AI Researcher - Perception
Core
Building perception systems for a humanoid home robot (NEO) to understand surroundings, recover geometry, and enable safe locomotion and manipulation in real-world environments.
Role type
Senior IC AI Researcher (Robotics Perception)
Builds
Vision systems for robot geometry recovery, 3D scene reconstruction, and human/object pose estimation for a home robot fleet.
Domain
Robotics, Computer Vision, Embedded AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Geometric computer vision, camera-based kinematic calibration, deep learning model training/deployment, Python, C++, sensor fusion, embedded compute optimization
Preferred skills
Visual-inertial odometry (VIO), SLAM, differentiable/neural rendering, Gaussian splatting, manufacturing calibration automation, non-visual sensing (radar/thermal)
Technologies
PyTorch, C++, Python, Transformers, Generative models, Inertial sensors, Cameras
Responsibilities
Own perception from prototype to fleet deployment, build vision systems for geometry/pose/scene recovery, drive sensor fusion and time synchronization, establish evaluation datasets and metrics for robot behavior
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
