Robotics Research Intern: Embodied Intelligence

Samsung Research America (SRA); Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Research America’s Robotics Lab in Mountain View seeks advanced PhD candidates and early-career researchers to explore novel AI technologies for generalizing robots to perform real-world tasks. The role involves developing robotics foundation models, real2sim2real techniques, and self-improvement methods within cross-functional teams across Samsung's ecosystem.

The position is an Intern Scholar category with a full-time, flexible duration of 6–12 months, offering challenging projects,

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in EECS/Robotics.
• Solid technical skills and rich academic experience in robotics and embodied intelligence.
• Experience with robot foundation models or agentic robotics approaches.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop robot AI methods and systems that generalize tasks in the real world.
• Generate patents and scientific papers for top-tier publications.
• Develop and optimize robotics foundation models and real2sim2real techniques.
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams from concept to completion.

Skills

3D representations

Kinematics

Computer vision

MuJoCo

Isaac Sim

Robot foundation models

Reinforcement learning

Imitation learning

Full-body motion control

Python

PyTorch

C++

ROS2

Communication

Education

PhD candidate in EECS/Robotics

Tools

MuJoCo

Isaac Sim

Job description

Samsung Research America’s Robotics Lab in Mountain View seeks advanced PhD candidates and early-career researchers to explore novel AI technologies for generalizing robots to perform real-world tasks. The role involves developing robotics foundation models, real2sim2real techniques, and self-improvement methods within cross-functional teams across Samsung's ecosystem.

The position is an Intern Scholar category with a full-time, flexible duration of 6–12 months, offering challenging projects,