Robotic Perception & Mobile Manipulation Research Associate

Nanyang Technological University Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore invites a talented researcher to advance perception and embodied intelligence in robotics. The role focuses on developing robotic foundation models and mobile manipulation methods within a collaborative engineering and research environment.

Applicants should hold a Master in EE, CS or related field with relevant research experience and demonstrated publications. The position offers opportunities to work on cutting-edge robotics projects at NTU.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop robotic foundation models for general mobile 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 mobile bimanual manipulation system to complete diverse tasks in household environment and in manufacturing deployment scenarios.

Skills

Robotic manipulation systems

Robotic foundation models

Vision-language-action models

ROS

Python

Education

Master in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

ROS

Python

Job description

NTU Singapore invites a talented researcher to advance perception and embodied intelligence in robotics. The role focuses on developing robotic foundation models and mobile manipulation methods within a collaborative engineering and research environment.

Applicants should hold a Master in EE, CS or related field with relevant research experience and demonstrated publications. The position offers opportunities to work on cutting-edge robotics projects at NTU.