Deng Shitao, born in 1989, is the CEO of Ufactory, a modern technology company specialized in design of desktop robot arms. He started his business by collecting funds on Kickstarter, an international funding platform for creative projects. Altogether he received $25,000, five times more than what they expected. The sales number of Uarm, a desktop robot arm developed by Ufactory, has reached 3,000 so far with a good reputation in Europe and America. Deng said he would like to promote the idea of open-source hardware, benefiting more families.

Photo taken on March 30, 2015 shows a portrait of Deng Shitao (upper) and a robot arm he developed at the Ufactory in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province.[Photo/Xinhua]