Michael Lutter

Robotics & AI Research Scientist @BostonDynamics 🤖🧠 .
Prev: @DeepMind, @NVIDIAAI, @ias_tudarmstadt & @TU_Muenchen

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

If you also want to work with us and @_albertorod_ , we're also hiring Research Scientists and Research Engineers:
RL: https://t.co/hF54HcD5yy
BC: https://t.co/WnTzaaAf2W

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

Day one of ICRA 2026 done! 🤖

Already feels like the biggest robotics conference I've been to. The expo floor is packed with new anthropomorphic hands, half-humanoids and mini humanoids.

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

Everyone's talking about VLAs, the problems with teleoperation, using sim-to-real RL for dexterous manipulation, and whether tactile sensing is actually necessary.

If you're working on any of these, reach out. I'm at ICRA all week and happy to talk.

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

@tarikkelestemur The policy tracks an animated trajectory to achieve the fridge carry. So the full body rotation comes from the trajectory and corresponding reward.

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

Everyone's talking about VLAs and VLMs for robotics. For humanoids, the whole body controller underneath matters a lot too. Without good whole body control, even the most capable VLA can't complete the task. 🧵

https://t.co/9VdF1IwDe6

[Boston Dynamics @BostonDynamics]

Everyone asks if Atlas can bring them a drink, but this robot can bring you the whole fridge. Using AI-driven behaviors, Atlas is doing hard work and coordinating its whole body to manage heavy objects, balancing complex contact points with accuracy and reliability.

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

@chris_j_paxton Yes we have polished this pipeline to produce demos fast. The fridge carry was Vinays first project at Boston Dynamics. He was able to achieve the fridge carry within his first weeks! There is also more to come for the Fifa world cup!

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

If you want to work with us and @_albertorod_, we are also hiring for RL roles!

Research Scientist: https://t.co/hF54HcD5yy

Research Engineer:
https://t.co/Vv3JKxT0q6

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

Blog: https://t.co/7pjvYyh0yn
Video: https://t.co/PrL33FdwfL
Behind the Scenes Video: https://t.co/bJ824R2GQ2

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

Research Engineer: Physics Simulation for RL
https://t.co/S7UoC2CDxu

Research Engineer: Atlas Behavior Learning
https://t.co/2OqgJo5RKC

Research Scientist: Atlas Behavior Learning
https://t.co/B9A0Rgvjhp

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[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

🚀 Boston Dynamics is growing!

We’re hiring Research Scientists & Engineers to push the limits of humanoid robotics 🤖🧠.

If you’re into reinforcement learning, large-scale physics simulation and dexterous manipulation - we’d love to talk.

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[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

If you know the ins and outs of CPU vs GPU simulation, the intricacies of contact detection, and get excited about building large-scale simulation for RL, this could be the perfect role for you.

I’ll be at CoRL 2025 — let’s grab a coffee ☕ and chat!

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[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

My team at Boston Dynamics has open Research Scientist positions! We are hiring full-time and interns. If you are excited about RL & humanoids, we want to get to know you!

Research Scientist: https://t.co/Jgw3RHf2q7
Research Scientist Intern: https://t.co/4VNK8qVi1S

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

@kevin_zakka @BostonDynamics @lucas_manuelli it was great to have you interning over the summer!

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

I especially enjoyed the great demos of @CosimoDella lab.

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

#RSS2024 was a great! I enjoyed the talks, demos, posters and Delft. It was one of the best organized conferences. Looking forward to RSS 2025 in Los Angeles.

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

Great thread by @_bbelousov about my talk at the Embodiment Aware Robot Learning Workshop. Thanks for organizing the workshop.

[Boris Belousov @_bbelousov]

How can we build the most capable robots? @_mlutter @BostonDynamics

[Michael Lutter @_mlutter]

The first day of #RSS2024 workshops was great. Looking forward to the next few days!