Hi. I'm Eugene @mentar 馃

About

Short Bio

YC Founder with 20+ years building at the intersection of AI and embodied systems (robotics, AR/VR, haptics). I've led teams from zero-to-one through pilots and shipping immersive products and now building tele-operated warehouse robotics that de-risks the route to full autonomy.

Career

I've built and led products in immersive computing and AI-driven consumer experiences, and I'm now applying that stack to warehouse automation.

At Vi, I led end-to-end development of Vibe鈥攖urning a phone into a fitness gaming console and bringing immersive, interactive workouts to consumers.

Before that, I was CEO & co-founder of Plexus (YC W18), building high-performance AR/VR haptic gloves and earning early traction in the VR community. You can find more about the launch on my Reddit post.

Now I'm building Xylobotics: tele-operated, AR/VR-controlled robots that immediately fill critical fulfillment labor gaps while continuously capturing expert manipulation data to train toward full autonomy.

Work Experience

  • Xylobotics Logo
    2025 路 Present
    CEO / Founder
    Xylobotics
    Tele-operated, AR/VR-controlled warehouse robotics delivering immediate capacity while.
  • Fraction Foundry Logo
    Jan 2025 路 Present
    Fractional CTO / Co-Founder
    Fraction Foundry
    AI-powered fractional CTO consulting for fast-moving, future-facing companies.
  • Vi Logo
    Jun 2023 路 Nov 2024
    CTO / Co-Founder
    Vi
    Led the development of immersive fitness products using AI. Oversaw technical leadership, architecture, and development for the Vibe fitness gaming console.
  • CAD It App Logo
    Jul 2019 路 Sep 2023
    CEO / Co-Founder
    CAD It App
    Drove technical leadership and business strategy for a SaaS platform focused on CAD solutions.
  • Plexus Logo
    Sep 2015 路 Jul 2019
    CEO / Co-Founder
    Plexus Immersive Corp
    Spearheaded business development and strategy for a Y Combinator-backed AR/VR startup. Led the development of high-performance haptic gloves for VR applications.
  • Morgan Stanley Logo
    Dec 2006 路 Feb 2009
    Associate IT System Engineer
    Morgan Stanley
    Engineered and maintained Linux web farms. Integrated Splunk into Morgan Stanley鈥檚 infrastructure, co-developed a log aggregation tool (Flume), and advocated for streamlined documentation practices.

Let's Connect

I'm excited to connect with others via LinkedIn to chat about projects and ideas.