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Pedro Piacenza

Chief Executive Officer at Tangent Robotics

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Overview

Pedro Piacenza is Chief Executive Officer at Tangent Robotics [1][3]. Piacenza holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Robotics from Columbia University [11], completed between 2016 and 2020 [11], and a Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Columbia University [12]. Prior to the current role, Piacenza worked as an Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University from March 2024 to May 2025 [4] and as a Robotics Research Scientist at Samsung AI Center NY from November 2020 to February 2024 [5]. Earlier experience includes a Graduate Research Assistant position at Columbia University from January 2016 to September 2020 [6], an Applied Scientist Internship at Amazon Robotics [7], and an internship at Tesla Motors [8].

Profile introduction
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Robotic dexterity is one of the hardest unsolved problems in robotics. Despite decades of progress in perception, planning, and mobility, manipulation remains a bottleneck. Robots still struggle with tasks any human performs effortlessly: picking up an irregular object, assembling small components, handling something fragile. The complexity of real-world manipulation has kept robots confined to narrow, scripted tasks, leaving entire industries waiting for a solution. Tangent Robotics was founded to close that gap. We build dexterous robot hands that combine high-DOF mechanical design with cu…

Career history

  1. Chief Executive OfficerJun 2025 to presentTangent Robotics
  2. Associate Research ScientistMar 2024 to May 2025Columbia University
  3. Robotics Research ScientistNov 2020 to Feb 2024Samsung AI Center NY
  4. Graduate Research AssistantJan 2016 to Sep 2020Columbia University in the City of New York
  5. Applied Scientist InternJun 2019 to Aug 2019Amazon Robotics
  6. InternMay 2015 to Aug 2015Tesla Motors
  7. Sales Technical Adviser, Linear Technologies AreaMay 2012 to Jul 2013Bosch Rexroth
  8. Bid Manager Junior (Internship)Sep 2008 to Mar 2009Siemens Enterprise Communications

Education

  1. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering - Robotics2016 - 2020Columbia University
  2. Master of Science (MS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering2014 - 2015Columbia University
  3. Ingeniero Electrónico, Electrical Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina 'Santa María de los Buenos Aires'​2006 - 2013

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