Robotics Research Scientist: AI Agents & Real-World Robots

Software Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

DeepMind in London is seeking a Research Scientist in Robotics to advance foundational models and real-world robot applications. You will design, implement and evaluate large models for robotic agents, while collaborating across teams and contributing to open research.

This role emphasizes scalable ML, reinforcement learning, and real-world robot integration. You will work with state-of-the-art robotics platforms, prototype applications, and cutting-edge datasets to push the boundaries of AI

Qualifications

• Strong algorithm-design and programming skills with experience in scalable ML.
• Experience with real robots/robot simulation and training setups.

Responsibilities

• Design prototype applications and work with real robots inside and outside the lab to manage real-world use cases.
• Develop methodologies and conduct experiments using large foundation models for robotics.
• Write software to implement research ideas and iterate quickly.

Skills

reinforcement learning

imitation learning

multimodal models

vision-language models

robot simulation

transformers

programming

robot control

data mining

hardware performance analysis

software performance analysis

core search

Tools

Gemini Robotics

robot simulators

Job description

DeepMind in London is seeking a Research Scientist in Robotics to advance foundational models and real-world robot applications. You will design, implement and evaluate large models for robotic agents, while collaborating across teams and contributing to open research.

This role emphasizes scalable ML, reinforcement learning, and real-world robot integration. You will work with state-of-the-art robotics platforms, prototype applications, and cutting-edge datasets to push the boundaries of AI