Internship - Embodied AI & Humanoid… at Mitsubishi… · Cambridge

Summary: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories is seeking a research intern to advance the next generation of Embodied AI and Humanoid Robotics. The intern will develop AI technologies for humanoid robots, focusing on complex manipulation and interaction with the physical world.

Responsibilities:
- Develop AI technologies that enable humanoid robots to understand, reason, and interact with the physical world through complex manipulation, assembly, and tool-use tasks
- Embodied AI for dexterous manipulation, assembly, and tool use
- Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models and Foundation Models for robotic control
- World-Action Models (WAM) for long-horizon planning and decision making
- Learning from human demonstrations, teleoperation, and autonomous data collection
- Sim-to-real transfer, reinforcement learning, and real-world robot deployment

Required Qualifications:
- Strong research experience in robotics, embodied AI, machine learning, computer vision, or related fields
- Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX, and strong Python programming skills
- Familiarity with one or more of the following: Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, Foundation Models or multimodal AI, Reinforcement learning or imitation learning, Robot manipulation, motion planning, or control, Agentic AI systems for robotics

Preferred Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience with humanoid or loco manipulators (e.g., Unitree G1)
- Experience with teleoperation systems (e.g., Pico, Sonic)
- Experience with robotics simulators (e.g., Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Genesis)
- Familiarity with ROS/ROS 2 and real-world robot experimentation
- Familiarity with policy deployment on edge AI devices (e.g., Jetson GPUs)

Required Skills: Embodied AI, Humanoid Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, PyTorch, JAX, Python Programming, Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models, Foundation Models, Multimodal AI, Reinforcement Learning, Imitation Learning, Robot Manipulation, Motion Planning, Robot Control, Agentic AI Systems, Teleoperation Systems, Robotics Simulators, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Genesis, ROS, ROS 2, Edge AI Devices, Jetson GPUs

Benefits: MERL provides immigration support for qualified candidates as needed., Relocation stipend, Covered travel to and from MERL, A monthly Charlie Card for local commuting, Invited to participate in weekly social gatherings, Professional development opportunities, including research talks by both internal and external speakers, Health insurance coverage (eligible for interns who meet the 90-day waiting period), MERL provides immigration support for qualified candidates as needed