Research Intern - Reinforcement Learning, Robotics

Sunnyvale • Intern

Posted 8mo ago

Remote Work Policy

On-site

Employment Type

Intern

Categories

AI Research Engineer

About the job

Applied Intuition is seeking passionate Research Interns to join its Research Group, focused on creating cutting-edge technology for next-generation physical AI, particularly in autonomous driving and robotics. Researchers will leverage industry-leading tools and extensive data to develop and deploy methods into various autonomous and robotic systems, including self-driving vehicles, construction machines, and humanoid robots. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to high-quality research publications and learn best practices within the fast-paced autonomy and robotics industries.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct research on reinforcement learning (RL) topics, including large-scale closed-loop RL and VLA post-training, with applications to robotics and dexterous manipulation.
  • Explore fundamental and relevant RL topics with broader applications.
  • Collaborate closely with Research Scientists and Engineers on research publications for top-tier conferences.

Requirements

  • Strong research background and skills in relevant topics.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively on projects.
  • Currently pursuing a PhD or MSc in machine learning, computer vision and graphics, or robotics.
  • 1+ year of research experience in autonomy, self-driving, or a related field.
  • Passion for next-generation, scalable autonomy and robotics.

About Applied Intuition

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