Drimva

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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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)