Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University

The Department of Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University is one of the university's oldest and strongest engineering departments, positioned as a major hub for embodied AI and physical AI research in China. As of 2025, it was described by Yunqi Capital as "the domestic department with the largest R&D investment in embodied intelligence" . The department is led by Professor Yu Wang, who serves as a tenured professor and department head, with research interests spanning hardware, chips, and foundational software .

The department has deep industry ties, co-hosting forums with Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park and collaborating with venture firms like Yunqi Capital on physical AI commercialization . Its alumni include notable founders such as Yao Song of Oriental Space and Xia Lixue of Infinigence-AI, with the department representing 21% of ZhenFund's Tsinghua-backed portfolio companies . Faculty and alumni are actively involved in bridging academic research with industrial applications, particularly in robotics and AI hardware .