Robotics Research Intern: Sim-to-Real and Dexterous Control

Meta; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Reality Labs Research seeks a Research Scientist Intern to advance loco-manipulation and dexterous hand control policies. You will work across data collection, algorithm development, and hardware deployment with a cross-disciplinary team.

Internships run 12–24 weeks with multiple start dates. You will design, test, and refine research ideas, contribute to conferences, and share code that advances robotics and AI integration in real hardware.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or holding a Ph.D. in robotics, ML, or related STEM field.
• Experience with physics-based animation or robotics research is a plus.
• Strong programming with Python/PyTorch and/or C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and analyze novel ideas for robotic loco-manipulation and dexterous control.
• Deploy and test algorithms on real robots for sim-to-real transfer.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers; publish results and release code.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

C/C++

Reinforcement learning

Imitation learning

Robotic simulation

Open-source contributions

Education

Ph.D. in robotics / ML

Tools

Open-source tools

Job description

Meta Reality Labs Research seeks a Research Scientist Intern to advance loco-manipulation and dexterous hand control policies. You will work across data collection, algorithm development, and hardware deployment with a cross-disciplinary team.

Internships run 12–24 weeks with multiple start dates. You will design, test, and refine research ideas, contribute to conferences, and share code that advances robotics and AI integration in real hardware.