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Robot Safety Operator
Dyna Robotics
51-200 employees
AI-powered robotics foundation models for automation
Compensation Overview
$28 - $32/hr
San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
Primarily on-site at a client location in Midtown New York City.
Bachelor's, Associate's
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- An Associate or Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience.
- Strong situational awareness and attention to detail.
- Ability to stand and move for extended periods.
- Ability to follow safety procedures and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Good communication skills and a collaborative attitude.
- Monitor and control robotic systems to ensure adherence to safety protocols.
- Intervene in real time when unsafe behavior or unexpected events occur, including activating an emergency stop or performing recovery.
- Conduct pre-task safety inspections and maintain secure testing environments.
- Record safety events and performance data to support continuous improvement.
- Experience with robotic systems, automation, or laboratory safety operations.
- Familiarity with industrial or collaborative robot safety standards, including ISO 10218, RIA, and ISO/TS 15066.
- Experience with safety equipment such as interlocks, emergency stops, or sensors.
- Basic familiarity with computer software interfaces and tools, including command line, Bash, and Linux operating system.
Dyna Robotics develops general‑purpose robotic arms powered by AI foundation models. Its software uses large, trained AI models to help robots understand and adapt to a wide range of tasks and environments, enabling businesses to automate repetitive, stationary work. The system combines AI models with robotic hardware to perform tasks with minimal human input, making automation more scalable for different industries. Unlike traditional robot solutions that are task-specific, Dyna focuses on broad generalization so one platform can handle many tasks, reducing custom engineering for new jobs. The company differentiates itself through its foundation-model approach, a track record from founders who built and exited a hardware AI company, and substantial venture funding aimed at commercializing intelligent robotic solutions. Its goal is to make automation affordable and widely available by providing intelligent robotic solutions that increase efficiency across businesses.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$143.5M
Headquarters
Redwood City, California
Founded
2024
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- On August 10, 2026, Dyna launched DYNA-2 with new scaling laws.
- Reported pretraining lifted precision-manufacturing success from 20% to 80%-90%.
- Backed by Nvidia, Amazon, CRV, and First Round after $143.5 million raised.
What critics are saying
- Foundation-model robotics still needs expensive deployments, hardware integration, and customer support to sell.
- Boston Dynamics, Figure, and ABB can outspend Dyna on manufacturing and distribution.
- If DYNA-2 stops improving past video pretraining, Dyna loses its core valuation thesis.
What makes Dyna Robotics unique
- DYNA-2 trained on one million hours of egocentric human video.
- Zero-shot deployment hit 87% quality and throughput at novel customer sites.
- Founders Lindon Gao and York Yang already sold Caper for $350 million.
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↓ -4%Dyna Robotics has launched DYNA-2, a robot foundation model trained on over 1 million hours of human egocentric video — equivalent to 170 years of continuous experience. The model demonstrates the first human-to-robot scaling law, proving robot performance improves predictably as more human video data is added. DYNA-2 bypasses traditional robotics data bottlenecks by training on video rather than scarce teleoperation data. In high-precision manufacturing tasks, it increased success rates from 20% to 80–90% through pre-training scale alone. The model can adapt to different robot platforms with just hours of fine-tuning. In real-world evaluations, DYNA-2 completed tasks 1.55 times more successfully than the company's previous model, achieving 87% pass rates at customer deployments. Dyna Robotics was founded by Lindon Gao, York Yang, and Jason Ma, backed by investors including CRV and First Round.
Dyna Robotics raised $120 million, boosting its valuation to over $600 million. The funding, involving backers like Nvidia and Amazon, highlights investor confidence in AI robotics. This event may influence AI-related cryptocurrencies like FET and RNDR, potentially increasing trading volumes and prices. Nvidia's involvement could also impact its stock, creating cross-market opportunities. Traders should monitor market indicators and diversify portfolios to manage tech sector risks.
Dyna Robotics, a startup working to develop cost-effective, general-purpose robots, has raised $120 million in a new funding round that boosts the company’s valuation to more than $600 million.
Dyna Robotics today announced a $23.5 million seed round, co-led by CRV and First Round Capital, to bring embodied AI.