Robotics Intern

Robotics Intern at Qualia – 6 months, full-time Qualia is building the infrastructure layer for spatial foundation model intelligence. We’re solving the fragmentation of the Vision-Language-Action (VLA) landscape, making it possible for robotics teams everywhere to curate data, train, and deploy embodied AI at scale. We’re looking for a full-time intern to join us at our Stockholm office for 6 months. The Role You’ll work directly alongside our founding team and engineers on hands-on robotics, AI, and startup work. This means collecting robotic demonstration data, running VLA experiments on real hardware, and helping us build rigorous scientific methodology around testing and validating the Qualia platform. You’ll also pitch in on whatever else needs doing – this is a small team building something new, and flexibility matters. This role is technical in nature, but we’re not requiring a specific technical background. What matters is your ability to learn quickly, work hard, think carefully, and execute with agency. What You’ll Do You’ll assist with robotic data collection sessions and help maintain data quality standards. You’ll run experiments with Vision-Language-Action models on our robot setups and document results. You’ll contribute to scientific analysis of our platform’s performance and methodology. You’ll support the founding team and engineers with research, testing, and operational tasks as needed. What We’re Looking For We want someone with genuine curiosity about robotics, embodied AI, or foundation models. You should have strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to work. You need the ability to learn technical concepts quickly, even without prior expertise. Clear communication and solid documentation habits matter. A Note on Culture This is a startup. We work hard because we believe we’re building something that matters: tools for the next generation of robotics. Everyone here treats this as their life’s work. If you’re looking for something comfortable or predictable, this isn’t the right fit. If you want to work on cutting-edge technology with people who care deeply about what they’re building, we’d love to hear from you. The Details This is a paid, full-time, in-office internship for 6 months. The start date is flexible – we’ll start as soon as we find the right person. You’ll need to be available full-time for the whole period. That could be during a gap semester, as part of a for-credit internship, or after graduating.