Toyota Research Institute (TRI) aims to revolutionize robotic manipulation by enabling long-horizon dexterous behaviors to be efficiently instructed, learned, and improved over time in diverse, real-world environments, ultimately making general-purpose robots a reality.
Requirements
- Experience with Python, C++, or Swift for real-time or graphics programming, and familiarity with Git and UNIX/Linux systems
- Familiarity with VR/AR/XR frameworks (Unity, Unreal, visionOS or equivalent) and spatial input systems.
- Understanding of robot kinematics, motion capture, and teleoperation control principles.
- Exposure to 3D perception and visualization (depth images, point clouds, or scene reconstruction).
- Experience with motion retargeting for manipulation and locomotion control.
- Familiarity with Apple development systems and frameworks, such as SwiftUI, RealityKit, ARKit, and Xcode.
- Experience with ROS, Isaac Sim, or similar simulation tools.
Responsibilities
- design, implement, and test systems that enable humans to intuitively control robots through immersive interfaces
- develop real-time software prototypes that integrate robot hardware, motion capture, haptics, and 3D graphics
- developing and refining VR/AR interfaces for robot control
- building tools for 3D scene reconstruction and robot state awareness (e.g., point clouds, collision detection, and singularity visualization)
- exploring techniques for motion retargeting, body tracking, and hand pose estimation
- run user studies
- contribute to open-source codebases and research publications
Other
- Summer 2026 paid 12-week internship opportunity.
- in-office role in Cambridge, MA.
- Currently pursuing a degree (B.S., M.S.) in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with a willingness to collaborate and learn across disciplines.
- Background in UX design for immersive or robotics systems.
