Robot Teacher

Cambridge, United States | Posted on 10/31/2025

Your IT Recruiter is helping Toyota Research Institute find a Robot Teacher to demonstrate new behaviors for its robots to learn. In this role, you’ll be a key member of the team that does this instruction for the in-house robots.

As a Robot Teacher, you will:

• Control robots via teleoperation devices to demonstrate a rich, dexterous, and varied curriculum of behavior.
• Coordinate with other members of the teaching team and with the larger group to continuously improve processes for teaching.
• Be creative! Help design new, interesting, and difficult behaviors to teach the company's robots.
• Bring a safety-first approach to working with robots.

Commitment: This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via our client. This position will be onsite and available to candidates able to work 4 10-hour days (M‑Thur) and who are local to the Los Altos, CA area.

Familiarity with computers and a curiosity about robots

• Physical dexterity, good hand-eye coordination, and familiarity with video games.
• Attention to detail and a focus on safety are critical.
• This role requires regular use of the Apple Vision Pro VR headset, and there are limits on the corrective lens inserts that can be produced; therefore, vision must meet the requirements for lens inserts.
• Prior expertise in robotics, Linux, or the command line is not necessary (though you’ll gain some of these skills on the job).

PTO and paid holidays!

• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare‑related costs.
• Our client covers all costs for short- and long‑term disability and life insurance.