Robotics Intern, Human-Robot Interaction

At Toyota Research Institute (TRI), we’re on a mission to improve the quality of human life. We’re developing new tools and capabilities to amplify the human experience. To lead this transformative shift in mobility, we’ve built a world-class team advancing the state of the art in AI, robotics, driving, and material sciences. This is a paid 12-week internship opportunity and is a hybrid, in-office role. Here’s a glimpse into the Internship experience from some of our TRI interns! We are looking for an intern researcher to join our team in the Cambridge, MA office! In collaboration with the wider Robotics Research division, you will focus on understanding how general population (non-roboticist) users expect to collaborate with robots performing real-world tasks, with a particular focus on communicating preferences through multimodal modes of communication (e.g., visual, auditory, tactile, etc). You will plan and execute a human-robot interaction study. You may incorporate a longitudinal element to the project, exploring how user expectations may adapt over multiple interactions with robot behaviors. Findings from the user study may yield peer-reviewed conference papers or journal articles. Lastly, you will have the opportunity to present your study findings to your colleagues and the larger TRI organization. We welcome you to join a positive, friendly, and enthusiastic team of researchers, where your research will contribute to helping people gain independence, access, and mobility.