Chinese humanoid robotics company UBTECH is offering an unprecedented annual salary of up to 124 million yuan ($18 million) for its Chief Embodied Intelligence Scientist, a move aimed at securing top-tier talent in a rapidly advancing industry. This significant compensation package, which includes cash, benefits, and equity, aims to attract a trailblazer capable of driving innovation in areas like vision-language-action models and foundational robot models. The recruitment underscores the critical juncture of China's embodied intelligence sector, which has seen consecutive inclusion in government reports and is a focal point of global tech competition, with companies like Tesla also actively seeking AI and engineering talent for their humanoid robot initiatives.