Product · UX Designer
I design
AI products that are
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Hi — I'm Lori. I ship AI products that earn user trust at the edge of model capability — currently leading design for a smart home device and co-authoring robotics research, with roots in on-device AI, autonomous HMI, and conversational search.
About
Who's behind the work?
I'm Lori Cai — a product designer who blends AI thinking, system design, and empathy to turn complex problems into clear, usable products.
- 4 years of experience in UX / Product design — also active as a researcher in AI & Robotics.
- 15+ cross-functional projects across design, PM, and strategy — shipped end-to-end from research to launch.
- Interdisciplinary edge: advertising + business background sharpens narrative, metrics focus, and stakeholder alignment.
- Best at: cleaning experience flows, framing problems, prioritizing features, and crafting intelligent interactions that reduce cognitive load.
Featured Work
A few selected projects.
Family Hub — Design Didn't Hand Off, It Shipped
Leading a three-person design team that took a wall-mounted family hub from zero to a shipping device, writing production code.
0→1 design lead·377 design commits·agents building an agent
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Flex-π — A World-Action Model for Robots
Co-authored robot-learning research: one checkpoint that trades speed for accuracy at deployment, across real bimanual manipulation tasks.
UW · Allen Institute for AI·6B world-action model·5 real-robot tasks
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Making On-device AI Instantly Understandable
Turned a raw on-device model into a product enterprises grasp in seconds — shipped in two weeks.
Product Hunt #1·$10M seed·10K+ API calls in month one
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MentorUp — Better Mentorship for STEMs
Founding designer for a 0→1 mentorship platform with an AI emotional companion.
0→1 founding designer·500+ early users·live · mentorup.info
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Smart Brook — Autonomous Cab Riding System
Redesign in-car AI to reveal how the vehicle thinks — built for trust, not just convenience.
Multimodal HMI·4-person team·10 interviews · 50+ surveys
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Espoirer — 0→1 Driver App
Last-mile delivery app for Japanese couriers.
92% → 97% delivery success·2× order volume·iOS & Android
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Nexa — Search-First AI Tool Discovery
Web app helping users clarify intent and confidently navigate AI tool discovery.
Live·5M+ monthly visits
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Check out my resume to see how I bridge product thinking, research, and design across teams.
Check Lori's resume →Contact
Feel free to reach out — for collaborations, questions, or anything you're curious about.
General enquiries
loricai1017@gmail.comLocation
Seattle, WA