Chang Robotics
About
About Chang Robotics
Chang Robotics is a US engineering and systems-integration firm focused on collaborative automation. Its work spans manufacturing, logistics, healthcare and government applications, combining mobile robots, robotic workcells and custom engineering with implementation and support.
The company previously operated under the Chang Industrial name and now uses the Chang Robotics brand and domain. A partnership with Hai Robotics added autonomous case-handling and storage systems to a broader North American advanced-manufacturing initiative, giving the company a recurring warehouse and factory automation integration layer.
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- wheel.me
Inbound - Subsystems - wheel.me supplies wheel.me autonomous-wheel systems for Chang autonomous carts, shelves and fixtures
Source
Team
- Matthew Chang - Principal and Founder - Current leadership for Chang Robotics.
- Ross Barnard - Chief Technology Officer - Current leadership for Chang Robotics.
- Kate McAfoose - President - Current leadership for Chang Robotics.
- Phil Hudgens - Director of Finance - Current leadership for Chang Robotics.
- Tim Wei - Chief Scientist - Current leadership for Chang Robotics.
- Don Capener - Chief Strategist - Current leadership for Chang Robotics.
- Philip Blackwelder - Vice President of Engineering - Current leadership for Chang Robotics.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-06-17 - Partnership - Chang Robotics and wheel.me renew autonomous cart-retrofit partnership
Genius uses four autonomous wheels, lidar and 3D vision to mobilize existing carts, shelves and fixtures. The relationship began in 2023; under the renewed agreement Chang integrates the system while wheel.me provides support and training. Omnidirectional movement supports confined-space material handling without requiring customers to replace existing equipment.
Source - 2026-04-21 - Partnership - Chang Robotics expands Jacksonville University Robot Studio partnership
The Robot Studio moved to the STEAM Institute alongside engineering, computing and design programmes. Chang engineers and students will use the facility for rapid prototyping, systems integration and validation of autonomous systems. The studio continues programming and testing mobile robots for healthcare, manufacturing and government applications.
Source - 2023-07-13 - Partnership - Hai Robotics and Chang Industrial form manufacturing-automation partnership
Chang Industrial added Hai Robotics storage and retrieval systems to its engineering and supply-chain consortium. The initiative targets autonomous systems, mixed fleets, workforce optimization and factory information flows. The companies said they planned to develop turnkey solutions for manufacturing and adjacent distribution sectors.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- wheel.me
Autonomous Cart Retrofit Partner - Chang Robotics integrates wheel.me autonomous-wheel systems into existing carts, shelves and fixtures; wheel.me provides support and training.