Research Scientist - Humanoid Robotics

Job summary

Responsibilities

We are looking for a founding senior Research Scientist with a TL growth path within the Research Group at Applied Intuition. Robotics is a core vertical of our physical AI platform alongside autonomous vehicles — early stage, but with the full backing, resources, and infrastructure of a $15B…

• Set and drive the research agenda for humanoid robotics, with a focus on dexterous manipulation and relevant frontier research problems
• Conduct original research on world-action foundation models and reinforcement learning, delivering manipulation policies for humanoid robotic systems
• Serve as a founding senior researcher on the humanoid effort, shaping both the technical direction and the growth of the team
• Publish at top-tier venues (CoRL, ICRA, RSS, and similar) alongside other Research Scientists and interns
• Collaborate closely with Research Engineers and product teams to deploy your work into real humanoid platforms and dexterous hands

What they're looking for

• 1+ years of industry research experience, or a completed post-doc in a relevant field
• A strong research record in robotics, manipulation, robot learning, or closely related areas, with publications in top-tier conferences or journals such as CoRL, RSS, ICRA, IROS
• PhD in machine learning, computer vision, robotics, or a closely related field
• Strong technical convictions and a clear point of view on where the field is going — and the self-motivation to drive that vision to execution for a team of researchers
• Technical and professional maturity: able to operate independently as a senior IC and set direction for others