Robotics Research, Embodied AI Intern (Spring & Summer 2027)

What you'll do

• Research robot behavior and learning, active perception, human-robot interaction, or embodied AI models.
• Implement and evaluate research algorithms on robotic platforms, using deployment data to improve methods.
• Design rigorous experiments and contribute to publications at robotics and AI conferences or journals.

What they ask for

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong research foundation in one or more listed areas, such as robot learning, planning, embodied AI, perception, or human-robot interaction.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++; experience with modern machine learning frameworks.
• Experience developing and evaluating algorithms for robotic or embodied systems.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience testing and deploying autonomous systems on physical robots; ROS or ROS2 experience.
• Publications at leading AI and robotics venues, or relevant research experience in robot learning, active perception, human-robot interaction, or multimodal foundation models.

Tools

Python, C++, ROS, ROS2

AI focus

Research and adapt embodied AI models, including vision-language, vision-language-action, and world models, for physical-robot reasoning, planning, interaction, and decision-making; develop learning, perception, and behavior methods.