Research scientist (Robotics, AI)

dexmate; Colorado; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

dexmate is seeking a highly motivated researcher to advance robotics through learning-based control and autonomous manipulation. You will develop algorithms for training AI models to improve robot dexterity and conduct cross-disciplinary research spanning RL/IL, perception, and large-scale model training.

The role involves real-robot experiments and collaboration with teams to build robust manipulation capabilities. A Ph.D.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent research experience in Robotics/CS/Engineering.
• Passionate about working with robots and building robot products.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• At least 3 years of independent research experience.
• Deep understanding of state-of-the-art robot learning techniques (RL/IL, etc.).
• Strong publication record in top conferences/journals (Science Robotics, IJRR, RSS, CoRL, ICRA, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR).
• Proficient with Python and deep learning libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Jax).
• Experience with real robot experiments and simulators (Isaac Gym, Isaac Sim, SAPIEN, MuJoCo, Drake).

Responsibilities

• Develop new algorithms and methods for training AI models to enhance robot dexterity.
• Conduct cutting-edge research across robotics, RL/IL, control, perception, LLM, VLM, etc.
• Work with large-scale ML systems and model training/fine-tuning.
• Design and implement learning-based manipulation/navigation/control algorithms on real robots.
• Collaborate with other teams to develop robust manipulation skills for robots.

Job description

Company Description

Dexmate is building the foundation for physical AI — a unified platform that combines high-quality robotic hardware with a universal Physical AI OS, making robots as easy to build and deploy as software. Today, robotics is fragmented, slow, and closed: most builders are forced to reinvent the same stack again and again, and most ideas never make it past the prototype stage. We exist to change that. Our mission is to democratize robotics by lowering the barrier to entry, delivering a plug-and-play platform for developers, researchers, and enterprises, and cultivating an open ecosystem that accelerates the evolution of physical AI. If you want to help shape the next layer of human capability — and believe the future of robotics should be built together, not in isolation — we\'d love to build it with you.

Responsibilities

• Develop new algorithms and methods for training AI models for enhancing the robot dexterity.
• Conduct cutting edge research across multiple disciplines (Robotics, RL/IL, control, perception, LLM, VLM, etc.).
• Work with large-scale ML systems and large-scale model training/fine-tuning.
• Design and implement state-of-the-art learning-based manipulation/navigation/control algorithms on real robots.
• Work with other teams to develop a diverse set of robust manipulation skills for robots.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in Robotics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, etc., or equivalent research experience.
• Passionate about working with robots and building robot products.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• At least 3 years of experience conducting independent research.
• Deep understanding of the SOTA robot learning techniques (reinforcement learning, imitation learning, etc.).
• A track record of research excellence with work published in top conferences and journals such as Science Robotics, IJRR, RSS, CoRL, ICRA, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, etc.
• Proficient with Python.
• Proficient with deep learning libraries such as PyTorch/TensorFlow/Jax.
• Experience with real robot experiments.
• Experienced with robot simulators such as Isaac Gym/ Isaac Sim/ SAPIEN/ MuJoCo/Drake, etc.