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R-IH Summer Program Internship 2026 (Keihanna)

Knowledge Acquisition and Dialogue Research Team, Psychological Process Research Team, Interactive Robot Research Team and Behavior Learning Research Team, Guardian Robot Project (GRP), RIKEN offer an internship program targeting undergraduate/graduate students for summer 2026.
The Summer Program at RIKEN Information R&D and Strategy Headquarters (R-IH) is designed to encourage young researchers to pursue future research and development in the field of information science, and provides opportunities for domestic and foreign university and graduate school students to conduct research and development activities in the laboratories of the R-IH under the supervision of a laboratory leader.

Internship period
  • 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 final achievement on Sep.11 (Fri).

Host laboratories
Internship Location RIKEN Guardian Robot Project (GRP)
3rd Floor, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
2-2-2 Hikaridai Seika-cho, Sorakugun, Kyoto 619-0288 Japan
Access | Guardian Robot Project (riken.jp)
Organizer RIKEN Information R&D and Strategy Headquarters
Guardian Robot Project (where the internship is held)
Eligibility 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.
  • Furthermore, applicants must satisfy at least one of the following:
    (Not required for the Psychological Process Research Team )
  • - 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.
Language English / Japanese
Application Deadlines For both Type A & B: March 27 (Fri) 15:00 (JST), 2026
Application details Please refer to the website for details:
Call for Application! R-IH Summer Program Internship 2026 (Keihanna) | Guardian Robot Project
Inquiries Email: grp-summer2026@ml.riken.jp
We may be unable to respond to your inquiry depending on the contents.

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