Xin Guobin, 59, is China’s vice minister of industry and information technology. He helps lead the division of the State Council that oversees the robotics...

Zhang Wei, who is in his mid 40s, is founder of LimX Dynamics, a maker of humanoid robots and robotic dogs. Their hallmark product is...

Cai Hegao, 91, is a founding father of China’s robotics industry and the oldest person on this list. In the mid 1980s, he developed China’s...

Ding Han, 61, is dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), one of the top schools for...

Gu Jie, who is in his mid-40s, is founder and chief executive of Fourier Intelligence, a maker of humanoid robots. The embodied AI firm began...

Han Fengtao is founder and chief executive of Spirit AI, a maker of humanoid robots which run on wheels rather than feet. The embodied AI...

Wang Tianmiao, 65, is a professor at Beihang University, where he also serves as honorary director of the school’s robotics institute. Beihang is known for...

Leng Xiaokun, born in 1992, is founder and chairman of Leju Robotics. The Shenzhen-based embodied AI company makes humanoids that can man toll gates or...

Chen Jianyu, 33, is founder of RobotEra, a Beijing-based maker of humanoid robots that the company says can run 8 miles per hour. It also...

Xiong Youjun, who is in his late 40s, is general manager of the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, also known as X-Humanoid. The embodied AI...

Lai Jie, who is in his late 30s, is founder and chief executive of Astribot, a developer of humanoid robots that can vacuum and make...

Wang He, born in 1992, is chief technology officer of Beijing-based Galbot. The embodied AI company makes AI software for robots and has designed its...