About MEI

At MEI, we're building expressive and interactive robots that bring intelligence, personality, and natural interaction into people's everyday lives. We're looking for ambitious and curious research interns to join our early-stage R&D; team. We value hands-on experience, independent thinking, and the ability to turn ambitious ideas into working systems.

What You'll Work On

Contribute to the research and development of expressive, interactive robots through mechanical design, robot learning, AI software, or embedded systems. This is an interdisciplinary robotics internship. Your work will focus on one or more of the areas below, depending on your strengths and interests, while collaborating across the broader team.

What We're Looking For

Strong fundamentals and hands-on experience in at least one of these areas:

- Mechanical design: CAD, mechanisms, actuators, and physical prototyping.
- Robot learning: Machine learning, robot control, and simulation.
- AI systems: Python, multimodal AI, agentic systems, and model deployment.
- Embedded systems: Electronics, PCB design, microcontrollers, and hardware integration.

You don't need to be an expert in all four. We value practical projects, independent thinking, strong problem-solving skills, and curiosity beyond your specialization.



Research experience and publications are welcome but not required.

How We Work

We're looking for self-driven individuals who thrive in the intensity and fast pace of an early-stage startup. We value adaptability, initiative, and a strong commitment to building exceptional products.

What We Offer

- Competitive stipend.
- Cooperative living and working environment, alongside a small team of engineers and researchers building real robotic systems.
- Flexible working hours, with an emphasis on ownership, creativity, and meaningful results.
- Hands-on product development, with opportunities to take ownership of engineering challenges from early prototypes to working systems.
- Interdisciplinary learning, with exposure to robotics, embedded systems, artificial intelligence, and product development.
- Research opportunities, including the freedom to explore novel ideas, conduct experiments, and potentially contribute to publications at leading robotics conferences.
- Meaningful ownership and impact, with the opportunity to influence technical decisions and shape the direction of an early-stage robotics startup.

You'll work closely with a small interdisciplinary team, connecting research and engineering ideas with practical implementation.

📌 Research Intern - Robotics (Chennai)
🏢 MEI
📍 Chennai