Robotics Intern Large Behavior Models, Generalizable 3D Representations (G3R)

Los Altos, CA - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 45 - 65

Posted on: 21-09-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Toyota Research Institute (TRI) were on a mission to improve the quality of human life. Were developing new tools and capabilities to amplify the human experience. To lead this transformative shift in mobility weve 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 a hybrid in-office role.

The Internship

As a Research Intern you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team proposing conducting and transferring pioneering research at the intersection of Computer Vision Graphics and Robotics. You will work with large-scale 2D 3D and multimodal datasets design and train new representation learning methods and validate ideas in both simulation and physical robotic systems. Your work will aim toward high-impact research publications and contributions to TRIs mission of enabling robots that can seamlessly perceive and adapt to the real world.

The Team

The Generalizable 3D Representations (G3R) team in the Robotics division is looking for research interns for Summer 2026. We are advancing core 3D perception and representation learning methods enabling robots to understand reconstruct and interact with the world across diverse environments and sensor modalities. Our work spans 3D Foundation Models Generative Modeling for 3D/4D Scene and Object Reconstruction Multi-Modal Policy Learning and Embodied World Modeling.

Our mission is to develop generalizable data-driven 3D representations that bridge computer vision graphics and roboticscapable of adapting to novel environments capturing the structure of the world and supporting robust downstream applications in perception planning and interaction.

Responsibilities

Conduct daring research in 3D perception reconstruction and representation learning solving open problems of high theoretical and practical value.
Push the boundaries of knowledge in 3D Foundation Models for robotic applications.
Collaborate with research scientists and engineers across the G3R team the Robotics division TRI Toyota and our university partners.
Stay up to date with state-of-the-art machine learning 3D vision and robotics research.
Present your work at internal meetings top-tier conferences and through contributions to the broader research community.

Qualifications

Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Machine Learning Computer Vision Graphics Robotics or related fields.
Publication record or strong interest in publishing at high-impact venues (e.g. CVPR ICCV ECCV NeurIPS ICLR ICML CoRL RSS ICRA IROS SIGGRAPH RA-L).
Passion for large-scale challenges in 3D/4D perception multimodal foundation models and physical-world-grounded AI.
Proficiency with one or more coding languages and systems preferably Python Unix and a Deep Learning framework (e.g. PyTorch).
Ability to collaborate with researchers and engineers to invent and implement novel research ideas.
A reliable teammate who loves to think big dive deep and deliver with integrity.

Please add a link to Google Scholar and include a full list of publications when submitting your CV to this position.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $45 and $65/hour for California-based roles. Base pay offered will depend on multiple individualized factors including but not limited to business or organizational needs market location job-related knowledge skills and experience. TRI offers a generous benefits package including medical dental and vision insurance and paid time off benefits (including holiday pay and sick time). Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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Required Experience:

Intern