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Iretiayo Akinola

ROLE SENIOR RESEARCHERAT NVIDIAMENTIONS 1LAST SEEN JULY 6, 2026
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Iretiayo Akinola is a Robotics Research Scientist at NVIDIA, based in Seattle, Washington, where he has worked since June 2021. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Columbia University and focuses his research on robotic manipulation, accelerated simulation for robot learning, and sim-to-real transfer techniques. He is known for his contributions to contact-rich assembly projects including IndustReal, Factory, AutoMate, and MimicGen, as well as work on force-guided exploration and visuotactile sensor simulation.

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hire·arXiv Physical AI·JULY 6, 2026

Iretiayo Akinola 1∗ - Senior author at NVIDIA, also involved in the IndustReal project and FORGE (force-guided exploration). His work focuses on bridging the sim-to-real gap for complex manipulation tasks.

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Iretiayo Akinola · Senior Researcher at Nvidia — 1 mention on Teahose