Atlas VLA Research Intern
Boston DynamicsWaltham, Massachusetts, United States
Posted March 5, 2026
60000 - 90000 USD
Internship
About the Company
Boston Dynamics builds advanced mobile manipulation robots with remarkable mobility, dexterity perception and agility. We use sensor-based controls and computation to unlock the potential of complex mechanisms. Our world-class development teams develop prototypes for wild new concepts, do build-test-build engineering and field testing and transform successful designs into robot products. Our goal is to change your idea of what robots can do.
Job Description
The Atlas VLA Research Intern will join a world-class team of engineers and scientists dedicated to giving Atlas the intelligence to perceive, reason, and act. As an intern, you will lead research projects that push the boundaries of what humanoid robots can do, deploying your ideas directly onto the Atlas hardware.
Requirements
- Actively pursuing a PhD or a research-heavy Master's in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a related field
- Expertise in ONE or more of the following tracks: Training large-scale multimodal models, imitation learning, or generative world models for robotics
- Classical and learned SLAM, visual odometry, or extrinsic/intrinsic camera calibration at scale
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off