Li Mingyang (李明洋) - The Wire China

Li Mingyang, born in 1981, is chairman of Jaka Robotics, a maker of so-called ‘cobots’ or collaborative robots, which are designed to work alongside humans on tasks like welding. The company is one of the largest players in China’s industrial robot market and also…

…has offices in the U.S., Japan, and Germany. It was worth $545 million as of 2022, according to Pitchbook. Li founded Jaka in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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