Head of Algorithm at DAMO Academy Leaves Company to Explore Outdoor Cleaning Robots

Chen Junbo, the former head of algorithm at the Alibaba -backed DAMO Academy, has left his post to start a new business. Chen Junbo graduated from the College of Computer Science and Technology at Zhejiang University and has worked for Alibaba Cloud, Taobao, Cainiao and DAMO Academy. In January 2022, Wang Gang, vice president of Alibaba and head of autonomous driving of DAMO Academy, left his post. Cheng Li, CTO of Alibaba , became the head of the academy’s autonomous driving business while Chen was in charge of the day-to-day operation. The company now founded by Wang Gang after departing Alibaba is involved with indoor cleaning robots, while Chen’s company devoted itself to outdoor cleaning robots.