Saturday, July 14, 2012

NAO/Aldebaran has an opening for a developer and intern to work on special education applications for the NAO robot.

NAO has a variety of positions available for application developers, engineers, and more. The following two opportunities would be ideal for people who have multi-disciplinary skills that include technology and special education, with a focus on young people with autism. The following job descriptions are from the Aldbaran website.


For more information about the NAO robot, take a look at the videos and links provided one of my previous blog posts.




Application Developer - Autism Educative Treatments 

Mission

Following the creation of the Autism Business Unit in needs of new educative applications for kids with autism, ALDEBARAN Robotics is looking for a computer / cognitive sciences engineer able to address Python software development problematic on robotics technology.
To success this mission, you will work in relation with the Autism Business Unit and the Aldebaran Robotics Development Studio
Job description
You will be responsible for:
  • The design and development of new educative applications for children with autism on NAO, by making the most of Nao skills (motion, speech synthesis and recognition, vision, web…)
  • Project tuning after user tests and feedbacks
  • Reliable and professional solution development related to the autism problematic

Profile

  • Passion for disrupting and changing current special educational paradigms via robotics technology
  • Master Degree in computer or cognitive sciences
  • Experienced Python Programmer
  • Three years software development experience preferred
  • Able to integrate different technologies to create high interactive behaviors
  • Multi-disciplinary skills with interests and knowledge in cognitive psychology, developmental disabilities (especially autism), education and teaching skills
  • Creative, Dynamic, Organized, detail oriented, responsible and dedicated
  • Full Time availability
Javascript, previous knowledge of NAO/Choregraphe would be plus, as well as interests and experience in human-machine interaction, AI, image and audio signal analysis.
You might be asked to attend meetings and to help at beta testing in special schools
This position is based in Boston (MA - USA), possession of a work visa is required for non-Americans.
immediate position
send resume + cover letter atindicating the reference of this post (INFO10-0512)
Job based in Boston ( MA - USA).
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Mission

The Studio of Aldebaran Robotics is responsible of providing applications for internal (demonstrations, commercial material) and external (for customers or research partnership) use. As member of the studio allocated to the Special Education project, you will exchange with the R&D team as well as with the Autism Business Unit.
You will vouch (with the studio) for the coherence in the applications and the success of commercial demonstrations.
Internship description
During the internship, you will:
  • Develop new educative applications for children with autism on NAO, our humanoid robot, by making the most of his skills (motion, speech synthesis and recognition, vision, web…)
  • Tune the applications after end-user tests and feedbacks

Profile

  • Bachelor Degree in computer or cognitive sciences
  • Experienced Python Programmer
  • Able to integrate different technologies to create high interactive behaviors
  • Creative, Dynamic, Organized, detail oriented, responsible and dedicated
  • Full Time availability
  • Multi-disciplinary skills with interests and knowledge in robotics technology, cognitive psychology, developmental disabilities (especially autism), education and teaching skills

If successful, this internship might lead to a full-time job opportunity.
This internship is based in Boston (MA - USA), possession of a visa is required for non-Americans
immediate position
send resume + cover letter atindicating the reference of this post (INFO22-ST12)
Job based in Boston ( MA - USA).

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