Internship - Perception and Coordination for Heterogeneous Robots
$72,000–$96,000 year
On-siteCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesOn-siteInternship$72,000–$96,000 yearEntry LevelDoctorate Or Professional DegreeEnterprise
InternshipEntry LevelDoctorate Or Professional DegreeEnterprise
Job Summary
Conduct hands-on experimental validation of algorithms for heterogeneous mobile robot autonomy, working with aerial and ground platforms. Debug physical experiments and deploy perception-driven autonomy, multi-robot planning, and coordination logic on real hardware including Starling drones, TurtleBots, and Unitree Go2. Develop Python and C/C++ code for ROS2-enabled systems, focusing on tasks like visual SLAM, motion planning, and multi-agent optimization. Submit research results for publication in top-tier robotics conferences and journals.
Required Qualifications
- Current enrollment in a Masters/PhD program in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related programs, with a focus on Robotics and/or Control Systems
- Strong hands-on experience with robotic hardware and physical experiments
- Experience in one or more of the following topics: multi-agent planning and control, perception, computer vision, optimization and operation research (vehicle routing and scheduling)
- Experience with one or more ROS2-enabled mobile robots, preferably Starling drones, Crazyflie drones, TurtleBot / TurtleBot4 platforms, and/or Unitree Go2
- Strong programming skills in Python and/or C/C++
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with image-based 3D reconstruction, structure from motion, visual SLAM, visual odometry, multi-view geometry, or photogrammetry
- Experience with multi-robot coordination, heterogeneous robot teams, task allocation, dynamic team formation, coverage, monitoring, or task completion
- Experience with motion planning, trajectory optimization, model predictive control, convex optimization, or mixed-integer optimization
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