# ByteDance steps up robotics hiring as it pushes embodied AI into hardware

> Original title: ByteDance accelerates robotics commercialisation with new recruitment drive

- Source: South China Morning Post · Tech
- Published: 2026-10-28T03:00:10.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/xdyjbatk6k90iq9c8th02k3hw
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3372295/bytedance-accelerates-robotics-commercialisation-new-recruitment-drive

## Summary

ByteDance is recruiting for about a dozen robotics positions across hardware and software within its Seed team, according to postings on its career website over recent months. Most openings are based in Beijing and span the robotics development pipeline, including data-collection and model-training systems. The company is moving embodied AI research toward physical hardware and engineering production.