Hardware Integration Intern
This is an on-site robotics internship at the Centre For Artificial Intelligence And Robotics at IIT Mandi, centred on hardware integration. It is unpaid, with no stipend, though a hostel and mess are offered at nominal charges.
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What the lab is looking for
The lab is hiring across three skill profiles. This page covers Position A, hardware integration, which involves:
- Embedded systems and the robotics hardware around them.
- Robot controllers, sensors and actuators.
- Joining the parts of a system together and tracing hardware faults.
- Practical time on real hardware and experimental setups in a research lab that is currently active.
The same post also lists two other profiles: motion capture with robotics systems, and mechanical design with fabrication. Check which one you are applying for.
Who can apply, and the practical bits
- The post is aimed at people currently studying for a B.Tech, M.Tech or Diploma. The fields named are robotics, mechanical, mechatronics, electrical and electronics, or something closely related.
- The lab cares about practical engineering ability, projects you have built by hand, and real interest in robotics.
- The internship is full-time and on-site at IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
- It runs for 2 to 6 months, and the post describes the length as flexible.
- Joining is listed as ASAP.
- A hostel and mess are an option at nominal charges, depending on availability, institute rules and the rates in force.
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How to make your application count
- Bring a project you built yourself, ideally one that used sensors, actuators or a microcontroller. Be ready to explain what broke and how you fixed it.
- Revise how controllers talk to sensors and actuators, since integration work is largely about getting separate parts to cooperate.
- Practise describing a debugging process step by step: what you checked first, what you ruled out, and what the cause turned out to be.
- Photos, a short demo video or a repository of your hardware work make a claim of hands-on experience easier to believe.
- Since the role is unpaid and on-site, sort out your timing and living arrangements before you pick a duration.
Questions people ask about this role
Is this internship paid?
No. The post says there is no stipend. A hostel and mess are mentioned at nominal charges, depending on availability and institute rules.
How long does the internship run?
The post gives a range of 2 to 6 months and calls the length flexible. Joining is ASAP.
Is it remote or on-site?
It is full-time and on-site at IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.