Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.
Scientist : Physical AI
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc., San Jose, California, United States, 95199
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Honda Research Institute USA (HRI-US) in San Jose, California, is looking for a passionate and selfmotivated research scientist to join our Robotics Division. Through the creation of avatars and autonomous intelligent entities, Honda’s robotics program is positioning robots to work alongside humans in collaborative, scalable networks aimed at extending human capabilities. Research scientist specializing in physical AI will innovate and participate in key areas of robotic intelligence development that will enable robots to perceive, understand, perform complex actions in the real world and adapt as necessary.
San Jose, CA
Key Responsibilities
Research, ideate, and implement robot cognition and reasoning algorithms for adaptive intelligence to enable learning robust behaviors and recover from failures. Validate the results through comprehensive data analysis and successful demonstrations on hardware. Deliver results in accordance with the project timelines. Assist with compiling written and oral reports for executives within the company and performing demos. Contribute to the portfolio of patents, academic publications, and prototypes to demonstrate research value. Collaborate with our teams of scientists and engineers in Honda’s regional and global R&D offices, as well as with our partners in academia and industry. Supervise interns.
Minimum Qualifications
Ph.D. in robotics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field. Expert Knowledge on learning-based methods such as reinforcement learning, generative models (e.g. diffusion) and inference models. Extensive experience in development of planning and control methods for autonomous systems. Strong familiarity with transformer models and (multimodal) foundation models (e.g. VLMs). Extensive experience with physics-based simulations. Strong familiarity with sensing and state estimation in robotics. Solid knowledge of fundamentals of robotics. (e.g. robot kinematics and dynamics, control systems, haptics.) Strong track record of publishing in top robotics venues (e.g T-RO, RA-L, T-M, CoRL, ICRA, IROS, RSS, …) Solid programming skills in C++ or Python and strong familiarity with ROS. Self-motivated to advance the project and deliver on time. Strong written and oral communication skills including development and delivery of presentations, papers, and technical documents.
Bonus Qualifications
Hands-on experience on development and successful implementation of planning, control and recovery algorithms for real-world contact-rich manipulation using multi-fingered hands. Strong familiarity with both model and learning-based approaches for manipulation.
Years of Work Experience Required
3 years
Desired Start Date
7/1/2025
Position Keywords
Robotics, Machine Learning, Physical AI Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
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Scientist : Physical AI
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Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. 3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the
Scientist : Physical AI
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Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. Job Number: P24F03
Honda Research Institute USA (HRI-US) in San Jose, California, is looking for a passionate and selfmotivated research scientist to join our Robotics Division. Through the creation of avatars and autonomous intelligent entities, Honda’s robotics program is positioning robots to work alongside humans in collaborative, scalable networks aimed at extending human capabilities. Research scientist specializing in physical AI will innovate and participate in key areas of robotic intelligence development that will enable robots to perceive, understand, perform complex actions in the real world and adapt as necessary.
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Key Responsibilities
Research, ideate, and implement robot cognition and reasoning algorithms for adaptive intelligence to enable learning robust behaviors and recover from failures. Validate the results through comprehensive data analysis and successful demonstrations on hardware. Deliver results in accordance with the project timelines. Assist with compiling written and oral reports for executives within the company and performing demos. Contribute to the portfolio of patents, academic publications, and prototypes to demonstrate research value. Collaborate with our teams of scientists and engineers in Honda’s regional and global R&D offices, as well as with our partners in academia and industry. Supervise interns.
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