What is Robot Manipulation and how common is it in AI job postings?

Robot Manipulation is a skill in the "Robotics & Embodied" category. It currently appears in 103 active AI roles across 26 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Robot Manipulation?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Robot Manipulation are: Amazon (40), NVIDIA (8), Meta (6), Apptronik (6), Anduril (6).

Is demand for Robot Manipulation growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 75 new AI postings mentioned Robot Manipulation. Demand is rising — up 95% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Robot Manipulation used?

Roles requiring Robot Manipulation are concentrated in: agents (42%), application (28%), data (16%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Robot Manipulation?

Job postings that mention Robot Manipulation most often also require: Robotics, Machine Learning, Python, Perception, Control Systems.

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Robot Manipulation

103 active AI roles across 26 companies mention Robot Manipulation. Category: Robotics & Embodied.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning Robot Manipulation per week — 75 total over 12 weeks.

Sector

All Big Tech · 55 Robotics · 17 AI Frontier · 9 Semiconductors · 8 Defense · 6 Enterprise · 3 Data AI · 2 Vertical AI · 1 Consumer · 1 Auto · 1

Function

All Engineering · 70 Research · 30 Product · 3

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103 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Meta	Tech Lead, AI Research Scientist (Robotics)	Big Tech	10	L6
Meta	AI Research Scientist, Robotics	Big Tech	10	L4
Meta	Research Scientist – World Models, Robotics & Embodied AI	Big Tech	10	L4
Apptronik	Senior Reinforcement Learning Engineer	Robotics	10	L6
Lila Sciences	Research Scientist, Dexterous Manipulation & Robot Learning	AI Frontier	10	L4
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Safe Locomotion, Compass	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Navigation	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist II, Perception	Big Tech	9	L6
Google	Research Scientist, Robotics, DeepMind	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff, FAR (Frontier AI & Robotics)	Big Tech	9	L1
Google	Research Scientist, Manipulation for Robotics, DeepMind	Big Tech	9	L4
Microsoft	Member of Technical Staff, Microsoft Robotics (Spatial AI)	Big Tech	9	L0
Amazon	Human-Robot Interaction Applied Scientist , Fauna	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Member Of Technical Staff - Hardware Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)	Big Tech	9	L6
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff - Hardware Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)	Big Tech	9	L6
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff - Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)	Big Tech	9	L4
Anduril	Senior Manipulation Engineer (Imitation Learning), Discovery	Defense	9	L4
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Navigation	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff - Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)	Big Tech	9	L2
NVIDIA	Machine Learning Engineer - Humanoid Robotics	Semiconductors	9	L4
Wayve	Tech Lead, ML Engineer - AV Product engineering	Robotics	9	L6
Physical Intelligence	Robotics Research Engineer	AI Frontier	9	L0
Mistral AI	AI Scientist - Robotics	AI Frontier	9	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Robotics Research Engineer, Robotics and AI for Drug Discovery	Semiconductors	9	L4
Figure AI	Helix AI Engineer, Robot Learning	Robotics	9	L6
NVIDIA	Senior Robotics Research Scientist	Semiconductors	9	L6
NVIDIA	Senior Software Research Architect, AI Networking	Semiconductors	9	L3
Nuro	Senior/Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist: Generative Modeling for Planning	Robotics	9	L2
Nuro	Machine Learning Research Scientist: Generative Modeling for Planning	Robotics	9	L4

Frequently asked questions

What is Robot Manipulation and how common is it in AI job postings?
Robot Manipulation is a skill in the "Robotics & Embodied" category. It currently appears in 103 active AI roles across 26 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Robot Manipulation?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Robot Manipulation are: Amazon (40), NVIDIA (8), Meta (6), Apptronik (6), Anduril (6).
Is demand for Robot Manipulation growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 75 new AI postings mentioned Robot Manipulation. Demand is rising — up 95% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Robot Manipulation used?
Roles requiring Robot Manipulation are concentrated in: agents (42%), application (28%), data (16%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Robot Manipulation?
Job postings that mention Robot Manipulation most often also require: Robotics, Machine Learning, Python, Perception, Control Systems.

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