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Jobs→ugo株式会社→[Robot Startup] Physical AI Development Lead | Research and development of VLA/VTLA models / AI foundation model development for dual-arm and humanoid robots / 125 annual holidays / Flex-time

[Robot Startup] Physical AI Development Lead | Research and development of VLA/VTLA models / AI foundation model development for dual-arm and humanoid robots / 125 annual holidays / Flex-timeEnglish summary from Japanese

ugo株式会社

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700万円 〜 1,200万円
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Role summaryEnglish summary from Japanese

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This startup is developing AI robots and is seeking a Physical AI Development Lead to develop AI foundation models for dual-arm and humanoid robots. You will work hands-on with VLA/VTLA models, imitation learning, and reinforcement learning.

Must-haves

  • 3+ years of experience in machine learning development
  • 3+ years of professional Python experience
  • Experience with team development using Git
  • Experience reading technical documents and improving performance on physical robots, not just simulations

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with contact-rich manipulation using tactile/force sensing
  • Research or implementation experience in imitation learning, reinforcement learning, VLA/VTLA, or Sim2Real
  • Experience with LeRobot, Hugging Face Transformers, ROS/ROS2, or Isaac Sim/Isaac Lab
  • Experience developing with actual robots, sensors, and actuators
  • Top performance in machine learning competitions (e.g., Kaggle)
  • Paper acceptance/presentation at major AI/Robotics conferences (e.g., CVPR, NeurIPS, IROS)

About the Company

ugo株式会社

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Posted8/27/2026
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Tech stack

PythonPyTorchLeRobotHugging Face TransformersRSL RLπ0.5GR00TDiffusion PolicyACTFlow MatchingNVIDIA Isaac LabNVIDIA Isaac SimDockerGitAWSgRPCProtocol Buffers

Work style

Flex-time (core hours 11:00-16:00) with onsite work required in Tokyo (Chiyoda-ku or Chuo-ku).

Other notes

Annual salary: ¥7,000,000 - ¥12,000,000. 125 annual holidays. Company provides support for book purchases and a shared housing system.