Applied Intuition
Research Intern - World-Action Foundation Model, Robotics
Sunnyvale · On-site · Internship · Posted Feb 13, 2026
- Experience
- 1+ year of research experience in autonomy, self-driving, or a related field.
- Education
- Current PhD (or MSc) studies in machine learning, computer vision and graphics, or robotics.
About the job
Research world-action foundation models for robotics and simulation, and collaborate on research publications for top-tier conferences.
What you'll do
- Research pretraining world-action foundation models using vision, physics, and ego-action modalities for robot action and simulation-world generation.
- Explore topics including vision-physics association, Gaussian splatting, human data, language, spatial reasoning, and deformable-object modeling and simulation.
- Collaborate with Research Scientists and Engineers on research publications for top-tier conferences.
What they ask for
- Strong research background in relevant topics and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Current PhD or MSc studies in machine learning, computer vision and graphics, or robotics.
- At least 1 year of research experience in autonomy, self-driving, or a related field.
- Passion for next-generation, scalable autonomy and robotics.
Pay
$65 per hour
Tools
vision, physics, Gaussian splatting
AI focus
Research and pretrain world-action foundation models for robot action and simulation-world generation.
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