Animator

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Shape the way our robots move in the real world: animate reference gaits, idle motions and interactions for our robotic personas.
• Rigging and animation of Persona robots.
• Motion capture, cleanup and retargeting of motion data to Persona robots.
• Advise the motion controls team with the goal of increasing the appeal of the robot and avoiding the uncanny valley.
• Work with the motion control team to ensure feasibility of the animations and realize them on the physical robot.
• Work with the software team to develop tools and plugins for animation of physical characters.

Job requirements

• Background in character animation for games or film, and excitement about seeing your animations come to life in the real world.
• Proficient in Blender, Maya or 3ds Max.
• Proficient in rigging and animation with joint and inverse kinematics constraints.
• Able to animate appealing and believable motions while remaining physically plausible.
• Familiar with motion capture and retargeting.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience animating for robots.
• Experience working in Nvidia Omniverse.