Research Engineer, Matic
4-5 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
Building fully autonomous home robots
Open for applications
Building fully autonomous home robots
21-100 employees
Open for applications
4-5 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build robots that save people time and energy.
Role
Who you are
- Robust machine learning background in computer vision and perceptual tasks, including 3D perception, multi-class object detection, 3D maps, and advanced robotics controls
- Track record of product-focused research applied to real-world applications
- Fluency with Rust (or C++) and Python (PyTorch or similar tools)
- Ability to write clean, reliable code that is easily maintained
Desirable
- You are genuinely motivated to help those around you
- You are passionate about learning outside of your normal comfort zones
- You love diagnosing complex technical issues
- You are excited to do great work
What the job involves
- Translate open-ended, real-world problems into well-defined machine learning problems
- Design, build, and code computer vision-based algorithms
- Build novel neural network architectures
- Design and implement robust 3D geometry-based vision algorithms
- Build scalable machine learning infrastructure to train on large datasets and simultaneously be reproducible
- Analyze results, continuously update and improve accuracy & speed of various algorithms
- Deploy algorithms & machine learning pipelines at scale on the edge devices with limited compute without sacrificing performance
- Work to enable Level 5 autonomy in consumer robotics
- Cross-collaborate with Hardware, Electrical, and Systems teams to bring product vision to life
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Company
Our take
Matic, formerly known as Matician, addresses the challenge of precise indoor navigation for robots in home environments. Recognizing the absence of 3D maps for accurate navigation within homes, the company focuses on developing robots that can efficiently clean and navigate living spaces.
In terms of technology, Matic relies on camera-based AI for mapping and navigation, with a claimed precision of 12.5 centimeters. Matic's robot vacuum not only recognizes voice commands and gestures but also prioritizes cleaning areas based on factors like time of day, nearby rooms, and furniture.
With funding under its belt, Matic is now focused on expansion and further development of its technology. With a focus on keeping overhead reasonable and maintaining a modest team, Matic's founders express confidence in the success of its robot vacuum and are already planning a "next set" of robotics products, demonstrating an optimistic outlook on the future of the company in the competitive landscape of home robotics.
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