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Making Robots Smarter in Body and Mind - Applied Scientist Boston Dynamics AI Institute Employee Review

5.0
26 May 2023
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Pros

BDAII is a research-driven organization located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded by Marc Raibert. The organization brings together elite talent in robotics, research and data science, electrical, mechanical, and software engineering to develop technology that enables future generations of intelligent machines. The Institute's culture is designed to combine the best features of university research labs with the best features of corporate development labs. It aims to develop machines that contribute to human safety, care for the disabled and elderly, enhance industrial productivity, and help people live their lives more fully.

Cons

Have to work in the office, but that’s expected due to the nature of working with robots.

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5.0
12 Feb 2026
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Pros

Allows a lot of freedom in research

Cons

Cambridge is too cold in the winter

1.0
14 Jan 2026
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Pros

The concept of research institute is good and they are well funded. Good work life balance

Cons

Upper management & middle management is useless. The 2 cofounder have good technical knowledge but have no idea how to "manage" and run a company. Anyone who can make a good case started their own project, but no idea how to actually run a project. On engineering side, so many changes in manager. No stability. At one point 1 manager for 20+ employees. No one stand up to researcher-turned-project owners who have impossible expectation of perfection from engineers.

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