Internship: Mechatronics & Robotics Prototyping

Sense Glove; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 5,000 - 6,700; Full time

Job summary

SenseGlove in Rotterdam offers a 6‑month internship in Mechatronics & Robotics Prototyping, starting August 2026. You will join our R&D team to help design and prototype a humanoid robotic hand and to iterate on our cutting‑edge haptic gloves.

You’ll work closely with our lead engineer and robotics specialist, gaining hands‑on hardware experience, from 3D printing and soldering to testing and proposing design changes in a multidisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Currently in at least the 4th year of an HBO or WO degree
• Studying mechatronics, mechanical engineering, industrial design engineering, robotics or a similar field
• Interested in real hardware prototyping and robotics

Responsibilities

• Contribute to hardware prototyping of robotic hand and haptic glove mechanisms
• Support mechatronics prototyping, integrating sensors, actuators and mechanics
• Testing and evaluating prototypes and translating findings into design changes

Job description

6 months (to start in August)| Rotterdam

Internship: Mechatronics & Robotics Prototyping

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious 4th year HBO/WO student in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, robotics, or industrial design engineering to join our R&D team in Rotterdam. In this internship, you’ll work closely with our lead engineer and robotics engineer on the design and development of a new humanoid robotic hand as well as on
prototyping design iterations of our cutting‑edge haptic gloves.
About the internship
At SenseGlove, we build advanced haptic gloves that bring touch to virtual and robotic worlds. Our technology is used globally for VR training, research, and tele‑operation of robots. We are now taking the next step: developing a novel humanoid robotic hand.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to hardware prototyping of robotic hand and haptic glove mechanisms
• Support mechatronics prototyping, integrating sensors, actuators and mechanics
• Testing and evaluating prototypes and translating your findings into actionable proposals and design changes

Who We’re Looking For

• Currently in at least the 4th year of a HBO or WO degree
• Studying mechatronics, mechanical engineering, industrial design
  engineering, robotics or a similar field
• Motivated to work on real hardware and excited by robotics
  challenges
• Proactive, curious, and eager to learn in a multidisciplinary team
• Comfortable working with hardware prototyping techniques such as
  3D printing, soldering, screwing, drilling, etc.
• Available from August 2026

What we offer?

• A hands‑on internship at a technology leader at the forefront
  of XR and robotics
• Supervision and mentorship from experienced engineers
• A collaborative and innovative work environment in our
  R&D lab in Rotterdam
• The opportunity to directly influence the development of
  cutting‑edge humanoid robotics
• Bi‑weekly team lunches
• Weekly fresh fruit and snacks
• Lots of adventure and nice colleagues
• Fun team building activities

What Else Is Good To Know?

At SenseGlove you can be yourself. That includes your gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age or disability status. Diversity is important to us.
And here’s a few more things about us:
Forbes: How Senseglove Could Change Virtual Reality Training Forever (https://bit.ly/3tbbfss )
Video Future Innovation Week with SenseGlove (https://youtu.be/58qVOs8JdFo )