Vecna Robotics has openings for several intern and Co-op positions in
manipulation, controls, vision, and task planning as described below.
* Manipulation and Controls Intern/Co-op *
We are looking for an intern or co-op to work on a project developing
(multi-sensor) kinematic/dynamic parameter estimation techniques for
robotic arms.
Desired Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent engineering field
with a focus on robotics
- Working understanding of robot kinematics and dynamics
- Experience in control and optimization
- Proficient in Python and C/C++ development
- Proficient in a Linux environment
- Experience with ROS/MoveIt!
- Experience with computer vision is a plus
- Experience with real world robotic arms is a plus
* Task planning Intern/Co-op *
We are looking for an intern or co-op to work on a project developing
task planning and scheduling techniques for coordinating teams of
autonomous robots.
Desired Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing MS/PhD in Computer Science or engineering field
with a focus on robotics
- Experience with task planning and scheduling algorithms
- Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Java
- Proficient in a Linux environment
- Experience with ROS
- Experience with real robots is a plus
* Computer Vision Intern/Co-op *
We are looking for an intern or co-op to work on computer vision
techniques for robot navigation and obstacle avoidance.
Desired Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent engineering field with a focus on
robotics
- Strong background in computer vision, image processing, and related
fields
- Hands-on experience in computer vision especially in 3D
reconstruction, camera pose estimation, 2D and 3D tracking, and object
recognition
- Proficient with C/C++ and computer vision libraries (OpenCV)
- Proficient in a Linux environment
- Experience with ROS
- Preferably have experience in research projects that published in
top venues (ICCV/CVPR/ECCV/ISMAR/VR, etc)
- Preferably have experience in real-time computer vision systems
Interested candidates should apply online at
http://www.vecna.com/careers?m_id=1017605 to the "Robotics Graduate
Student Internship/Co-op" job opening. Please indicate for which project
you would like to be considered.
Please do not reply to me directly, I cannot respond to individual
requests. General questions can be sent to
recruiting@vecna.com.
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Shawn Schaffert, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
617.682.4689
shawn.schaffert@vecna.com
Cambridge Research Laboratory
Vecna Technologies, Inc.
36 Cambridgepark Drive
Cambridge, MA 02140
Phone: (617) 864-0636
Fax: (617) 864-0638
http://vecna.com/robotics
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