# Research Scientist, Robotics at Tutor Intelligence

- Company: Tutor Intelligence
- What the company does: Tutor builds generally capable robots and puts them to work. Delivered in days not years, from $14 an hour. Backed by AI Grant and USV.
- Company website: https://www.tutorintelligence.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $180K to $340K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-31
- Apply by: 2026-12-15
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/tutorintelligence/cabe6bf9-9175-4810-af41-a7178025705b?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tutor-intelligence-research-scientist-robotics/

## About the role

Tutor is a robotics research and deployment company, building generally capable robot hardware and artificial intelligence to enable robots to go where no robots have gone before. Sonny is a semi-humanoid robot with frontier dexterity approaching the human form. Cassie does back-breaking work, moving boxes, pallets, and bulk goods for businesses from family-owned manufacturers to some of the largest brands in the world. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of research experience in robot learning, machine learning, or a related field, through a PhD or equivalent industry experience
- A track record of original work in robot learning, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, or large-model training, shown through publications, open-source work, or shipped systems
- Strong Python and hands-on experience with PyTorch or JAX
- Experience running experiments on physical robots, not only in simulation
- Clear communication of results, including the negative ones

Tags: R&D - Research

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tutor-intelligence-research-scientist-robotics/