Robotics Intern - Large Behavior Models
Toyota Research InstituteCambridge, Massachusetts
Internship
Posted November 12, 2025
Apply Now
Application opens on company website
Job Description
A research internship focused on developing large-scale machine learning models for dexterous robot manipulation, involving creating prototypes, running experiments with robots, and contributing to advancements in AI-driven robotic behaviors in unstructured environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Create working code prototypes for robot manipulation tasks
- Conduct experiments with simulated and real robots
- Develop and deploy policies for mobile manipulators and humanoid robots
- Interact with team members to refine and improve robot behaviors
- Participate in publishing research findings to peer-reviewed venues
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in or recent graduate of a relevant undergraduate or graduate program in fields such as robotics, computer science, electrical engineering, or related disciplines.
- Experience in creating working code prototypes and interacting frequently with team members.
- Ability to run experiments with both simulated and real physical robots.
- Comfort working with both existing large static datasets and a growing, dynamic corpus of robot data.
- Knowledge of vision-language-action (VLA) models for mobile manipulation.
- Experience with dynamic whole-body manipulation on humanoid robots.
- Understanding of cross-embodiment transfer techniques.
- Familiarity with universal UMI-style or ego-centric data collection methods.
- Experience with haptic tactile-inclusive VLA models.
- Ability to integrate VLA policy methods with model-based robotics methods.
- Experience with large-scale synthetic data generation and sim-to-real transfer techniques.
- Knowledge of post-training methods for continual learning.
- Strong programming skills to develop and deploy algorithms and prototypes.
- Excellent communication skills for interacting with team members and participating in publishing research work.
- Availability for a 12-week paid internship during summer 2026, in-office role in Cambridge, MA.
- Willingness to work in an in-office environment in Cambridge, MA.
Benefits & Perks
Paid 12-week summer internship
In-office role in Cambridge, MA
Compensation range of $40 to $58 per hour
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off including holiday pay and sick time
Equal employment opportunity and inclusive work environment
Ready to Apply?
Join Toyota Research Institute and make an impact in renewable energy
Stay Updated on Sustainability Jobs
Get the latest renewable energy jobs and career tips delivered to your inbox.
Job Alerts
Get notified about new sustainability jobs
More at Toyota Research Institute
More jobs at Toyota Research Institute
AI Research Intern – Wellbeing, Communities & Organizations
Toyota Research Institute
NEW
Los Altos
Internship
2d
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Toyota Research Institute
Los Altos
Full Time
5d
$200k-288k
AI Resident - Learning From Videos (LFV)
Toyota Research Institute
Los Altos
Internship
Mar 22
$0k-0k/hr
More jobs in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Associate Consulting Associate Life Sciences practice - PhD required
Charles River Associates
Cambridge
Full Time
Jan 21
Associate Strategy Consulting Life Sciences
Charles River Associates
Cambridge
Full Time
Jan 22
Senior Associate Policy Life Sciences practice
Charles River Associates
Cambridge
Full Time
Feb 19