Robotics ML Intern - Large Behavior Models

Toyota Research Institute • Los Altos, CA

74d • $45 - $65

About The Position

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 in Automated Driving, Energy & Materials, Human-Centered AI, Human Interactive Driving, Large Behavior Models, and Robotics. This is a summer 2026 paid 12-week internship opportunity. Please note that this internship will be an in-office role. The Robotics Machine Learning Team’s charter is to push the frontiers of research in robotics and machine learning to develop the future capabilities required for general-purpose robots able to operate in unstructured environments such as homes or factories.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with using machine learning for learned control, including RL, offline RL or behavior cloning, for manipulation.
• Experience with machine learning and familiarity with large multi-modal datasets and models.
• Strong software development skills in Python.
• A 'make it happen' attitude and comfort with fast prototyping.
• A passion for robotics and doing research grounded in important fundamental problems.

Nice To Haves

• Hardware experience.

Responsibilities

• Create working code prototypes.
• Interact frequently with team members.
• Run experiments with both simulated and real (physical) robots.
• Participate in publishing the work to peer-reviewed venues.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package including vacation and sick time.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees