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 a two-legged robodog with a robotic arm; a separate humanoid can bend, twist and squat. The Shenzhen-based embodied AI…

…company announced more than $70 million in initial funding earlier this year from backers including Alibaba and Lenovo, and is worth between $300 and $500 million, according to Caixin. Zhang founded LimX in 2022 while teaching at the Southern University of Science and Technology. He holds a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from Purdue University.