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Robot Learning Researcher (VLA / Foundation Models)

Aktoria Robotics logoAktoria RoboticsYC S26
AI-native
TypeFull-time
SponsorshipSponsors visas
Salary$450,000–$600,000
LocationSan Francisco, CA
Posted9/14/2026
Research

- Train / fine-tune VLAs and robot foundation models

- Run data-quality ablations and scaling studies

- Publish papers and benchmarks

- data curation, filtering, formats, evals on real robots

expected to have:

- experience training IL/VLA policies at scale

- First-author publications (CoRL/ICRA/IROS/RSS/NeurIPS) or equivalent strong open-source work

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Company info

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Aktoria Robotics

Human as API for robots

Pre-seedYC S26Fresh from YC
HQNew Delhi, India
Size1–10 employees
IndustryRobotics Engineering
Unlock human wisdom
ThesisTermsPrivacy
Funding
  • Pre-seed · Jul 16, 2026

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