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Research Scientist, Robot Learning

Toyota Research Institute · Cambridge, MA · Hybrid

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About Toyota Research Institute

Toyota Ventures is Toyota’s first standalone early-stage venture capital firm.

About the role

Study and advance the science of robot learning models, including language, video, action, and multimodal data. Implement, extend, and create state-of-the-art methods for robot behavior learning, drawing from techniques such as reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and related methods. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Experience in robotics and machine learning research or related projects in an industry setting
More about this role

At Toyota Research Institute (TRI), we’re on a mission to improve the quality of human life. We’re developing new tools and capabilities to amplify the human experience. To lead this transformative shift in mobility, we’ve built a world-class team advancing the state of the art in AI, robotics, driving, and material sciences.

The Vision

We envision a future with robots that help people in our real environments with interactions that allow robots to understand, adapt, and grow with us. We believe that robots should and will work well alongside people: helping where wanted, and ultimately enabling people to spend more time on the activities they enjoy most. To achieve this, robots need to be able to operate reliably in messy, unstructured environments. We must also create robots that people can understand, collaborate with, and rely on.

The Team

Our team has deep cross-functional expertise across hardware, simulation, perception, controls, and machine learning. We measure our success in terms of fundamental capabilities development, as well as research impact via open-source software and publications. Come join us and let’s make general-purpose robots a reality.

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