About The Role

Project Description

This internship offers an exciting opportunity to study how robots are operated and managed across existing Government deployments, building on initial Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) research already conducted. Findings will be synthesised to identify recurring operational challenges and inform potential interventions to improve the effective adoption and management of robots.

Project Objectives

Understand how robots are operated, supported, and managed in real-world Government environments.
Identify recurring user needs, operational pain points, workarounds, and underlying problems across different robot deployments.
Map key workflows and interactions across frontline users, supervisors, service contractors, robot vendors, and agencies.

Expected Deliverables

User research findings and synthesis across selected Government robot deployments.
User journeys, service blueprints, workflow maps, and prioritised problem and opportunity areas.
Concepts and prototypes of selected interventions, supported by user testing and iteration.
Final recommendations on potential interventions, robot management solutions, and areas for further development.

User Research Background

Experience or interest in qualitative user and field research, including interviews, contextual inquiry, and field observations.
Ability to analyse and synthesise qualitative data into user needs, insights, journeys, service blueprints, and problem maps.
Strong communication, curiosity, and analytical skills, with the ability to engage users from different operational backgrounds.

UI/UX Background

Experience or interest in UI/UX, interaction, or product design, including user flows, wireframes, mock-ups, and interactive prototyping.
Familiarity with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, as well as user-centred design methodologies.
Ability to translate research findings into design concepts, conduct usability testing, and iteratively improve designs based on user feedback.

Interns should be comfortable conducting on-site research and engaging with frontline operational users.