Research Scientist - Humanoid Robotics

We are looking for a founding senior Research Scientist with a TL growth path within the Research Group at Applied Intuition. Robotics is a core vertical of our physical AI platform alongside autonomous vehicles — early stage, but with the full backing, resources, and infrastructure of a $15B company behind it. Our vision is for robotics to grow into its own vertical, and the person in this role will play a defining part in shaping that trajectory.

Humanoids and dexterous manipulation represent one of the last unsolved frontiers of physical AI, and this is where the most interesting research problems live. Unlike an academic lab constrained by professor-driven agendas, or a VC-backed startup optimizing for the next demo, this role offers something rare: real research autonomy paired with a concrete path to real-world deployment. You will help set the research agenda, work on a flat team in close collaboration with senior researchers Yihan Hu and Wei, and see your methods deployed into humanoid robots and dexterous hands through Applied's tools and infrastructure.