[beasiswa] [INFO] Master, PhD, PostDoc, Job in Robotics


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PhD and MS Positions – Robotics
GW Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory, Washington, DC
 
The Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory (RML) in the George Washington University – the flagship Robotics Research Center of the University – is seeking highly qualified candidates for available positions in the Ph.D. and M.S. levels starting as early as January (Spring) 2012. The ideal candidate will have a lively interest in both system building and theory. She or he will enjoy the opportunity to work collaboratively with other researchers and PhD students at RML and other centers and institutes in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

 

For more information see http://www.seas.gwu.edu/~bentzvi/

 

 
In your email, please state the specific area you are interested in. You should clearly state financial needs and whether you are holding or are eligible for Scholarships from any source. Please include the following attachments to your email:
. CV (curriculum vitae) / Resume
. Undergraduate and graduate institutions and GPA . Major courses taken . List of publications

 

Eligibility of positions is dependent upon acceptance into a graduate program in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

 

An early start in January or May 2012 is desired for exceptional applicants who submit their application ASAP. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Prof. Ben-Tzvi as soon as possible at [email protected]
 
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PhD Student Openings in Compliant Robotics Department of Advanced Science and Technology Control Systems Laboratory Toyota Technological Institute

 

The Control Systems Laboratory in Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan, has new openings for PhD students within the research area of Compliant Motion Generation for Legged Systems.
Here are the descriptions for research themes:

 

Theme 1: Multimodal Biped Robot Locomotion Through the Utilization of Active/Passive Compliance

 

The de-facto approach so far in humanoid robotics was to make use of non-backdrivable stiff transmissions systems that are combined with high gain servo controllers.
Although these properties provide highly precise positioning, the resulting large mechanical output impedance makes them inherently incapable of handling the unpredictable environmental conditions.
This research theme is aimed at remedying these problems by exploiting the compliance control in multimodal biped robot locomotion.

 

 

Theme 2: Exoskeleton/Power Assist Robot Control

 

In Control Systems Laboratory of Toyota Technological Institute, we built a whole-body power assist robot to provide power augmentation for humans.
Power augmentation is required in various situations; i) Manipulating heavy objects (upper body) or ii) providing assistance to legs for walking motion (lower body) The main goal in this research topic is to develop a control methodology which handles the aforementioned power augmentation scenes while ensuring the safe human-robot co-existence.

 

The PhD students will be supervised by Prof. Tatsuo Narikiyo, Prof.
Michihiro Kawanishi and Dr. Barkan Ugurlu. Monthly scholarships will be provided.

 

We are seeking open-minded and ambitious real team players who possess Master’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronic Engineering or Computer Science, with a strong background in Robotics Manipulation and Control Theory.
Candidates should also be good at programming in MATLAB and C/C++.
Additional research/experience on legged locomotion, machine learning, advanced control, mechatronic system design is a plus.

 

 

To apply, please send the following documents to Barkan Ugurlu; [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

 

i) Detailed CV
ii) Research Statement, 1-2 pages (Please choose either Theme 1 or Theme 2. Not both!)
iii) Two reference letters
iv) Transcripts of grades
v) Master’s Thesis
vi) Publications (if any)
vii) Any other additional support material.

 

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A research engineer / postdoc position is available at the Institut des Systemes Intelligents et de Robotique (http://www.isir.upmc.fr), Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.

 

The successful candidate will be involved in a project dedicated to field and intervention robotics applied to the maintenance of highly complex industrial sites. Within the framework of this project funded by RTE, the French electricity transport network operator, the following tasks will have to be tackled :
– physically realistic simulation of maintenance scenarii including robots and human avatars;
– generic implementation of robotics control algorithms;
– robust and efficient software implementation of GA-based optimization for the design of robots;
– transfer from simulation to real world experiments;
– performance quantification and visualization in simulated and real world robotics scenarii.

 

As a consequence, we seek strong candidates interested in software developments for the dynamic simulation, model-based control and design of robotic systems. Applicants should have a PhD degree in one of the closely related areas as well as strong background and experiences in software architectures and middleware for Robotics.

 

The position is fully funded for 3 years. We expect the main duty of this position to be not only research and development activities but also management of ongoing projects and student supervision. In particular, the successful candidate will work in synergy with people in the lab. (researchers, postdocs, PhD students, interns) involved in this project as well as in projects using similar tools for simulations and experiments.

 

To apply, please send an email to Vincent Padois
([email protected]) with your cv including references, a brief introduction of your research background and plans. The appointment is expected to start in the first quarter of 2012.
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Group Leader in Bio-inspired Aerial Robotics

 

The Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, headed by Prof. Dario Floreano, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne is looking for a Group Leader to coordinate research and educational activities in bio-inspired aerial robotics. The position entails supervision of a team of PhD and Master students, identification of challenges and fundraising for new projects, participation in teaching at Master and Doctoral levels, and excellence in peer-reviewed publishing of results. The candidate is expected to coordinate innovative research in mechanical design, sensing, and control of various types of small aerial robots for scenarios such as indoor reconnaissance, communication relay, collective operation, flight in urban environments, etc. Demonstrated knowledge in electronics, real-time programming, sensor fusion and control of flying systems is required. Applicants should be motivated by biological systems as a source of inspiration for novel aerial systems.

 

Applicants should preferably have a PhD in one of the following disciplines:
– Micro-engineering
– Electrical engineering
– Aerospace
– Robotics

 

Candidates from other disciplines are also welcome if they demonstrate skills in the above-mentioned areas. Proficiency in English is mandatory. Salary and working conditions are highly competitive for international standards. To apply, please send a letter of motivation along with a CV, certificates, and two academic references in PDF format to [email protected]> with subject “Group Leader in Bio-inspired Aerial Robotics”. Only retained applications will be acknowledged.

 

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Rice University (Houston, TX, USA) 

 

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— A Cyber-Physical Systems approach to Robot Design — Major technical challenges impede the effectiveness of modeling and simulation of novel robot designs. This project develops foundations and tools for overcoming these challenges. Our research effort, a collaboration between Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering at Rice University, Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M, and Halmstad University in Sweden, will develop and validate foundations, methods, and tools for the modeling and simulation of cyber-physical systems (CPS). The MAHI lab will contribute to this effort by validating the software test bed to be developed on an upper-extremity exoskeleton robot (the RiceWrist). Applicants with strong skills in dynamic systems and controls, including modeling, simulation, and hardware implementation, are sought. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are required as the student will be expected to work closely with the language-design team. Additionally, students will be expected to spend part of their time in Sweden as part of the collaboration.
More information can be found here:
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To apply, submit an on-line application to the graduate program in Mechanical Engineering at Rice, as instructed here:

 

Students can apply to enter the program either in
– January 2012 (deadline November 1, 2011), or
– August 2012 (deadline February 1, 2012).
Applicants desiring Fall 2012 start will be encouraged to begin research in May/June 2012.

 

More about the MAHI lab:
The MAHI Lab focuses on the design, manufacture, and evaluation of mechatronic or robotic systems to model, rehabilitate, enhance or augment the human sensorimotor control system. To this end, we employ analytical and experimental approaches from the field of dynamic systems and controls, with inspiration from human motor control and neuroscience. We are also engaged in the development of novel approaches for teaching dynamic systems and controls.
For more information, please visit our website: http://mahilab.rice.edu

 

 

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