Teleoperation Research Scientist: Human-Robot Interfaces

Boston Dynamics; England; On-site; GBP 112,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Job summary

Boston Dynamics is seeking a Teleoperation Research Scientist to design and implement teleoperation and human-robot interaction systems for humanoid robots in real-world tasks. You will work with cross-functional teams to bridge human demonstration and autonomous robot behavior, advancing dexterous manipulation and whole-body teleoperation.

The role involves developing low-latency interfaces, analyzing data to improve efficiency, and contributing to large-scale data collection for foundation

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.
• Experience with real-time control, sensing, and communication systems in robotics.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C++.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement and evaluate novel teleoperation interfaces (e.g., VR, motion capture, wearable devices, or mixed reality systems) to collect high-quality manipulation and locomotion demonstrations for learning-based control.
• Integrate and optimize hardware and software components for low-latency, high-bandwidth communication and control.
• Analyze demonstration data to improve data efficiency, operator ergonomics, and task performance.
• Write high-quality (documented, tested, maintainable) C++ and Python code.
• Support integration of teleoperation and learned policies into end-to-end proof-of-concept demonstrations.

Skills

Robotics

Python

C++

Control systems

Sensing

Education

PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, HCI, or related field

Job description

Boston Dynamics is seeking a Teleoperation Research Scientist to design and implement teleoperation and human-robot interaction systems for humanoid robots in real-world tasks. You will work with cross-functional teams to bridge human demonstration and autonomous robot behavior, advancing dexterous manipulation and whole-body teleoperation.

The role involves developing low-latency interfaces, analyzing data to improve efficiency, and contributing to large-scale data collection for foundation