Jonathan Krane is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KraneShares, delivering research-driven, high-conviction investment strategies across China, emerging technologies, alternatives, and income.

Brendan is the Chief Investment Officer at KraneShares, manager of the KraneShares Global Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI Index ETF (ticker: KOID). He’ll discuss where humanoid robotics is today — and where it’s heading next.

Jan leads OpenMind, an initiative advancing embodied AI software and cognitive systems for humanoid robots. OpenMind is building the cognitive world models that let robots understand and operate in the human world.

Our star guest. KOID will be live and in person — walking, talking, waving, and showing off everything a modern humanoid robot can do across real-world scenarios. Selfies encouraged.

Lei Yang is the Co-Founder & CEO of IntBot, a Silicon Valley startup building IntEngine: a platform that makes robots interactive, intelligent, and intuitive. Their humanoid robots are already deployed in hospitality, proving what natural human–robot collaboration looks like in the real world.

Antonio Gai is the Co-founder and CEO of Katena, a robotics company building Avatar Technology: a general robot control system designed to make robots an extension of the human body and spirit. They are also launching the ARC League, a professional humanoid robot sport designed for people to build robots like an F1 team, fight like a UFC champion, and present like an esport spectacle.

Unitree Robotics is a global pioneer in high-performance quadruped, bipedal, and humanoid robots. From agile robot dogs to full-size humanoids, Unitree combines advanced AI-driven locomotion with affordable, developer-friendly platforms deployed across research, education, and industry.

AGIBot is an AI robotics company building world-leading general-purpose embodied robots. Their Genie G2 humanoid features 40+ degrees of freedom, hot-swappable batteries, and precision manipulation — with over 5,000 units already deployed in customer service, manufacturing, and logistics.

Booster Robotics builds developer-friendly humanoid robots designed to drive productivity across industries. Their open-source T1 platform features 23 joint motors, RGB-D vision, and omnidirectional walking — uniting a global developer community to push the boundaries of what humanoids can do.

LimX Dynamics is an AI-driven humanoid robotics company known for exceptionally fluid motion and multi-modal robot designs. Their Luna humanoid combines video-based motion learning with a no-code AI task editor, enabling natural movement across complex real-world environments.

Galaxea AI is an embodied intelligence company founded by scientists from Tsinghua and Stanford. Their R1 humanoid features dual 7-DOF arms and omnidirectional mobility, designed to handle real-world tasks from commercial spaces to home environments with zero-shot AI deployment.

IntBot is a San Jose-based robotics company building socially intelligent humanoid robots designed to operate autonomously in real-world human environments. IntBot’s robots interpret human intent, understand social context, and respond naturally in dynamic public settings such as hotels, conferences, and campuses.

Katena is building Avatar Technology — translating human intent into physical reality, instantly. Their platform is the linkage between humans and any robot form factor, turning hardware into a true extension of your body and will. They also run ARC League, a global Avatar Robotics Competition.

RoboNow is committed to building the world’s largest robot workforce scheduling and skills service platform. It not only provides standardized skills training for robots (enabling robots to do work), but also builds an efficient labor supply and demand-matching network (helping robots find work).