Machine Learning Intern

San Francisco, CA

Full Time, In-person

We work at the cutting edge of accurate digital twin simulation for smart systems — imagine Fortnite but with robots and humans! With Falcon, Duality’s digital twin simulation platform, users build physically and visually accurate 3D worlds where autonomous robots and human participants can engage in real time, producing high fidelity perception and interaction data. Our customers leverage Falcon to train and test off-road autonomous systems, deploy robotic fleets in modern logistics environments, and even safely and economically explore the potential of generative AI in our physical world. Today’s leading robotics, AI, and autonomy teams trust Falcon to help them develop safe, predictable, and resilient intelligent systems. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Duality is a global company with team members across the US, Italy and India.

Opportunity

Join a passionate founding team that is taking on high value, massively impactful problems at the convergence of game development, robotics and the future of work.

About the Internship:

Our current project focuses on leveraging synthetic data to train AI vision models, specifically for a 6 degrees of Freedom robotic arm interacting with a diverse range of objects. This internship offers a unique opportunity to work with our Digital Twin Scanning Rig and Falcon, Duality’s cutting edge digital twin simulator, to enhance AI models’ perception accuracy in an industrial setting. This is an invaluable chance to contribute to groundbreaking research that bridges the gap between synthetic and real-world data to prepare AI systems for complex, dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

• Operate the digital twin scanning rig to capture 360 3D objects.
• Leverage advanced image to 3D techniques including photogrammetry, and gaussian splats.
• Work with Falcon, Duality’s digital twin simulator, to generate and manage high-volume synthetic training datasets.
• Train robot arm’s perception system using variations of datasets.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in or a recent graduate of a Computer Science, Robotics, AI, or related field.
• Strong foundation in AI, machine learning, and computer vision.
• Familiarity with synthetic data.
• Proficiency in a programming language commonly used in AI and robotics, such as Python or C++.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a keen interest in research and development.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective communication skills for documenting and presenting findings.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Photogrammetry and/or Gaussian Splats.
• Familiarity with the Unreal game engine.
• Foundational understanding of computer graphics, rendering and camera intrinsic and extrinsic parameters.

Benefits

• Internship stipend based on under-graduate or graduate level.
• Spending your summer working and living in San Francisco.
• Work with folks who care about each other and our collective as well as individual success!