Mecamand CEO Shao Tianlan Warns Against Short-Sightedness in the Embodied Intelligence Industry

Mecamand went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 1, 2026. Founder and CEO Shao Tianlan stated that the listing is merely a step, and what truly matters is becoming a public company. He still considers himself an engineer, spending about half of his time on core technology, application scenarios, and product iterations. Shao pointed out that some embodied intelligence companies rely on data collection centers and industrial projects to generate revenue, with insufficient commercialization validation, describing the early entry of high-risk enterprises into the public market as "primary market becoming secondary market." He believes this approach is short-sighted and could harm technological entrepreneurship, China's innovation ecosystem, and the health of capital markets. Shao positions Mecamand as a new technology-driven enterprise, with management principles of being pragmatic, not exaggerating, and not being deceptive, hoping to become a key general intelligence component akin to Microsoft and Siemens in the era of embodied intelligence. This IPO attracted participation from several long-term funds and industrial capital, including Baillie Gifford.