Estimados, pueden encontrar más abajo información sobre una propuesta de pasantía en Pasadena, California?
El período de la misma sería Julio-Octubre 2013. El llamado a postulantes se cierra el día 24 de Mayo. Los interesados deben contactarse con Pablo Monzón <monzon@fing.edu.uy>.
Saludos, Gonzalo
Robotics and Vision Intership
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Summary
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- *Name of Organization*: iRobot
- *Position Title*: Junior Robotics and Vision Engineer
- *Location*: Los Angeles (Pasadena), California
- *Majors*: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or related fields.
- *Level(s)*: Intermediate, Advanced
- *Students Required*: up to 3 (depending on on qualifications)
The Company
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iRobot designs and builds robots that make a difference. iRobot was
founded in 1990 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology roboticists
with the vision of making practical robots a reality. In 2012, iRobot
generated $436 million in revenue and employed more than 500 of the
robot industry’s top professionals, including mechanical, electrical and
software engineers and related support staff. iRobot stock trades on the
NASDAQ stock market under the ticker symbol IRBT. iRobot’s corporate
headquarters are located in Bedford, Mass. The company also has offices
in California, the United Kingdom, China and Hong Kong.
iRobot has made some of the world’s most important robots. iRobot’s home
robots are revolutionizing the way people clean – inside and out. More
than 8 million home robots have been sold worldwide. The award-winning
iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaning robot is leading the charge. Roomba made
practical robots a reality for the first time and showed the world that
robots are here to stay. iRobot’s acclaimed line of home robots also
includes the iRobot Scooba floor washing robot, the iRobot Verro pool
cleaning robot and the iRobot Looj gutter cleaning robot.
As a pioneer in the robot industry, iRobot’s goal is to drive
innovation, serve as an industry catalyst and change the world by
fueling the era of robots.
To support and encourage the development of robot technology, iRobot
offers comprehensive resources for third-party developers, providing
information and products that facilitate the creation and easy
integration of new payloads, behaviors and capabilities on iRobot
platforms. iRobot collaborates with external developers from government
agencies, academic institutions and small and large businesses to create
and bring to market innovations that help warfighters and public safety
professionals tackle dangerous missions with less risk.
iRobot's Research Group performs cutting-edge research to meet the
advanced needs of sponsors with integrated robotic solutions. The
Research Group pursues R&D opportunities with leading academic research
institutions, businesses and other technology innovators, leveraging
experience as a systems integrator and putting together best-in-class
teams of partners from a wide range of technology areas.
With more than two decades of leadership in the robot industry, iRobot
remains committed to providing platforms for invention and discovery,
developing key partnerships to foster technological exploration and
building robots that improve the quality of life and safety standards
worldwide.
Position Purpose
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The candidate will perform duties in the R&D team of iRobot. The
candidate will participate in the optimization, improvement,
enhancement, and benchmarking of iRobot technologies. In particular, the
focus will be on iRobot's ViPR (Visual Pattern Recognition) and vSLAM
(visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) systems. Alternative
activities will involve the development of novel navigation algorithms
based on iRobot's NorthStar sensor. Additionally the candidate will
participate in prototyping and evaluating novel sensors and robot
assemblies.
The candidate's project would be selected according to skill level and
interest of the applicant. The following list presents some of the
current projects:
- Comparison and benchmarking of the state-of-the-art feature
detectors and descriptors for object recognition.
- Enhancement of the current ViPR algorithm by the inclusion of
alternative visual cues such as color or shape.
- Development of clustering techniques for efficient storage and
retrieval of feature points.
- Evaluation and implementation of the state-of-the-art in object
class recognition algorithms.
- Development of fusion algorithms for a variety of sensors
(cameras, IMU, odometry)
- Development of efficient space-coverage approaches using the
NorthStart sensor.
- Development of robot navigation primitives for room-to-room
navigation using the NorthStar sensor.
- Development of robot navigation primitives for path planning,
obstacle avoidance, and visual servoing.
- Prototype, interface, and integrate alternative sensors (e.g.,
inertial motion sensors, dead-reckoning sensors) into novel robot
assemblies.
The typical work cycle involves research and algorithm development
(typically in Matlab), algorithm testing, refinement and benchmarking,
followed by C/C++ code implementation and integration into the final
application.
Alternatively, the development cycle entitles the assembly of an
electro-mechanical system, implementation of SW for integration of
different components, and evaluation of the desired application.
Internship Details
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The details of the internship are the following:
- The internship will be available throughout the year for periods
of four months at a time (Jan-Apr, May-Aug, Sep-Dec). The current period
is a bit out of synchronization, but it is slated for July-Oct.
- The candidates will be interviewed 2 months prior the start of the
internship (the interview will be in English and over the phone).
- The provided compensation will cover living expenses of the intern.
- iRobot will handle the processing costs of the Visa.
- iRobot will not cover the costs of the air trip.
Requirements
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- Advanced BS student (80%+ of the classes approved) or graduate
student.
- Excellent mathematical background, with solid foundation in
probability theory, systems theory, multivariate calculus, nonlinear
optimization.
- Excellent GPA.
- Advanced level of spoken and written English (/sine qua non/
condition).
- Proficient in Matlab and C/C++, with good documentation and code
organization habits.
- Valid Passport
- Creative and independent thinker, willing to take on challenges
and learn new fields.
- Work well in a fast-paced, small team environment.
- Experience with pattern recognition and computer vision a definite
plus.
- Experience with robotics and control systems a definite plus.
- If you're looking for a job where you can exercise your
mathematical and algorithmic skills, and are interested in doing work
that can lead to graduate studies in computer vision and/or robotics,
this is it!
Required Documentation (in pdf format)
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- Curriculum Vitae
- Transcripts and GPAs (including failed classes)
- Certification of English level (if English is not the native
language of the candidate)