The Allen Institute for AI
Research Internship, Robotics
$94K–$140K
Seattle, WA +1 · Internship · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA, United States - Experience
- No specific number of years stated; candidates should be PhD students with a strong research background.
- Education
- Pursuing a PhD in robotics, machine learning, or related fields.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available; international candidates are welcome to apply.
About the job
Conduct mentored robotics and AI research, developing systems, datasets, benchmarks, or models and experimenting with robots in real-world settings.
What you'll do
- Conduct AI research, which may include building AI systems or components, developing datasets, and conducting experiments.
- Read scientific literature and meet with a mentor to discuss research progress and ideas.
- Support research and development in robotics foundation models and skills, open datasets, benchmarks, and models.
What they ask for
- Pursuing a PhD in robotics, machine learning, or a related field.
- Interest and experience in cutting-edge artificial intelligence and robotics research.
Nice to have
- Publication record at robotics or AI conferences such as CoRL, ICRA, IROS, RSS, and Neurips.
- Strong software engineering skills in physics simulation, machine learning, and robot control.
Pay
$94,320 USD (annually; base salary) for Research Intern, Undergrad; $106,110 USD (annually; base salary) for Research Intern, Masters; $140,000 USD (annually; base salary) for Research Intern, PhD
Tools
physics simulation, machine learning, robot control
AI focus
Robotics AI research involving foundation models and skills, low-level control, simulation, world models, reinforcement learning, and agentic systems.
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