Research Internship, Robotics

Persons in these roles are expected to work from our offices in Seattle. On-site requirements vary based on position and team. If you have questions about on-site work arrangements for this role, please ask your recruiter.
*Compensation dependent on current degree enrollment.
Research Intern, Undergrad: $94,320 (Annually)
Research Intern, Masters: $106,110 (Annually)
Research Intern, PhD: $140,000 (Annually)

Who You Are:

Ai2 is seeking passionate, early-career researchers to join us for an internship. PhD graduate students in AI-related fields are invited to apply for full-time research internships with us year-round. Our research covers the full spectrum of robotics ranging from low-level control, scaling simulation to solve real-world robotics challenges, world models, RL, and investigating agentic systems for robotics. We are looking for applicants that are experienced and passionate about a particular aspect of robotics. International candidates are welcome to apply. Pay is competitive, and visa sponsorship is available.

Ai2 Research Internship Information:

• Duration: 12 weeks
• Start Date: Flexible
• Candidates: A PhD student with a strong research background

Please apply by January 8, 2027, at 11:00pm Pacific Time to be considered for our Spring/Summer 2027 internships.

Ai2's Robotics team is looking for PhD student interns to join our team.

As a research intern in the Robotics team, you'll have the unique opportunity to support the development and investigate core research problems in foundation models and skills for robotics, contribute to the development of completely open data sets, benchmarks, and models, and experiment with robots in the real world.

Your Next Challenge:

At Ai2, you will be working with world-class AI researchers and talented software engineers. We perform team-based, ambitious research, with a mandate to strive for big breakthroughs, not just incremental progress, in an exciting and interactive workplace.

All interns are paired with a mentor and will participate directly in Ai2's groundbreaking work. There are no restrictions on publications based on internships.

Ai2 Research Interns will have the opportunity to do the following tasks:

• Conducting AI research under the guidance of a mentor, which may include building AI systems or system components, developing datasets, and/or conducting experiments.
• Reading the scientific literature to investigate and understand AI research.
• Meeting with the mentor to discuss research progress and ideas.

To see more about our current, future, and past interns at Ai2, check out the internship page on our website!

What You'll Need:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Pursuing a PhD in robotics, machine learning, or related fields.
• Have an interest and experience in cutting-edge artificial intelligence and robotics research.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record of publishing at robotics and AI conferences, such as CoRL, ICRA, IROS, RSS, and Neurips.
• Strong software engineering skills in physics simulation, machine learning, and robot control.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• The ability to observe details at close range.
• Can work under deadlines.

Benefits:

• Team members and their families are covered by medical, dental, vision, and an employee assistance program.
• Team members are able to enroll in our health savings account plan, our healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan, and our health care and dependent care flexible spending account plans.
• Team members will receive $125 per month to assist with commuting or internet expenses and will also receive $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses.
• Team members will accrue sick days per year in line with Seattle sick time requirements. If you are usually scheduled to work on a holiday that Ai2 recognizes as a day off, you will be paid for this day.

Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the team members(s) of this position. Team members will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the team member(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.