# VLA
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Million‑yuan salaries for VLA experts signal Chinese push to move large models into real robots
Xianheng International is hiring VLA large‑model experts at million‑yuan salaries to fast‑track deployment of multimodal AI on robotic platforms, including quadruped manipulators and future humanoids. The move reflects broader Chinese industry momentum to commercialise embodied AI across energy, transport and emergency response, while exposing talent, hardware and regulatory challenges.
China’s QCraft Sees 2026 as the Start of a ‘Golden Decade’ for Driverless Cars — City NOA to Reach Mass Market
QCraft CEO Yu Qian says 2026 will mark the start of a decade‑long expansion in autonomous driving, with city NOA expected on mass‑market cars priced around ¥100,000. The company has passed one million vehicle deployments and argues that end‑to‑end learning, VLA and world models plus massive data loops will drive safety and scale, while pragmatic sensor choices and local adaptation will shape competition.
China’s Magic Atom Leaps from Lab to Limelight — But Commercial Robot Reality Remains Costly and Long-Dated
Magic Atom, a young Chinese humanoid‑robot start‑up, was named an official robotics partner for China’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala, a high‑visibility sign that humanoid robotics are moving toward commercialisation. Its co‑founder warned that embodied intelligence remains a long‑cycle, capital‑intensive field: hardware costs, scarce effective real‑world data, and the difficulty of passing training costs to customers are the industry’s core challenges.