# Research Intern - Robotic Hardware, Simulation and Data

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** ML Engineering
**Skills:** Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Robotics, Reinforcement Learning, Slam, Pose Estimation, Robotic Simulation, Humanoid Robotics, Data Collection
**Posted:** 2026-05-27

> Research intern supporting cutting-edge work in humanoid robotics, robotic simulation, RL training, and human data processing for next-generation physical AI systems. Requires current PhD or MSc studies in ML, computer vision/graphics, or robotics.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Conduct research and support the team in one of the following areas:
  - Humanoid, general robotics and human data collection hardware experiences (both utilization and design)
  - Large-scale robotic simulation construction, deformable object simulation, and its utilization in RL training
  - Human data processing, retargeting, pose estimation, SLAM
- Work closely with Research Scientists and Engineers on high quality research publications for submission to top-tier conferences

## Requirements
- Strong research background and skills on relevant topics, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects
- Current PhD (or MSc) studies in machine learning, computer vision and graphics, robotics
- Passion for next-generation, scalable autonomy and robotics

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with humanoid, general robotics and human data collection hardware (utilization and design)
- Experience with large-scale robotic simulation construction, deformable object simulation, and RL training
- Experience with human data processing, retargeting, pose estimation, SLAM

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