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The Robotic Materials group is looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate for the topic of sustainable robotics.
The Robotic Materials group headed by Prof. Hedan Bai at Department of Materials was established in October 2023. We are an international and interdisciplinary team of material scientists, roboticists and chemists with a passion for futuristic robotics. We take a bottom-up approach to robotics and develop soft materials and devices that would enable unusual form and unconventional functions for broader robotic applications.
Natural organisms evolved to be extraordinary survivors thanks to their self-healing abilities. Robots with comparable survivability could not only address pressing issues of sustainability, but also unlock powerful robotic functions such as resilience and intelligence towards physical damage. We envision a class of sustainable robots that are not easily damaged, can self-heal from damage, can survive catastrophic failure, and can be recycled or reprocessed at the end of life. The goal of this project is to develop novel sustainable soft materials and demonstrate the sustainable robotic functions in the real-world environment.
This is a full-time position that starts as soon as possible. Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents:
Questions regarding the position should be directed to Prof. Hedan Bai at hedan.bai@mat.ethz.ch .
ETH Zürich is well known for its excellent education, ground-breaking fundamental research and for implementing its results directly into practice.
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