Applied Intuition
Research Scientist - Humanoid Robotics
$250K–$423K
Sunnyvale · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 22, 2026
- Experience
- 1+ years of industry research experience, or a completed post-doc in a relevant field.
- Education
- PhD in machine learning, computer vision, robotics, or a closely related field.
About the job
Set the research direction for humanoid robotics and develop manipulation methods for deployment on humanoid robots and dexterous hands.
What you'll do
- Lead research on world-action foundation models and reinforcement learning for humanoid manipulation.
- Shape the humanoid research agenda and help grow the team.
- Publish research and collaborate with engineering and product teams to deploy methods on real robotic platforms.
What they ask for
- Strong research record in robotics, manipulation, robot learning, or a related field, with top-tier publications.
- PhD in machine learning, computer vision, robotics, or a closely related field.
- Strong technical convictions, ability to work independently as a senior individual contributor, and ability to set direction.
- Passion for scalable, real-world robotics and physical AI.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with humanoid platforms, dexterous manipulation, VLA/WAM, robotic RL, sim-to-real, or imitation learning.
- Prior Tech Lead or founding-team experience.
Pay
$250K – $423K (currency and whether base salary or total pay not stated)
Tools
world-action foundation models, reinforcement learning, VLA/WAM
AI focus
Original research on world-action foundation models and reinforcement learning to create manipulation policies for humanoid robots.
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