Dreame Tech CEO Offers 200M Yuan Salary for Chief Scientist in Escalating Robot Talent War with Unitree
Dreame Tech vs Unitree: China's Robot Talent War Intensifies
Dreame Technology founder Yu Hao has ignited a firestorm in China's robotics industry by publicly ordering his team to aggressively poach talent and resources from rival Unitree Robotics, including offering an extraordinary 200 million yuan annual salary for a Chief Scientist.
The Internal Message
According to leaked internal messages from "Magic Atom" — Dreame's humanoid robot spinoff — Yu Hao lambasted his team for being "completely lacking in ambition, passively defending." His directives included:
- Hire a Chief Scientist at 200M yuan/year
- PR to "completely surround" the competitor
- Recruit all streamers who visited Unitree's livestream rooms
- Seize all Unitree customers and bidding projects
- Poach all Unitree employees
The message ended with a warning: "Anyone who screenshots this will be fired immediately."
About Magic Atom
Magic Atom was incubated by Dreame Technology in January 2024 as its core humanoid robot project. In March 2026, it announced completing a Series A round exceeding 500 million yuan and launched a 10 billion yuan ecosystem fund. However, the project experienced leadership turmoil when founder Wu Changzheng departed, prompting Yu Hao to take direct control.
Yu Hao's Reputation
Yu Hao is already known for audacious claims in the tech industry:
- "Dreame's ecosystem will become the first 100-trillion-dollar company ecosystem in human history"
- "Wish myself to become the world's richest person soon"
- Publicly invited Huawei's Richard Yu to join Dreame
- Promised "three years to one trillion" and "2 million satellites"
Industry Context
This confrontation highlights the intensifying competition in China's embodied intelligence sector. Both Dreame and Unitree are major players in humanoid robotics, and the talent war reflects the strategic importance of AI robotics in China's industrial policy. The 200M yuan offer (approximately $27M) for a single position is unprecedented and signals how desperately companies are competing for top AI/robotics talent.