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Toyota Research Institute · 8 hours ago

Robotics Intern - Large Behavior Models, Policy Training

Los Altos, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$45/hr - $65/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is focused on improving the quality of human life through innovative technologies. They are seeking a Robotics Intern to assist in developing general-purpose machine learning models for dexterous robot manipulation and to work on various research thrusts related to robotics and machine learning.

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Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Create working code prototypes

Interact frequently with team members

Run experiments with both simulated and real (physical) robots

Participate in publishing the work to peer-reviewed venues

Qualification

Machine LearningReinforcement LearningPythonLarge Multimodal DatasetsSoftware DevelopmentFast PrototypingPassion for RoboticsHardware Experience

Required

Experience with machine learning and familiarity with large multimodal datasets and models. OR Hands-on experience with using machine learning for learned control, including RL, offline RL or behavior cloning, for manipulation

Strong software development skills in Python

A “make it happen” attitude and comfort with fast prototyping

A passion for robotics and doing research grounded in important fundamental problems

Preferred

Hardware experience

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision insurance

Paid time off benefits

Holiday pay

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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