Research Scientist Intern, Embodied AI (Summer 2026)

Summary: FieldAI is transforming how robots interact with the real world by building risk-aware, reliable AI systems. As a Research Scientist Intern, you will investigate real-world robotics challenges, focusing on autonomous inspection, mobile manipulation, and human-robot interaction, while developing algorithms and contributing to research publications. Responsibilities: - Design and develop context-aware reasoning and planning algorithms - Leverage and adapt foundation models (e.g., VLMs, VLAs) and world models for embodied intelligence - Implement, test, and integrate algorithms on real robotic platforms - Collaborate closely with engineers to validate performance in field conditions - Conduct cutting-edge research in embodied AI and robotics - Author and submit papers to leading robotics and AI conferences and journals Required Qualifications: - Currently pursuing or recently completed a PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field - Strong foundation in robotics autonomy and machine learning - Familiarity with state-of-the-art embodied AI research literature - Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++ - Experience with modern machine learning frameworks - Experience developing robotic systems using ROS 2 - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills Preferred Qualifications: - Hands-on robotics experience, including testing and deploying autonomous systems in the field - Experience fine-tuning and deploying large multimodal models, particularly: Vision, language, action, or open-vocabulary models - Publications in top-tier AI and robotics venues such as CoRL, ICRA, IROS, RSS, NeurIPS, CVPR, or similar Required Skills: Robotics autonomy, Machine learning, Python, C++ Important Skills: ROS 2, Modern machine learning frameworks Nice-to-Have Skills: Analytical skills, Hands-on robotics experience, Publications in AI/robotics, Problem-solving skills, Communication skills Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer