Hardware & devices
Driving advances in hardware, devices and cyber-physical systems.
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From Microfarms to the Moon: A Teen Innovator’s Journey in Robotics
A brilliant 13‑year‑old innovator, Pranav, showcases his award‑winning robotics projects from the World Robot Olympiad. He presents TerraSoils, a low‑cost 3D‑printed farming robot that levels soil and maps nutrients for efficient micro‑farming, and Electrostatics, a…
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Research Intern – AI System Architecture Modeling and Performance
The Azure Hardware and Systems Infrastructure organization is central to defining Microsoft’s first-party Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure architecture and strategy. This is a dynamic and fast-paced environment that in close partnership with sister organizations helps…
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UK Residency Programme – Analogue CMOS Researcher
Join Microsoft Research Cambridge to design analogue integrated CMOS circuits for the Analogue Optical Computer, advancing low power AI hardware with a multidisciplinary research team. The position is based at Microsoft Research Cambridge within the…
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Research Intern – FPGA-Based Compute & Memory Modeling
We are seeking a motivated Research Intern to develop Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)-based hardware emulation logic that accurately represents compute and memory behavior for advanced accelerator architectures. This role is ideal for candidates passionate about…
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Inside Azure Innovations with Mark Russinovich | Microsoft Ignite 2025
Join Mark Russinovich, CTO and Technical Fellow of Microsoft Azure. Mark will take you on a tour of the latest innovations in Azure architecture and explain how Azure enables intelligent, modern, and innovative applications at…
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Inside Azure innovations with Mark Russinovich | Microsoft Build 2025
Join Mark Russinovich, CTO, Deputy CISO, Technical Fellow of Microsoft Azure. Mark will take you on a tour of the latest innovations in Azure architecture and explain how Azure enables intelligent, modern, and innovative applications…
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Future AI Infrastructure
Innovative hardware and systems for sustainable and efficient AI infrastructure Our mission in Future AI Infrastructure is to co-design the next generation of hardware and systems for Microsoft’s AI and Cloud datacenters—spanning storage, networking and…
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Cambridge Internship Program – Robotics Hardware Design
Drive innovation at Microsoft Research Cambridge by joining a world-class team pioneering breakthroughs in robotics and AI infrastructure. Collaborate across disciplines to develop impactful solutions for datacenter automation and next-generation intelligent systems. Work alongside leading…
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Research Intern – CXL Memory
Join our Compute System Architecture (CSA) team within the System Planning and Architecture (SPARC) organization in Azure Hardware Systems & Infrastructure (AHSI). AHSI is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding cloud business, responsible for delivering the…
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Research Intern – AI HW/SW Co-design
AI System Architecture group within Azure is looking to hire a Research Intern with an understanding of AI accelerator architectures (e.g. Graphics Processing Unit (GPUs)), and proficiency in programming generative AI algorithms onto novel AI…