Research Intern, Embodied AI and Humanoid Robotics

Job overview

The Research Intern, Embodied AI and Humanoid Robotics role is onsite in Cambridge, MA. Compensation is $6,000–$8,000 per month. The internship is approximately four months, with a flexible start date, at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories. The intern conducts research to help robots understand and interact with the physical world, including manipulation, assembly, and tool-use tasks. The work aims to advance embodied AI and robotics research and may lead to publications at leading conferences.

What you'll do

• Depending on background and interests, work may include embodied AI for dexterous manipulation, assembly, and tool use
• vision-language-action and foundation models for robotic control
• world-action models for planning
• learning from demonstrations and teleoperation
• and sim-to-real transfer, reinforcement learning, and real-world robot deployment.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

research intern

embodied ai

humanoid robotics

cambridge ma

mitsubishi electric research laboratories

robotics

machine learning

python

pytorch

jax

robot manipulation

$6k–$8k/month

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Relocation stipend, covered travel to and from MERL, monthly Charlie Card for local commuting, professional development opportunities, and health insurance eligibility after 90 days.

Why this role

Intern benefits listed include relocation stipend, covered travel to and from MERL, a monthly Charlie Card, professional development opportunities, and health insurance eligibility after the 90-day waiting period.

About the employer

Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.