Robotics Research Intern: Embodied AI & Manipulation

FieldAI; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

FieldAI invites master's or PhD students to join our Irvine team for robotics research internships in manipulation. You will own a focused project, test ideas on hardware, and translate them into capabilities deployed on real robots.

Work closely with researchers and engineers to address real deployment challenges and publish impactful results. The role emphasizes hands-on experimentation, cross-disciplinary collaboration across robot learning, perception, control, hardware, and deployment, with

Qualifications

• Current master's or PhD enrollment in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, AI/ML, or a closely related field.
• Research experience in robotic manipulation, robot learning, embodied AI, or a related area.
• A strong research or open-source track record, demonstrated through substantive publications, research software, or technically rigorous projects.
• Clear ownership of original research or technical development, including implementation and evaluation.
• Strong foundations in robotics, machine learning, and experimental design.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C++.
• Ability to work independently, communicate findings clearly, and collaborate across research and engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop manipulation capabilities that address meaningful physical tasks in real environments.
• Investigate how skills transfer across objects, tasks, environments, and robot platforms.
• Address practical challenges such as uncertainty, contact, changing conditions, and failure recovery.
• Design experiments that measure task success, generalization, and reliability under realistic operating conditions.
• Integrate and validate research on physical robots, collaborating with engineering teams to address system constraints.
• Document findings, present results, and contribute to publications or reusable research tools.

Skills

Robotics research

Robot manipulation

Embodied AI

Open-source

Python/C++

Independent work

Education

Master's or PhD enrollment

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

FieldAI invites master's or PhD students to join our Irvine team for robotics research internships in manipulation. You will own a focused project, test ideas on hardware, and translate them into capabilities deployed on real robots.

Work closely with researchers and engineers to address real deployment challenges and publish impactful results. The role emphasizes hands-on experimentation, cross-disciplinary collaboration across robot learning, perception, control, hardware, and deployment, with