History[edit] AIO Robotics CES 2016 AIO Robotics was founded in May 2013 by Jens Windau, Dr. Kai Chang, and Dr. Christian Siagian.[1] The founding team comes from a unique mix of robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer vision; and previously worked together at the robotics labs of the University of Southern California. Their vision is to build user-friendly, stand-alone, all-in-one systems to improve user experience in 3D technology.[2] AIO Robotics' first product was named ZEUS, the first and only device that allows users to 3D scan, print, copy, and fax objects with a touch of a button from one device.[3] In May 2013, the founding team was accepted into the Viterbi Startup Garage, one of the university's accelerator programs. AIO Robotics received $20,000 in funding, work space, and strategic and financial resources from the university and its partners Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and United Talent Agency.[4] In Fall 2013, AIO Robotics went to Kickstarter to seek funding for their first 3D printer prototype ZEUS.[5] Their Kickstarter project exceeded its $100,000 goal in 24 hours.[6] Inc. named AIO Robotics a "Startup to Watch" at CES 2014.[7] In May 2014, AIO Robotics made ZEUS available for pre-order. Techcrunch described the ZEUS as a "3D Printer, Scanner, And Teleportation Machine All in One".[8] The company started shipping fully assembled ZEUS machines in Fall 2014 from their manufacturing location in Taiwan.[9] AIO Robotics announced a strategic partnership with Santec in August 2015 for investment, distribution, and co-development.[10] AIO Robotics' customer base includes educational institutes, libraries, prototyping laboratories, and hobbyists.[11]