Join Us

Build the future of physical AI with us

We are looking for curious, motivated people who love building things that work in the real world.

We are recruiting Ph.D. students for Fall 2027

Join a new lab from day one: help shape its research agenda, build its robots, and publish at top venues in robotics, machine learning, and computer vision.

Prospective Ph.D. students

Send your CV and a brief research statement to zhuang46@ncsu.edu, then apply through the NC State Graduate School and list Prof. Huang as a potential advisor.

  • Background in ML, robotics, computer vision, or control
  • Strong programming skills (Python, PyTorch)
  • Research experience or publications are a plus

NC State M.S. & undergrads

Current NC State students who want hands-on research experience are welcome. Email a CV, transcript, and a few sentences on which project interests you and how many hours per week you can commit.

  • Robot learning on our dual-arm station
  • Simulation, data, and benchmark building

Visitors & interns

We welcome visiting students, scholars, and remote collaborators interested in embodied AI, VLA models, and autonomous driving. Please email with your background and a proposed timeline.

  • Visiting Ph.D. students and scholars
  • Summer research interns