Research Associate (Embodied AI)

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Research Associate at Nanyang Technological University’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering will conduct research on a dexterous hand robotic manipulation system for household service and manufacturing, contributing to perception and embodied intelligence.

Responsibilities include developing robotic foundation models, creating learning frameworks from instructional videos to reduce data needs, and deploying systems in household and manufacturing settings.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 1 year of research experience in related area.
• Proficiency in ROS and Python; robotics knowledge advantageous.
• Publication track record is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop robotic foundation models for dexterous hand manipulation based on vision-language-action models.
• Develop efficient manipulation learning framework from instructional videos and reduce data demand for policy learning.
• Develop a dexterous hand manipulation system to complete tasks in household and manufacturing deployment scenarios.

Skills

Robotic manipulation

Robotic foundation models

ROS

Python

Publication experience

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in EE/CS or related field

Tools

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Job description

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is one of the founding Schools of the Nanyang Technological University. Built on a culture of excellence, the School is renowned for its high academic standards and research. With over 3,000 undergraduates students and 1,000 graduate students it is one of the largest EEE schools in the world and ranks 10th in the field of Electrical & Electronic Engineering in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subjects.

Today, the School has become one of the world’s largest engineering schools that nurtures competent engineers and researchers. Each year, the School graduates over a thousand students who are ready to take on great ambitions and challenges.

For more details, please view: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/eee

We are looking for a talented and responsible researcher to support the scientific research and the engineering practice in perception and embodied intelligence.

Key Responsibilities:

The Research Associate will work on a project to conduct research on development of dexterous hand robotic manipulation system used in household service and manufacturing. The roles of this position include:

• Develop robotic foundation models for general dexterous hand manipulation based on vision-language-action models
• Develop efficient manipulation learning framework from human instructional videos and reduce the data demand for policy learning
• Develop a dexterous hand manipulation system to complete diverse tasks in household environment and in manufacturing deployment scenarios

Job Requirements:

• Master in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• 1-year research experience in related area
• Expertise in robotic manipulation systems
• Knowledge in robotic foundation models
• Publication track record is an advantage
• Proficiency in basics of programming languages such as ROS and Python
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal – able to communicate complex concepts clearly and accurately

We regret to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU