Postdoc: Tactile Sensing for Dexterous Manipulation

Immigration Policy Lab; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Transport subsidies

Childcare support

Pension benefits

Access to fabrication facilities

Zusammenfassung

ETH Zurich’s Soft Robotics Lab is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher focused on tactile sensing for dexterous manipulation in an industry-funded collaboration. The role emphasizes designing and fabricating compact tactile sensors, integrating them into hand platforms, and driving benchmarks and real-time manipulation demonstrations.

You will supervise students and publish results while collaborating with an industry partner to advance robotic sensing and control in real-world

Qualifikationen

• PhD in robotics, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, electrical engineering or related field required.
• Strong, published track record of hands-on hardware research in sensing or actuation.
• Demonstrated expertise in tactile, force, or optical sensing.
• Experience mentoring or co-supervising graduate students is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Lead the design, fabrication and characterization of compact tactile sensing modules providing multi-axis force information.
• Benchmark and compare tactile sensing modalities to select best approaches for project needs.
• Integrate sensors into a tendon-driven robotic hand platform and optimize readout electronics.
• Design bench- and task-level benchmarks and demonstrate closed-loop tactile control.
• Co-supervise PhD and master's students and disseminate results via publications.

Kenntnisse

Hands-on hardware research

Sensing modality expertise

English proficiency

Mentoring or supervising

Ausbildung

PhD in robotics or closely related field

Tools

Electronics

Mechanical design

Fabrication

Signal processing

Jobbeschreibung

ETH Zurich’s Soft Robotics Lab is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher focused on tactile sensing for dexterous manipulation in an industry-funded collaboration. The role emphasizes designing and fabricating compact tactile sensors, integrating them into hand platforms, and driving benchmarks and real-time manipulation demonstrations.

You will supervise students and publish results while collaborating with an industry partner to advance robotic sensing and control in real-world