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Friday, January 20, 2012

Robotics Research Internship opportunities for MS students



Job Title: Robotics Research Internship opportunities for MS students






   
Job Description:


The Robotics Team (http://robotics.boschresearch.com) is looking for outstanding Masters and PhD level interns to tackle various projects within our research group.  We are part of the Personal Robot 2 (PR2) Beta Program, a project that partners Bosch with Willow Garage, Inc., and leading universities such as Stanford University, University of California Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and others. Engaging in cutting-edge and open source robotics research, we are enabling new applications, reducing the cost and improving the PR2's safety through work in four areas: shared autonomy (human assistance); remote experimentation; affordable sensing; and exploring new applications for personal service robots.
We actively participate in the ROS open source community and we publish our results openly to everyone (http://www.ros.org/wiki/bosch-ros-pkg). Also your work will be highly visible and fully open, just like the rest of our ROS contributions. We strongly encourage our research interns to submit their results to relevant academic conferences.
Skills / Job Requirements
  • Currently pursuing a M.S., or PhD in CS, or related fields
  • Robotics related coursework and experience
  • Proven experience developing software using C++ (Python is a plus)
  • Knowledge of Linux, and development on Linux systems
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as within a highly motivated team environment.
  • Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to deliver on challenging software development tasks.
Required Application Materials
  • Cover letter
  • Resume/CV
  • If possible, two references and/or two letters of recommendation
  • Please indicate desired internship time frame
Availability: all year
Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA
Number of Openings: several
Degree Level: Master, PhD
Major(s): Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields
About the Bosch Research and Technology Center
The Bosch Research and Technology Center North America (www.boschresearch.com) with offices in Palo Alto, California, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cambridge, Massachusetts is part of the global Bosch Group (www.bosch.com). The Research and Technology Center North America is committed to providing technologies and system solutions for various Bosch business fields primarily in the areas of sensors, circuit design, wireless solutions, energy materials and technologies, complex simulations, software engineering, human machine interface design, car infotainment, web technologies and autonomous systems such as robotics. In all areas we work in close collaboration with leading US universities, leading-edge industry partners, and other worldwide Bosch research, development, and marketing units. 


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