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This is a unique opportunity to accelerate your career, expand your skills, and make a tangible impact at Microsoft and beyond in a dynamic, intellectually stimulating environment where your ideas drive real-world change.\n Contract Type: Internship (12 Weeks) \nLocation: Cambridge UK \nResponsibilities\nLead and collaborate on innovative robotics research projects, designing, prototyping, and validating new algorithms and control strategies.\nDesign Real2Sim and Sim2Real strategies for robot model learning and robot motion planning for a custom robot.\nWork closely with a multidisciplinary team to address both fundamental and applied research challenges.\nPlan, design, and execute experiments to test and validate prototypes in simulation and real-world scenarios.\nJoin a vibrant, mentor-guided research community for a 12-week internship, collaborating with fellow interns and leading researchers.\nGain hands-on experience, present your work, and expand your professional network while making a real impact at Microsoft Research.\nQualifications\nRequired/Minimum Qualifications:\nEnrolled in PhD program (or recently completed) in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field.\nDemonstrated expertise in one or more areas of robotics, such as kinematics, dynamics, and motion control.\nHands-on experience programming robots, developing control system algorithms, and integrating software with hardware.\nExperience with robotic simulators - e.g. MuJoCo, IsaacSim etc.\nAbility to thrive in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams.\nPreferred/Additional Qualifications:\nProficiency in programming languages such as Python and/or C++ for simulation development, integration, or data pipeline automation.\nStrong publication record in top robotics venues (e.g., ICRA, RA-L, IROS, CoRL).\nDemonstrated expertise in one or more areas of robotics, such as manipulation and grasping, perception, kinematics, dynamics, and motion control.\nHands-on experience programming robots, developing control system algorithms, and integrating software with hardware.\nThe base pay for this internship is £ 4,853.00 per month. 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