Member of Technical Staff; Robotics Research Lead

Our lab sits at the intersection of world models, video generation, and robotics, building systems that represent complex environments, reason about objects and dynamics, and translate high-level AI intentions into smooth, efficient, safe, and responsive actions across a variety of robotic embodiments.

• Lead the design and execution of our AI’s robotics research agenda
• Recruit, mentor, and manage a small team of research scientists and engineers in our London lab
• Collaborate with the world model and simulation teams to develop state-of-the-art training platforms for robotics
• Guide the creation of persistent 3D/4D scene representations and advanced embodied AI methodologies
• Drive research efforts in scene understanding, sim-to-real transfer, and advanced planning
• Foster partnerships with leading ML researchers, hardware specialists, and external collaborators
• Help establish the lab's technical culture and external reputation

• World models for embodied systems
• 3D/4D generative models
• Scene reconstruction and understanding
• Embodied AI
• Object-level and semantic SLAM
• Multimodal AI

• Strong background in robotics, computer vision, or related areas
• Experience leading or managing small technical or research teams
• Hands-on expertise with 3D perception, scene representations, world models, or simulation
• Excellent programming skills (Python, C++, or similar)
• Entrepreneurial spirit and excitement about building in a startup or early-stage lab environment
• Ability to work effectively across machine learning, perception, and robotics disciplines
• Outstanding communication and team-building skills