Boston Dynamics
A VLA Research Scientist on the Atlas team designs and deploys large-scale behavior models to enable high-performance dexterous manipulation on a humanoid robot. The role focuses on multimodal modeling (vision, language, task context, robot state) to produce grounded actions that generalize across tasks, embodiments, and environments. You will work closely with robotics, controls, and software teams and rapidly iterate by testing models on physical hardware.
Headquarters
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
1992
A leading global robotics company, Boston Dynamics builds practical robotics to tackle your toughest automation challenges and change your idea of what robots can do.
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Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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