# Robot Learning Researcher (VLA / Foundation Models) at Aktoria Robotics

- Company: Aktoria Robotics (YC S26)
- What the company does: Human as API for robots. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://aktoria.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $250K to $500K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/aktoria-robotics/jobs/WlROHB1-robot-learning-researcher-vla-foundation-models
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aktoria-robotics-robot-learning-researcher-vla-foundation-models/

## About the role

- First-author publications (CoRL/ICRA/IROS/RSS/NeurIPS) or equivalent strong open-source work

## What they're looking for

- Any (new grads ok) of experience
- Will sponsor
- Full-time Science role

Tags: Science