PhD in Soft Robotics & Adaptive Mechanics

Technical University of Denmark; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 360,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Electro invites applications for a PhD position focusing on soft and adaptive robotics, with emphasis on compliant mechanisms, variable stiffness, and advanced control strategies. The project is part of the RESSORT initiative and involves design, modelling, control, and experimental validation on robotic platforms.

The position is a 3-year full-time PhD starting 1 February 2027 or by mutual agreement, hosted at DTU Electro.

Qualifications

• Background in robotics, mechatronics, and control.
• Experience with modelling and simulation of robotic systems.
• Ability to design and test mechanisms and control strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop compliant and variable-stiffness mechanisms for robotic applications.
• Develop mathematical and dynamic models of robotic systems with soft/adaptive structures.
• Investigate control strategies for changing mechanical configurations and interactions.
• Integrate actuators, sensors, and embedded control systems into experimental platforms.
• Validate technologies through simulations and experiments on robotic platforms.
• Collaborate with international research and industrial partners; publish results.

Skills

Robotics research

Mechatronics

Control theory

Dynamic modelling

Education

PhD in robotics or related field

Tools

Embedded systems

Matlab/Simulink

Job description

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Electro invites applications for a PhD position focusing on soft and adaptive robotics, with emphasis on compliant mechanisms, variable stiffness, and advanced control strategies. The project is part of the RESSORT initiative and involves design, modelling, control, and experimental validation on robotic platforms.

The position is a 3-year full-time PhD starting 1 February 2027 or by mutual agreement, hosted at DTU Electro.