Liu Peichao, born in 1986, is chief executive of Dobot Robotics. The firm makes collaborative robots, which are designed to work with human guidance, and is developing humanoids.. The company claims to have created the first ‘cobot’ small enough to fit on a desk.

Now listed in Hong Kong, Dobot has a market cap of $3 billion. Liu founded the firm in 2015. He holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Shandong University.