- Robot type
- Warehouse and Logistics
- Location
- New YorkNew YorkUSA
- Job type
- Artificial Intelligence
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
Human-Robot Interaction Applied Scientist , Fauna
Job description
We are seeking a Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Applied Scientist to develop cutting-edge interactions that make robots feel alive, personal, and fun. In this role, you will focus on verbal and non-verbal conversational systems, social dynamics, memory, and long-term relationship formation between robots, their environments, and the people they interact with. Your contributions will be essential in advancing robotics by enabling expressive, socially intelligent, and trustworthy interactions between robots and humans.
Key job responsibilities - Develop interactive systems that leverage large language models, multimodal inputs and outputs, reinforcement learning from human feedback, or other…
Job requirements
- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- PhD or equivalent research experience, or Master's degree and 6+ years of industry or academic research experience
- 3+ years of industry or academic research experience
- Strong publication record at major HRI/ML/AI/HCI conferences
- Experience designing, running, and analyzing user studies with real human participants
- Experience programming in Python or related language
- Demonstrated track record of leading technical projects
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