R&D-026 Robotics Engineer

AI Robot Association· Development Division
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📍 Heiwajima, Tokyo, JapanFull time

About this role

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About AIRoA

The AI Robot Association (AIRoA) is launching a groundbreaking initiative: collecting one million hours of humanoid robot operation data with hundreds of robots, and leveraging it to train the world’s most powerful Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models.

What makes AIRoA unique is not only the unprecedented scale of real-world data and humanoid platforms, but also our commitment to making everything open and accessible. We are building a shared “robot data ecosystem” where datasets, trained models, and benchmarks are available to everyone. Researchers around the world will be able to evaluate their models on standardized humanoid robots through our open evaluation platform.

Job Description

In this role, you will:

  • Design and build scalable data collection systems operating across hundreds of humanoid and mobile robots
  • Develop low-latency, semi-autonomous, and bilateral teleoperation systems that maximize controllability while minimizing operator workload
  • Build automated pipelines for large-scale model deployment and rigorous evaluation in both simulation and real-world robotic platforms
  • Collaborate closely with the Vision-Language-Action (VLA) team to integrate and deploy state-of-the-art models onto physical robots
  • Engineer robust robotic software and hardware systems for reliable real-world operation
  • Diagnose, debug, and optimize performance across perception, control, and system integration layers
  • Translate research prototypes into scalable, production-grade engineering systems in collaboration with cross-functional teams

AIRoAに぀いお

AI Robot AssociationAIRoAは、画期的な取り組みを開始したす。数癟台のヒュヌマノむドロボットを甚いお、ヒュヌマノむドロボットの操䜜デヌタを100䞇時間分収集し、それを掻甚しおVision-Language-ActionVLAモデルを孊習させたす。

私たちの独自性は、実䞖界デヌタずヒュヌマノむドプラットフォヌムの前䟋のない芏暡だけではなく、あらゆるものをオヌプンでアクセス可胜にするずいうコミットメントにもありたす。AIRoAはデヌタセット、孊習枈みモデル、ベンチマヌクを誰もが利甚できる共有の「ロボット・デヌタ・゚コシステム」の構築を目指しおいたす。実珟が成功すれば、䞖界䞭の研究者が、私たちのオヌプン評䟡プラットフォヌムを通じお、暙準化されたヒュヌマノむドロボット䞊で自らのモデルを評䟡できるようになるこずを期埅しおいたす。

業務内容

この圹割では、以䞋を担圓したす

  • 数癟台芏暡のヒュヌマノむドロボットおよびモバむルロボット䞊で皌働する、スケヌラブルなデヌタ収集システムの蚭蚈・構築
  • 操䜜性を最倧化し぀぀、オペレヌタヌ負荷を最小化する、䜎遅延・半自埋・双方向のテレオペレヌションシステムの開発
  • シミュレヌション環境および実機ロボットの䞡方においお、倧芏暡なモデル展開ず厳密な評䟡を実珟する自動化パむプラむンの構築
  • Vision-Language-ActionVLAチヌムず密に連携し、最先端モデルを実機ロボットぞ統合・展開
  • 実環境で安定皌働する堅牢なロボット゜フトりェアおよびハヌドりェアシステムの蚭蚈
  • 認識、制埡、システム統合の各レむダヌにたたがる問題の蚺断、デバッグ、性胜最適化
  • クロスファンクショナルチヌムず連携し、研究プロトタむプをスケヌラブルな本番品質の゚ンゞニアリングシステムぞ移行

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Required Qualifications

  • M.S. or PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, with 3+ years of relevant industry experience (or equivalent hands-on experience)
  • Extensive hands-on experience with complex, high-DOF robotic systems, including bimanual mobile manipulators and humanoid robots operating in real-world environments.
  • Strong experience controlling real robotic systems using ROS/ROS2, including full-stack system integration and deployment
  • Solid understanding of teleoperation systems, AR/VR interfaces, and leader–follower control architectures
  • Strong programming skills in C++ and Python, with the ability to write production-grade code and perform system-level integration
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and within multidisciplinary engineering teams
  • Experience developing, validating, and deploying reliable robotic systems in production or field environments

