomy solution. It will be tested and demonstrated at NORCAT underground mine in Sudbury, ON.
From last-mile delivery to mining.
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The team is expanding its business to the mining industry, where the introduction of machine learning and AI techniques can improve efficiency while maintaining safety in a safety-critical environment. LoopX is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of autonomous technology and finding innovative solutions to real-world challenges.
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Our Milestones
Meet The Team
Chao Yu
Chao Yu is the founder and CEO at LoopX AI. He has over 10 years of team management experience in autonomous driving and vehicle electrification at General Motors. He is a candidate of engineering Ph.D. and Master of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (MBET) at University of Waterloo.
Ling Loerchner
Ling Loerchner serves as the senior business advisor at LoopX AI. She is Vice President at RBCx Investment Bank. She used to be the Chief Commercialization Officer at the University of Waterloo and has over 20 years of experience on helping startups grow and succeed. She holds an MBA from Laurier University and a bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua University.
Lucas Cui
Lucas Cui is the cofounder and Chief Innovation Officer at LoopX AI. He has over 5 years of experience working on multiple autonomous driving projects, including WatonoBus, Canada’s first all-weather autonomous shuttle bus. He is a Ph.D. candidate at University of Waterloo with his research focusing on perception fusion using deep learning.
Hamlin Zheng
Hamlin Zheng leads the mapping and localization team at LoopX AI. He has over 5 years of experience working on system design and software development for mobile robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles. His innovative work on indoor/outdoor localization and dynamic HD map updating has turned into multiple U.S. patent pending for LoopX AI.
Bruce Huang
Bruce Huang is the cofounder and CTO at LoopX AI. He has over 5 years of experience working on a Toronto-based autonomous truck company leading the software development of autonomous driving system (ADS) and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS). He holds a master’s degree on automated vehicle control from University of Waterloo and a bachelor’s degree in robotics from Pennsylvania State University.
Jimmy Zhong
Jimmy Zhong leads the path planning and vehicle control team at LoopX AI. He has over 6 years of working experience on vehicle dynamics and electrification at NIO (Chinese leading EV maker) and SAIC Motors. He is a Ph.D. candidate at University of Waterloo with his research focusing on machine learning – based path planning and control for autonomous vehicles.
James Zhang
James Zhang is the cofounder and COO at LoopX AI. He has rich experience on the deployment and the operation of autonomous vehicles, including Canada’s first autonomous research vehicle Autonomoose and Canada’s first autonomous last-mile delivery vehicle GoosEx. He holds a master’s degree on automated vehicle decision making and planning from University of Waterloo and a bachelor’s degree in robotics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.