Call for Application! R-IH Summer Program Internship 2026(Keihanna)
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posted on : February 27, 2026
Knowledge Acquisition and Dialogue Research Team, Psychological Process Research Team, Interactive Robot Research Team and Behavior Learning Research Team, Guardian Robot Project (GRP), RIKEN offers an internship program targeting undergraduate/graduate students for summer 2026.
The internship program is a project fostering researchers dedicated to robotics with the aim of orienting interns to R&D in leading-edge robotics research by providing them with an opportunity to work in GRP research teams.
For application details, click HERE
Summary
- Internship Period
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Long Stay Program(Type A): July.23(Thu)～Sep.25(Fri), 2026
Short Stay Program(Type B)： Aug.20(Thu)～Set.25(Fri), 2026
- Both Type A&B students will be requested to present your achievement on Sep.11(Fri).
- Host Laboratories
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Knowledge Acquisition and Dialogue Research Team
Psychological Process Research Team
Interactive Robot Research Team
Behavior Learning Research Team - Internship Location
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RIKEN Guardian Robot Project (GRP)
3rd Floor, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International2-2-2 Hikaridai Seika-cho, Sorakugun, Kyoto 619-0288 Japan
Access | Guardian Robot Project (riken.jp) - Organizer
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RIKEN Information R&D and Strategy Headquarters
Guardian Robot Project(where the internship is held) - Eligibility
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Undergraduate/Graduate Students (both in Japan and overseas) can apply on the condition that they meet all the requirements below.
- Applicants must belong to universities whose head or the delegated person can issue a formal letter of request and agreement on behalf of applicants.
- Eligible applicants must be enrolled in an academic institute at the time of application throughout the program period.
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Furthermore, applicants must satisfy at least one of the following:
(Not required for the Psychological Process Research Team only)- Presentation of a full paper at a selective, peer-reviewed international conference (extended abstracts, workshops, and non-archival publications are not considered).
- Publication of a peer-reviewed journal article as the first author or as an equally contributing author (explicitly stated).
Note 1: Those who belong to the universities that have collaborative research plan with GRP are not eligible for this internship. (e.g. Kyoto University, Doshisha University, Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
Note 2: If you do not meet the eligibility requirements, such as not being enrolled in a university or graduate school, your application will be rejected. We will not provide individual consultations.
Note 3: The host lab's principal investigator will determine whether your paper meets the requirements for a full paper at a selective, peer-reviewed international conference. We will not respond to individual inquiries.
- Application Deadline
- Type A＆B ：March 27(Fri) 15：00(JST), 2026