On April 2, UBTECH ROBOTICS announced it is recruiting globally for a Chief Scientist in Embodied AI, with an annual salary starting at 15 million yuan and potentially reaching up to 124 million yuan. Notably, this compensation significantly exceeds that of similar roles at companies such as Tesla, Boston Dynamics, Tencent, and Xiaomi, making it the highest publicly offered salary in the global robotics and AI sector. UBTECH ROBOTICS described the position as the "pinnacle for working professionals" in its recruitment notice. According to the announcement, the Chief Scientist will define the company's technology roadmap in humanoid robotics and embodied AI, lead research breakthroughs in core areas such as vision-language-action models, robotic foundation models, and manipulation and dexterous skill learning, and drive the transition of cutting-edge embodied AI technologies from the lab to real-world applications. The role also involves accelerating the large-scale deployment of humanoid robots across diverse scenarios, including smart manufacturing, commercial services, and home companionship. In addition, UBTECH ROBOTICS has opened dozens of other key positions, including reinforcement learning algorithm engineers, senior hardware engineers, EtherCAT master development engineers, mechanical engineers, and Rust development engineers. Public information shows that UBTECH ROBOTICS was established in March 2012 and focuses on full-stack technology for humanoid robots, along with the research, development, design, intelligent production, and commercial application of smart service robot solutions. These solutions cover a wide range of enterprise and consumer scenarios across multiple industries. In December 2023, UBTECH listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, becoming the "first stock in humanoid robotics."
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