Internship: Shared Autonomy for Human-Robot Interaction

MERL is seeking a motivated and qualified intern to participate in human-robot interaction (HRI) research. The ideal candidate would be a Ph.D. student with extensive knowledge in HRI, especially in areas such as robotic manipulation, deep learning, probabilistic modeling, or reinforcement learning. Several topics are open for discussion, including Intent Recognition in Multi-Object Scenes, Shared Autonomy, Cooperative Manipulation, Human-Robot Handovers, and Representation Learning for HRI. Prior experience with robotics hardware and physics engine simulators like PyBullet, Issac Gym, or Mujoco is desired. Proficiency in Python programming is a must, and familiarity with ROS is beneficial. The selected candidate will work alongside MERL researchers, and it is anticipated that their findings will be published. The exact start date is flexible, and the internship is expected to last between 3-4 months. Potential candidates are urged to submit their most recent CV and any relevant publications. Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Robotics. Contact: Siddarth Jain Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, Inc. (MERL) is an equal opportunity employer. It offers equal employment opportunities to all its employees and applicants, irrespective of their race, color, religion, sex, nationality, age, disability, or genetics. Beyond complying with federal law, MERL also adheres to state and local laws to prevent discrimination in its employment practices at all its locations. This policy governs all employment terms and conditions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. MERL strictly forbids any form of workplace harassment on the grounds of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Any improper interference with MERL employees' abilities to perform their job duties may lead to disciplinary actions, possibly up to discharge. Working at MERL demands full authorization to work in the U.S and access to technology, software, and other information that may be subject to government access control restrictions due to export controls. Employment is contingent upon maintaining full authorization to work in the U.S and any necessary government permissions for the release of this information, which may require, among other things, obtaining an export license or other documentation. To comply with relevant employment law and government access control restrictions, MERL may delay the start date of employment, revoke an employment offer, terminate employment, or modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, access to MERL facilities, and information systems.