# Kado Robotics

> A robotics startup building the workflows that let robot arms assemble and test hardware prototypes, cheaply and without people.

Cofounder, September 2026 to now.

- [kadorobotics.com](https://kadorobotics.com)
- [Kevin's build log](https://kevindang.ca/kado/home)

In September I started Kado with [Kevin Dang](https://kevindang.ca), another Waterloo student. We're building the workflows that let robot arms assemble and test hardware prototypes, cheaply and without people.

The cell we're working toward, in simulation:

We built the SO-101 arms we won at [Hack the North](https://ariobarin.com/realbot) on September 23.

I work on the learning side: ACT training and inference on the LeRobot SO-101, with VLAs and world models next.

9 of our 101 duck-to-bowl demonstrations.

Our first policies broke when the green mat was missing or the window light changed, so we built a controlled enclosure for collecting data.

October 12.

Source: https://ariobarin.com/kado-robotics