Deskmate 'Post-90s Richest Man'—The Inside Story of Leehom Wang Burning the Midnight Oil to Conquer Robot Challenges Revealed

On the 19th, Leehom Wang, in his capacity as the 'first artist to bring humanoid robots onto a concert stage', was invited to attend the bell ringing ceremony for the public listing of humanoid robotics company 'Unitree Robotics'. He not only delivered a speech on stage, but also shared the No.1 main table with 36-year-old founder Wang Xingxing and 'stock god' Shen Nanpeng, reflecting the high-profile treatment he enjoys in the tech circle. On the first day of Unitree Robotics' listing, its share price once soared by 628%, pushing the founder's net worth up to NT$637.2 billion (about RM80.7 billion), making him overnight the first 'post-90s richest man' to gain a fortune from humanoid robots.

This collaboration was no overnight success. Previously, Leehom Wang worked closely with the Unitree team, burning the midnight oil with engineers to overcome technical challenges such as complex dance moves, multi-robot synchronization, and live band collaboration. Ultimately, humanoid robots were seamlessly incorporated into the 'Open Fire' world tour, a performance that even received praise and a repost from Elon Musk. In recent years, Wang has frequently interacted with the technology and financial sectors, serving as both spokesperson and shareholder for companies like BYD and Unitree, and has been invited for 13 consecutive years to attend America’s top Sun Valley conference.

In fact, as early as his pre-2017 album 'A.I. Love', Leehom Wang had already launched a deep exploration into the moral boundaries of artificial intelligence. At the time, while the 'Where exactly is RT-Mart?' homophonic joke went viral, looking back now, the foresight and experimentation with technology shown in that cross-disciplinary album seem almost prophetic in forecasting the arrival of the humanoid robot era, also revealing his far-sighted vision as an investor beyond traditional artists.