Hybrid Deployment Engineer, Large Behavior Models en Toyota research institute
Toyota research institute · Cambridge, MA, Estados Unidos De América · Hybrid
- Oficina en Cambridge, MA
At Toyota Research Institute (TRI), we’re on a mission to improve the quality of human life. We’re developing new tools and capabilities to amplify the human experience. To lead this ground-breaking shift in mobility, we’ve built a world-class team in Energy & Materials, Human-Centered AI, Human Interactive Driving, Large Behavioral Models, and Robotics.
The Mission
Make general-purpose robots a reality via large-scale embodied AI.
The Challenge
We envision a future where robots assist with household chores and cooking, aid older individuals in maintaining their independence, and enable people to spend more time on the activities they enjoy most. To achieve this, robots need to be able to operate reliably in messy, unstructured environments. Our mission is to answer the question, “What will it take to create truly general-purpose robots that can accomplish a wide variety of tasks in settings like human homes with minimal human supervision?”. To answer this, we are gathering large datasets of physical interaction from a variety of sources (including robots and people) and training large generative foundation models on this physical interaction data, along with language, video, audio, and other rich modalities.
The Team
Our goal is to redefine the field of robotic manipulation, enabling long-horizon dexterous behaviors to be efficiently taught, learned, and improved over time in diverse, real-world environments.
Our team has deep cross-functional expertise across simulation, perception, controls, language, vision, multimodal learning, and generative modeling. Success is measured by the advancement of robot capabilities, and we’re strong believers in open research. Our north star is fundamental technological advancement in building robots that can flexibly perform a wide variety of tasks in diverse environments with minimal human supervision. Let’s make general-purpose robots a reality.
We operate a fleet of robots, and robot-embodied teaching and deployment are key parts of our strategy. Some of our previous work is highlighted here.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Deployment Engineer to ensure the health, performance, and reliability of our robot fleet. In this role, you’ll bring up new robots by diagnosing complex failures and driving continuous improvements in process, safety, and uptime. You’ll collaborate across engineering, research, and operations teams to keep our systems running efficiently in dynamic, real-world environments.
