Fall 2026: Humanoid Manipulation Research Internship

FieldAI

Boston (MA)

On-site

USD 34,000 - 55,000

Part time

4 days ago

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Job summary

FieldAI invites PhD students to join our Fall 2026 internship focused on humanoid manipulation. You will engage in robotics research and applied engineering to advance manipulation capabilities for autonomous systems, with a path toward publishing in top journals or conferences.

You will work at the intersection of robotics research and field deployment, collaborating with researchers across disciplines to push embodied intelligence forward while preparing work for real-world robotics

Qualifications

Current PhD student in Robotics, CS, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, AI/ML, or a closely related field.
Research experience in robotic manipulation, loco-manipulation, or related robotics domains
Strong foundation in robot kinematics, dynamics, and control
Proficiency in Python and/or C++, with experience using robotics or ML tooling
Experience designing experiments and evaluating results on robotic systems (simulation or hardware)
Publications in leading robotics journals/conferences (ICRA, IROS, CORL, RA-L, T-RO, etc.)

Responsibilities

Advance Humanoid Manipulation Research across diverse tasks.
Explore loco-manipulation problems that integrate perception, planning, and control.
Work towards super-human dexterity, developing systems that outperform human teleoperation.
Publish a paper in a leading robotics conference/journal.
Collaborate with researchers and engineers across disciplines.
Contribute to robotics foundation model development and data pipelines.