DESCRIPTION :
This position is funded by the euROBIN European project (European Network of Excellence in ROBotics and AI), which involves 32 partners in Europe.
Our team is participating in one of the challenges of the project, so called "Personal Robotics challenge" where we want to develop the skills that robots need to helps humans in their tasks, such as opening doors, carrying small to medium heavy objects, navigate in a human environment, manipulate small objects, understanding natural language instructions and reasoning about possible plans. We will be tackling the problem with two approaches: 1) teleoperation and imitation learning, i.e., showing to the robots how to solve the tasks, and acquiring demonstrations to train machine learning models; 2) generative AI.
The position may involve regular travels to the European partners of the project, in particular to Munich (DLR) and Karlsruhe (KIT), as well as participating in "hackatons" with the partners to implement and compare concrete ideas, and robotics competitions. In particular, two robotics demonstrations will take place in 2026 in Bruxelles and Wien (ICRA 2026).
The recruted postdoc should stay until the end of the project (december 2026) and participate in the team's projects and activities. Extension of the contract is possible, on other similar projects of the team.
Mission confiée
The overall objective is to develop research about teleoperation of human-like robots, whole-body teleoperation, imitation learning, and generative models for skills execution in concrete cases: whole-body manipulation, multi-contact motions, use of tools, manipulating objects with unknown weight, opening doors, shared autonomy, ... The exact research topic will depend on the interest and the skills of the recruited researcher.
Most of the work will target the Tiago++ robot (2 arms + torso + wheeled base), but, when it is relevant, we will extend it to humanoid robots (Talos and G1). The code will be tested as often as possible on the real platforms.
The recruited person will be in connection with Serena Ivaldi and Jean-Baptiste Mouret. The post-doctoral researcher will also help supervise the team's students working on robot learning and control.
Principales activités
The main objective is to develop and publish new algorithms that help to fulfill the objectives of the euROBIN project. The post-doctoral researcher will be actively involved in the day-to-day management of the tasks of Inria, present the work to the other partners, and perform experiments with the robots. He/she will also participate with the Inria team to robotics competitions and hackathons organized by the euROBIN project, and demonstrations of the robots' skills at the European Parliament and ICRA 2026.
Code d'emploi : Chargé de Recherches (h/f)
Domaine professionnel actuel : Scientifiques
Temps partiel / Temps plein : Plein temps
Type de contrat : Contrat à durée indéterminée (CDI)
Compétences : Intelligence Artificielle, C ++ (Langage de Programmation), Programmation Informatique, Intégration Continue, Linux, Middleware, Python (Langage de Programmation), Cinématique, Machine Learning, Systèmes d'Exploitation en Temps Réel, Logiciel Versioning, Apprentissage par Renforcement, Large Language Models, Generative AI, Git, Anglais, Capacité d'Analyse, Sens de l'Inclusion, Sens de l'Organisation, Honnêteté, Esprit d'Équipe, Curiosité, Algorithmes, Expérimentation, Recherche Post-Doctorale, Conception et Réalisation en Robotique
Courriel :
serena.ivaldi@inria.fr
Téléphone :
0139635511
Type d'annonceur : Employeur direct