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Toyota Research Institute · 3 months ago

Robotics Intern - Mobile Manipulation, Hardware

Los Altos, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$45/hr - $65/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is on a mission to improve the quality of human life through innovative technologies. The Robotics Intern will contribute to the design and development of a mobile manipulation platform, focusing on enabling robots to perform complex tasks and adapt to real-world scenarios.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveConsumer ResearchMachine LearningProduct Research

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design and development of a next generation mobile manipulation platform to accelerate advancement of useful human-scale tasks

Develop prototypes and perform trade studies to identify and specify key system components, including sensors, compute, communications, and actuation, of the platform

Design and integrate creative solutions; combining actuation, structure, and sensing, as well as new mechanisms and actuation for human-scale manipulation and mobility

Design, bring up, and debug custom electrical sub-systems, including power systems, motor control, and sensor interfaces, and the overall electrical system

Develop firmware for control of mechanisms, acquisition of sensor data, and communications with the rest of the system

Qualification

Robotic systems designHardware integrationElectrical subsystem designFirmware developmentMechanical designMicrocontrollersPCB layoutInterpersonal skills

Required

B.S. or M.S. in an engineering-related field

Experience designing and integrating hardware for real-world robotic systems, particularly mobile manipulation systems

Experience in creative and novel design along with integration of mechanical, control, and sensing systems, including various fabrication techniques and materials

The ability to design and deploy integrated mechanical/sensing systems that complement and bring to bear advanced software and learning algorithms

Experience in architecture, schematic design, and PCB layout of complex electrical subsystems

The ability to implement interface, communications, and control firmware, with microcontrollers or FPGAs

Experience in design for small scale contract manufacturing and assembly, and working with industrial designers for early stage product design

An outstanding teammate with strong interpersonal skills

Benefits

Vacation and sick time

Company

Toyota Research Institute

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Toyota Research Institute is an R&D enterprise with an initial focus on artificial intelligence and robotics.

Founded in 2016

Palo Alto, California, USA

201-500 employees

http://www.tri.global

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