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 its robotics and defense programs; the U.S. Department of Commerce added it to a trade blacklist in 2023.
Wang, an expert on surgical robots, is also president of Zhongguancun Zhiyou Research Institute, a Beijing-based robotics research group. He has served as an advisor on robotics for two of China’s five-year plans. He holds a doctorate from Northwestern Polytechnical University.
