Persona AI · 1 day ago
Machine Learning Internship, Manipulation
Houston, TX
Internship
Onsite
InternPersona AI is developing and commercializing rugged, multi-purpose humanoid robots that perform real work. They are seeking a Machine Learning Intern to help build machine learning models and infrastructure, focusing on practical problems in the real world with humanoid robots.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Robotics
Responsibilities
Work with the ML team to develop and improve machine learning models and the infrastructure
Monitor and evaluate the performance of models in the real world
Collaborate on the design and development of the Persona ML software stack and support its application in manipulation, navigation, locomotion, and perception
Qualification
Required
Courage and grit to tackle some of the hardest problems in embodied AI
Enthusiasm for working collaboratively in a high paced team environment
Experience with deep learning frameworks (Pytorch, JAX, TensorFlow, etc.)
Experience with cloud computing to develop models, manage data, etc. (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Strong understanding of the state of the art research in robot learning (behavior cloning and reinforcement learning for manipulation, world models, etc.)
Understanding of the challenges of deploying neural network models in the real world
Capable of writing high-quality software
Thrive in fast-paced and ambiguous environments
Strong first principles thinker
Preferred
An advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in computer science, robotics, machine learning, or another related field
Published papers at top ML/Robotics conferences (ICML, ICRA, CoRL, RSS, NeurIPS)
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Excellent benefits
Flexible work environment
Equity opportunities
Company
Persona AI
Persona AI is a robotics company that provides robotic solutions.
Founded in 2024
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$27M2025-05-07Pre Seed· $27M
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