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# Robotics Data Collection Operator - Seattle at Cobot

- **Company:** Cobot
- **Location:** Seattle, WA
- **Compensation:** $22/hr
- **Employment:** temporary
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-21
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cobot/80ce0222-0e42-4479-8e49-a484cc6126a5/application

**Skills:** Robotics, Data Collection, Reliable Transportation, Software engineering, Robotics experience, Engineering experience

> Support AI data collection efforts and contribute to the development of next-generation collaborative mobile robots. The role involves hands-on work with robotics technology in a fast-paced startup environment, requiring collaboration with engineers across various disciplines.

## Job description

Are you driven by curiosity and enjoy working hands-on with technology? Join Collaborative Robotics as a Robotics Data Collection Operator and play a key role in supporting AI data collection efforts, contributing directly to the development and improvement of next-generation collaborative mobile robots alongside an innovative team.

Join us to reimagine the future of human-robot interaction.

Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators and builders redefining the future of human-robot interaction. We are working to realize a world where robots are a trusted extension of your surroundings. They work, adapt, and react around you. Not the other way around.

This role is based at our Seattle, WA office. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. We are looking to fill this role as soon as possible. The role is full-time, with working hours between 8 AM and 4 PM PT or with working hours between 4 PM - 11 PM PT, Monday through Friday, depending on the candidate’s availability and business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

- Conduct and manage AI data collection processes to ensure accurate, high-quality data is gathered across all setups.
- Learn from engineers across AI, software, test, mechanical, electrical, and related disciplines.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Must be 18 years of age or older. This is a great fit for recent STEM graduates, students currently enrolled in a STEM-related program, or anyone looking to build hands-on experience in the robotics/AI industry.
- Demonstrated interest in robotics, engineering, and/or data through school, personal projects, clubs (FIRST, VEX, Science Olympiad, etc.), or hobby work
- Eagerness to learn, ask questions, and collaborate with others
- Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment as part of a small team.
- Must be able to work onsite in Seattle, WA, for either the day shift (40 hrs/week) or evening shift (35 hrs/week)
- Must have reliable transportation to the Seattle, WA office onsite.
- Must have and maintain US work authorization.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Prior experience in robotics or engineering through school projects, personal builds, or clubs like FIRST, VEX, or Science Olympiad

This full-time role is paid hourly at $22/hr. This is an hourly, non-exempt position and is eligible for company-sponsored health benefits after 90 days of employment.

Please note: relocation assistance is not provided – applicants must already be located within commuting distance of Seattle, WA.

Cobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

To all recruitment agencies: Collaborative Robotics does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our employees. Collaborative Robotics is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

## About Cobot

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cobot (Collaborative Robotics) builds practical collaborative robots (cobots) designed to work safely alongside people in real-world environments, starting with its flagship robot, Proxie.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Santa Clara, California, United States (secondary office in Seattle, WA)
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Brad Porter (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Automation Machinery Manufacturing, Robotics, Healthcare logistics
- **Target customers**: B2B – Enterprise and mid-market customers in healthcare, logistics, and facility management
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To build a new robotic future. A future where robots are a trusted extension of your surroundings. They work, adapt, and react around you. Not the other way around."

## Products & Services
- **[Proxie](https://www.co.bot/)**: A mobile collaborative robot designed for material handling, asset tracking, and facility management in complex, human-centric spaces. Hardware with embedded AI and predictable behaviors.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metrics**:
  - **Total Funding**: $140M (Seed: $10M, June 2022; Series A: $30M, July 2023; Series B: $100M, April 2024)
  - **Annual Revenue**: ~$250K (early-stage, pre-revenue at scale)
  - **Employees**: ~132 (as of mid-2026), growing +103% YoY
- **Notable Investors/Partners**:
  - Neo (Seed lead)
  - Sequoia Capital (Series A lead)
  - General Catalyst (Series B lead)
  - Bison Ventures, Industry Ventures, Lux Capital (Series B participants)
  - Advisor: Teresa Carlson (former AWS executive)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Public launch of Proxie in November 2024
  - Rapid headcount growth (+103% YoY)
  - Talent sourced from Amazon Robotics, Meta, Tesla, Apple
  - Featured in AWS CEO keynote (2024)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Founding team with deep robotics expertise** – Founded by Brad Porter, who helped scale Amazon Robotics to over 500,000 robots.
- **Empathy-first design philosophy** – Robots that react to people, not vice versa, enabling safe deployment in crowded, dynamic environments without cages.
- **Full-stack ownership** – In-house hardware, AI, safety systems, and software platform.

## Strategic Focus
- **Healthcare and logistics** – Targeting high-value use cases like hospital material transport and warehouse collaboration.
- **Scaling field deployment** – Building professional services and strategic account teams to support enterprise customers.
- **Safety certification** – Actively hiring Staff Certification Lead and Staff Software Engineer, Safety to meet rigorous industry standards.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "One without egos. Driven by empathy. With collaboration at its core." Emphasis on mission-driven work and cross-functional teamwork.
- **Work policy**: In-office (Seattle and Santa Clara offices). No remote or hybrid options listed for most roles.
- **Notable perks/engineering culture**:
  - Cutting-edge tech stack: Python, TypeScript, PyTorch, TensorFlow, ROS, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
  - Strong safety engineering focus – unique opportunity to shape the safety paradigm in collaborative robotics.
  - Small but rapidly growing team (132 people) with high ownership and impact.
  - Alumni have gone to Google, Meta, Apple, Stack AV, Zipline – signaling a pedigree robotics talent pool.

## Sources
1. [co.bot (Official Website)](https://www.co.bot/)
2. [Cobot LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/co-bot)
3. [Built In – Cobot Profile](https://builtin.com/company/cobot)
4. [LeadIQ – Cobot Company Overview](https://leadiq.com/c/cobot---collaborative-robotics-inc/6398f5ce99142b48fd4f4cd7)
5. [Ashby – Cobot Careers Page](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cobot)

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