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1X · 2 months ago

Body Language Engineer, AI Companion

positionPalo Alto, California, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$150K/yr - $250K/yr
date3+ years exp

1X is an AI and robotics company based in Palo Alto, California, on a mission to build a truly abundant society through general-purpose robots. The Body Language Engineer will train NEO to produce body language and respond to users’ body language, contributing to creating an engaging human-robot interaction experience.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ManufacturingRobotics
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Responsibilities

Scale up data collection for nonverbal communication behavior
Extend real-time speech2speech models with real-time emotive body language
Design and implement video understanding models for understanding user body language and intent
Devise methods to blend functional visuomotor tasks (e.g. manipulation) with communication (gesticulation, emotion)

Qualification

Multi-modal models trainingRobotics experienceVideo understanding modelsProof-of-concept implementationCreative problem solving

Required

3+ years of experience in training multi‑modal models (language, audio, vision)
Experience in robotics, such as path planning for collision-free trajectories and kinematic retargeting for humanoids
Ability to take open-ended problems in conversation models, come up with creative solutions, implement proof-of-concepts, and translate those to production

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off and holidays

Company

1X

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1X is an engineering and robotics company that develops humanoid robots designed to work alongside humans.
dateFounded in 2014
location
Moss, Ostfold, NOR
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.1x.tech

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (16)
2024 (3)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$136.49M
Key Investors
EQT VenturesOpenAI Startup Fund
2025-07-07Series B
2024-01-11Series B· $99.94M
2024-01-11Secondary Market

Recent News

36kr.com
With 5 million views, 1X has truly applied the "world model" to its robot NEO.
2026-01-16
Business Insider
An OpenAI-backed humanoid robot startup says it's moving away from using humans to train its Optimus rival
2026-01-16
TechCrunch
Neo humanoid maker 1X releases world model to help bots learn what they see
2026-01-15
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