Postdoc: Human-Aware Robot Interaction & Foundation Models

Posted 11 days ago

toyota research instituteSomerville (MA)

Robotics Engineers Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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About the role

Toyota Research Institute in Cambridge, MA seeks a postdoctoral researcher to advance computational and machine learning aspects of human-robot interaction, focusing on foundation models for HRI and shared autonomy in robotic manipulation. The role emphasizes publishing in top venues (ICRA, CVPR, NeurIPS, HRI) and collaboration with our robotics and AI teams, offering access to extensive research resources and a path toward an academic or industry leadership trajectory.

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