Shao Tianlan holds a bachelor's degree from the School of Software at Tsinghua University and a master's degree in robotics from Technical University of Munich. In 2016, she returned to China to found Mecamind Robotics, a company that develops, manufactures, and sells intelligent robot infrastructure products and solutions centered on 3D vision and AI, aiming to make industrial robots more intelligent. Shao has been selected for multiple top-tier talent programs such as the Forbes China 30 Under 30 Business Elite list.