Machine Learning Research Scientist - Robotics, Trustworthy Learning under Uncertainty (TLU)
Toyota Research InstituteLos Altos, California
Full Time
Posted September 25, 2025
$176k - $264k
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Job Description
A research scientist role focused on advancing trustworthy and reliable large behavior models (LBMs) for robotics, particularly in manipulation tasks, to enable general-purpose robots to operate effectively in human environments through cutting-edge machine learning and robotics research.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct research on large behavior models (LBMs) to enable reliable deployment in human environments.
- Develop algorithms for policy evaluation, failure detection, mitigation, and active learning in robotics.
- Advance the state of the art in embodied machine learning, uncertainty estimation, and robustness for robotic manipulation.
Requirements
- A strong background in embodied machine learning and the ability to conduct research independently.
- Experience with policy evaluation, failure detection and mitigation, and active learning in the context of Large Behavior Models (LBMs) for robotic manipulation.
- Expertise in areas including Multi-Modal Foundation Models, Generative Modeling, Imitation Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Planning Control, Statistics, Uncertainty Estimation, Out-of-Distribution Detection, Safety-Aware Robust Machine Learning, Interactive Learning, and Online Continual Learning.
- Experience with robots is preferred, particularly in manipulation.
- Ability to work well as part of a larger research team at the cutting edge of state-of-the-art robotics and machine learning.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range between $176,000 and $264,000 per year
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) eligibility
Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and parental leave
Annual cash bonus
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