Robotics Navigation Fellow for Autonomous Quadruped Systems

IIT; Genova; Hybrid; EUR 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care coverage

Tax deduction benefits for research

Job summary

IIT – Dynamic Legged Systems Research unit in Genova, Italy, seeks a motivated engineer to develop navigation and exploration techniques for quadruped robots. You will work in a multidisciplinary team with control, software, mechanical and electrical engineers to advance robotic locomotion and perception.

The role involves implementing autonomous navigation, perception, and terrain analysis for quadruped robots, with hands-on field and lab tests, using LiDAR, cameras, and IMUs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• Strong programming skills in C++ and Python.
• Experience with ROS/ROS 2 and robotic software development.
• Experience with legged robots.
• Experience developing and integrating algorithms for robotic perception, navigation, or autonomous exploration.
• Familiarity with robotic sensors, such as LiDAR, RGB-D cameras, and IMUs.
• Good experience with Git.
• Good experience with Linux OS.
• Strong knowledge on robotics.
• Good communication skills and ability/willingness to integrate within a multidisciplinary international research group.
• Good command in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement autonomous navigation and exploration algorithms for quadruped robots operating in complex, unstructured, and dynamic environments.
• Design and integrate perception, localization, and mapping solutions using onboard sensors, including LiDAR, cameras, and IMUs.
• Develop terrain analysis, traversability estimation, and obstacle avoidance techniques for safe and reliable robot navigation.
• Perform experimental tests using the various quadruped robots of the DLS lab.
• Support field tests, lab indoor experiments and lab demonstrations.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS/ROS 2

Legged robots

Git

Linux

English

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

ROS/ROS 2

Job description

IIT – Dynamic Legged Systems Research unit in Genova, Italy, seeks a motivated engineer to develop navigation and exploration techniques for quadruped robots. You will work in a multidisciplinary team with control, software, mechanical and electrical engineers to advance robotic locomotion and perception.

The role involves implementing autonomous navigation, perception, and terrain analysis for quadruped robots, with hands-on field and lab tests, using LiDAR, cameras, and IMUs.