A new giant has entered the field of humanoid robots. On December 13th, the ‘BYD Recruitment’ official account released information about recruiting for the 25th Embodied Intelligence Research Team. The positions include senior algorithm engineers, senior structural engineers, senior simulation engineers, etc., with research directions involving humanoid robots, bipedal robots and other dimensions. The target audience is master’s and doctoral graduates from global universities in 2025.
The team introduction shows that BYD’s embodied intelligent research team is conducting customized development of various types of robots and systems by deeply exploring the application scenarios demand at a company scale, continuously enhancing the perception and decision-making capabilities of robots, and promoting the accelerated landing applications of intelligence in the industrial field. Currently, the team has developed products such as industrial robots, intelligent collaborative robots, intelligent mobile robots, humanoid robots, etc.
At the BYD’s 30th anniversary celebration and unveiling ceremony for its 10 millionth new energy vehicle last month, Wang Chuanfu, Chairman and President of BYD Company Limited announced that they will invest 100 billion yuan in developing artificial intelligence combined with automotive smart technology to achieve comprehensive vehicle intelligence advancement.
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The domestic humanoid robot company ‘UBTECH’ received investment from BYD in the early stages of its establishment. In October this year, UBTECH released its new generation industrial humanoid robot Walker S1 for training at BYD and other automotive factories.
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