Zhao Tongyang (赵同阳) - The Wire China

Zhao Tongyang, who is in his mid-30s, is founder and chief executive of EngineAI, a maker of humanoid robots that can do front-flips and recently performed the axe gang dance from the 2004 movie Kung Fu Hustle. As of February, the embodied AI company is…

…valued at $206 million, according to Pitchbook. Zhao founded EngineAI in 2023. He previously started a robodog manufacturer and led humanoid robotics development at electric carmaker Xpeng.

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