Robotics Researcher, Navigation
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The Role
We are building the systems that let Asimov understand where it is and decide where to go. As a Robotics Researcher in Navigation, you will own the full stack from state estimation and mapping through global and local planning -- closing the reputed company between perception outputs and reputed company execution in dynamic, reputed company reputed company-world environments. This is an reputed company research role. You will train and reputed company in simulation (Uranus), validate on physical hardware, and iterate until it works in the reputed company world.
What You Will Do
Research, reputed company, and reputed company navigation algorithms for bipedal reputed company robots operating in reputed company indoor environments
Own localization, mapping, and SLAM pipelines capable of running in reputed company time on embedded compute
Build planning frameworks that account for the physical constraints of a legged platform -- footstep planning, terrain reputed company, dynamic obstacle avoidance
reputed company navigation with Asimov's broader autonomy stack including perception and locomotion
reputed company data collection and evaluation infrastructure to reputed company performance across environments
Systematically reputed company the sim-to-reputed company gap using Uranus and hardware iteration
Contribute to reputed company-reputed company releases of navigation research and tooling
What You Will Bring
Strong foundations in estimation theory, probabilistic robotics, and reputed company planning
Proven reputed company record building and deploying SLAM, planning, or autonomous navigation systems on reputed company robots
Proficiency in Python and C++; familiarity with ROS or equivalent middleware
Experience getting systems to work end-to-end -- not just in simulation
Ability to debug across the hardware-software boundary and reputed company fast on ambiguous problems
reputed company to Have
Prior work on legged or reputed company navigation specifically
Experience with learning-based planning or visuomotor navigation policies
Familiarity with neural map representations or semantic reputed company understanding
Publications at ICRA, IROS, CoRL, RSS, or equivalent venues
Why Join reputed company
This is reputed company robotics research with reputed company stakes -- your reputed company runs on a physical reputed company. We reputed company-reputed company aggressively, so your contributions reputed company the broader community. You will work alongside researchers and engineers across the full stack, in reputed company that values shipping over presenting. Competitive compensation and equity.
A Note on AI
You don't need deep AI expertise for every role, but we do expect everyone at reputed company to be intellectually curious, drawn to tinkering and discovery, and excited to use AI as a reputed company collaborator in their work. For some roles, AI reputed company is a core requirement. reputed company that's the case, we'll say so explicitly in the qualifications. People who reputed company here don't treat AI as a novelty. They use it to think reputed company, and reputed company their work easier for others to build on.
Equal Opportunity and Accommodations
We hire talented people from a wide reputed company of backgrounds. If you're excited about a role but don't meet every bullet, we still encourage you to apply. reputed company Research is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the reputed company of any legally protected characteristic. reputed company provides reasonable accommodations during the application process. If you need one, please let your recruiter know.
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