Postdoc: Tactile Sensing for Dexterous Robotic Hands

1000scholars; Zürich; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Childcare

Pension benefits

Job summary

ETH Zurich invites applications for a postdoctoral position in tactile sensing for dexterous manipulation. The role focuses on designing, fabricating, and characterizing compact tactile sensors for tendon-driven robotic hands, with integration into a working hand platform and benchmarking real-world manipulation performance.

The candidate will co-supervise students and contribute to publications in top robotics venues, working within the Soft Robotics Lab at the Institute of Robotics and

Qualifications

• Completed PhD in robotics, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, electrical engineering, or related field.
• Hands-on hardware research experience designing, fabricating and validating sensing/actuation systems.
• Expertise in at least one sensing modality (tactile/force/optical) with published results.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, fabrication, and characterization of compact tactile sensing modules providing multi-axis force information.
• Benchmark and select sensing modalities suitable for project requirements.
• Integrate sensors into tendon-driven robotic hand platforms and optimize readout electronics and packaging.
• Design benchmarks and demonstrate closed-loop tactile behaviors for real-time manipulation control.
• Co-supervise PhD and Master students and disseminate results through publications.

Skills

Hands-on hardware research

Tactile sensing

English communication

Education

PhD in robotics or related field

Tools

Fabrication

Signal processing

Job description

ETH Zurich invites applications for a postdoctoral position in tactile sensing for dexterous manipulation. The role focuses on designing, fabricating, and characterizing compact tactile sensors for tendon-driven robotic hands, with integration into a working hand platform and benchmarking real-world manipulation performance.

The candidate will co-supervise students and contribute to publications in top robotics venues, working within the Soft Robotics Lab at the Institute of Robotics and