Leading strategic R&D initiatives in robotics, embodied AI, and autonomous manufacturing, Dr Zhang Jingbing is the Senior R&D Director of the Smart Robotics & Automation Division at the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), a key entity within the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore. Before joining ARTC in 2020, Dr Zhang served as Research Director at IDC Asia Pacific and as Lead Analyst for IDC’s Worldwide Robotics and Asia Pacific Manufacturing Insights programmes. From 2008 to 2015, he was Senior Engineering Director and Site Manager at Kulicke & Soffa, where he directed R&D and technology development for high-end semiconductor equipment. And from 1992 to 2008, he held a series of increasingly senior leadership positions at SIMTech, including Research Group Manager, Director of the Research Liaison Office (RLO), and member of the Institute’s management committee.