Wei Hongxing (魏洪兴) - The Wire China

Wei Hongxing, 51, is chairman of Aubo Robotics. The company controls around a quarter of the Chinese market for collaborative robots, more than any other firm, according to market researcher IDC. Wei is also a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering…

…and Automation at Beihang University and has published more than 100 academic papers. He holds a doctorate in engineering from Harbin Engineering University.

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