Toyota Research Institute
Robotics Intern, Human-Machine Interaction Research
Los Altos, CA · Hybrid · Internship · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in a listed or related field.
About the job
Conduct research on human–robot interaction by developing and testing collaborative quadruped robot interactions, learning-based models, and user studies.
What you'll do
- Prototype human–quadruped robot interactions and develop, evaluate, and deploy learning-based models and policies on physical robots.
- Design and conduct user studies on Theory of Mind and multimodal cueing; assess robot performance, robustness, and real-time operation.
- Collaborate with research teams and communicate findings through presentations and written reports.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Cognitive Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a related field.
- Experience integrating hardware and software for real-time interactive robotic systems.
- Familiarity with human-robot interaction, data-driven behavioral modeling, machine learning, or collaborative teamwork dynamics.
- Familiarity with experimental design and data collection involving human participants.
Pay
$45 and $65/hour USD (base pay; California-based roles)
Tools
Python, C++, ROS2
AI focus
Develop, train, evaluate, integrate, and deploy learning-based models for human behavior, robot decision-making, or adaptive human-robot interaction.
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