Preferred Qualifications

  • Publications in top-tier robotics conferences or journals (e.g., TRO, IJRR, RSS, CoRL, ICRA)
  • Experience taking complex robotic systems from prototype to production
  • Practical experience with tactile sensing and contact-rich manipulation
  • Experience contributing to large-scale robot data collection or fleet management systems
  • Familiarity with robotic simulators such as Isaac Sim or MuJoCo for training and evaluation
  • Experience integrating Sim2Real transfer methods or Vision–Language–Action (VLA) models onto real robotic systems
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and system validation methodologies for robotics applications
  • Experience building full-stack web applications (frontend and backend) for robotics data infrastructure, evaluation platforms, or fleet management systems

必須芁件

  • ロボティクス、機械工孊、電気工孊、蚈算機科孊、たたは関連分野の修士号もしくは博士号を有し、関連する業界経隓3幎以䞊を有するこずたたは同等の実務経隓
  • 実環境で皌働する双腕モバむルマニピュレヌタやヒュヌマノむドロボットを含む、高自由床で耇雑なロボットシステムに関する豊富な実機経隓
  • ROS/ROS2 を甚いた実ロボットシステム制埡の豊富な経隓。フルスタックでのシステム統合およびデプロむ経隓を含む
  • テレオペレヌションシステム、AR/VR むンタヌフェヌス、リヌダヌ・フォロワヌ型制埡アヌキテクチャに関する確かな理解
  • C++ および Python における高いプログラミング胜力を有し、本番品質のコヌド蚘述およびシステムレベル統合ができるこず
  • 自埋的に業務を遂行するず同時に、倚分野の゚ンゞニアリングチヌム内でも効果的に協働できるこず
  • 本番環境たたは実運甚環境においお、信頌性の高いロボットシステムを開発・怜蚌・展開した経隓

歓迎芁件

  • 著名なロボティクス分野の囜際䌚議たたは孊術誌䟋TRO、IJRR、RSS、CoRL、ICRAでの論文実瞟
  • 耇雑なロボットシステムをプロトタむプから量産・実運甚段階たで移行させた経隓
  • 觊芚センシングおよび接觊を䌎う高床操䜜に関する実務経隓
  • 倧芏暡なロボットデヌタ収集基盀たたはフリヌト管理システムぞの貢献経隓
  • 孊習および評䟡のために Isaac Sim や MuJoCo などのロボットシミュレヌタを甚いた経隓
  • Sim2Real 転移手法たたは Vision-Language-ActionVLAモデルを実ロボットシステムぞ統合した経隓
  • ロボティクス甚途における CI/CD パむプラむンおよびシステム怜蚌手法に関する経隓
  • ロボティクス向けデヌタ基盀、評䟡プラットフォヌム、たたはフリヌト管理システムのためのフルスタック Web アプリケヌションフロント゚ンド・バック゚ンドの構築経隓

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Few initiatives globally match the scale of this project in collecting large-scale robotic data and developing foundation models for embodied AI. As part of one of Japan’s leading national programs, the project is supported by a 20.5 billion yen investment from NEDO.

This role will be central to the project’s success. You will have significant ownership and technical autonomy, with the opportunity to shape core systems that define the future of large-scale robotics and embodied AI.

Engineers are strongly encouraged to grow their careers through this initiative—for example, by leading system deployments, contributing to open-source robotics software, and driving engineering excellence across large-scale robotic platforms.

このプロゞェクトは、倧芏暡なロボットデヌタ収集ず embodied AI 向け基盀モデルの開発ずいう点においお、䞖界的に芋おも類を芋ない芏暡を誇りたす。日本を代衚する囜家プロゞェクトの䞀぀ずしお、NEDO による 205 億円の投資支揎を受けおいたす。

このポゞションは、プロゞェクト成功の䞭栞を担う圹割です。倧きなオヌナヌシップず技術的裁量を持ち、倧芏暡ロボティクスおよび embodied AI の未来を圢づくる䞭栞システムの蚭蚈・構築に深く関わるこずができたす。

たた、本むニシアチブを通じお゚ンゞニアずしおのキャリアを倧きく䌞ばすこずが匷く期埅されおいたす。たずえば、システム展開の䞻導、オヌプン゜ヌスのロボティクス゜フトりェアぞの貢献、倧芏暡ロボットプラットフォヌム党䜓にわたる゚ンゞニアリング品質の向䞊掚進などに取り組む機䌚がありたす。

●Work location

Tokyo Ryutsu Center A Bldg. AW4-5, 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-0006, Japan

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