Robot Teleoperator (Data Collection), Short-Term Contract

Ludo Robotics is hiring in-house Robot Teleoperators for a data collection project at its Palo Alto office. The role involves controlling robot arms to perform scripted everyday tasks while narrating actions, with the recorded demonstrations used to train AI models.

Responsibilities:

• Control robot arms with a leader-follower setup (such as YAM arms): you move the leader arm by hand, and the follower robot copies you in real time
• For some tasks, operate robots with VR gear such as a Meta Quest headset and hand controllers
• Say the scripted line for each step as you do it, using the same words every time, for example "Opening the drawer." "Grabbing the blue sponge."
• Speak at a steady pace and normal volume, timed to what your hands are doing
• Flag the episode whenever your words and actions don't match
• Repeat tasks many times at steady speed and quality. This role has per-shift targets for both volume and quality
• Adjust quickly when tasks, objects or scripts change
• Spot failed grasps, hardware glitches, recording errors and unclear instructions
• Report them to the engineering and research teams with the episode ID, the time and a one-line description
• Upload and tag the episodes you record
• Keep a short log for each shift
• Start up and shut down robots correctly, and fix simple problems, such as reseating a loose cable or restarting the software
• Keep the workspace safe for yourself, your teammates and the robots