Research Scientist – World Models, Robotics & Embodied AI

Meta Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Reality Labs Research in London is seeking a Research Scientist to advance world models, embodied AI, and robotic perception. You will develop multi-modal predictive world models, build prototypes for real robots and simulators, and contribute to open-source efforts.

The role spans from fundamental research to applied system design, with opportunities for collaboration across hardware and software teams in a cutting-edge robotics and AI environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in AI/robotics research (desirable)
• Strong analytical and programming skills
• Publication and open-source contribution appreciated

Responsibilities

• Drive fundamental and applied research at the intersection of multi-modal generative AI and predictive world modeling
• Investigate architectures delivering embodied behaviors from simulations to real robots
• Design research methodologies and perform empirical evaluations with code for hardware and simulators
• Build prototype systems enabling multi-step robotic perception, reasoning, and action
• Contribute to high-impact publications and open-sourcing efforts

Job description

# Research Scientist – World Models, Robotics & Embodied AILondon, UK Artificial Intelligence+ 1 moreApply nowMeta Reality Labs Research (RL Research) brings together a team of researchers and engineers with the shared goal of developing AI, Robotics, and AR/VR technology across the spectrum. The Surreal Spatial AI group is seeking Research Scientists to build machine perception, 3D generative systems, and control technology allowing robotic agents and AI systems to perceive, understand, reason about, and interact with the world around them.In this role, you will develop algorithms for predictive world modeling, active perception, and robotic interaction. You will investigate architectures that position multi-modal Generative World Models at the core of machine perception and data-driven robotic control for real-world autonomous applications. Leveraging modalities available from egocentric devices and physical robotic platforms, your work will span the full stack, translating foundational world models into action in the physical world.---## Research Scientist – World Models, Robotics & Embodied AI Responsibilities* Drive fundamental and applied research at the intersection of multi-modal generative AI, predictive world modeling, embodied reasoning, and robotic manipulation* Investigate or invent architectures that deliver a spectrum of embodied behaviors from simulated environments to real robots, and from tactile-driven motor control to high-level, long-horizon intelligence* Design research methodologies and lead empirical evaluations, authoring well-tested code for physical hardware and simulators* Build prototype systems that drive multi-step, long-horizon robotic perception, reasoning, and action* Contribute to and lead high-impact publications and open-sourcing efforts