Fully Funded PhD and MS Positions in Robotics and Humanoid Robot Control at University of West Florida University of West Florida in United States

Peng Edward Wang at Case Western Reserve University is looking for a new PhD student to join an NSF-funded project on Anticipatory Robotics: World Model and Generative Planning for Safe, Human-Aligned Autonomy . The research focuses on robotic welding , including developing a welding-specific foundation model to predict welding state evolution under candidate task conditions and torch manipulation, and to optimize and plan safe robotic actions for consistent welding quality. The project also aim...

PhD opening in robotics and generative AI at Clemson University . The project focuses on next-generation intelligent robotic systems that combine generative AI and foundation models with robotic perception, reasoning, planning, learning, and control. Research directions mentioned include Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models , multimodal foundation models for robotics, generative models for robot learning and planning, embodied AI, autonomous robotic systems, human-robot interaction, and robot per...

Two fully funded openings are available in Robotics and AI for construction at Syracuse University , in the Lab of Dr. Yizhi Liu within Civil & Environmental Engineering. The positions can be filled by two PhD students or by one PhD student and one postdoc . The research focuses on developing and evaluating intelligent robots that can perceive, learn, and interact with humans in dynamic, unstructured construction environments . The work spans the full research pipeline: AI/robotics algorithm dev...

Sandhya Saisubramanian, Assistant Professor in the School of EECS at Oregon State University, is recruiting 1-2 PhD students for Fall 2027. The research focus is safe and reliable autonomy in robotics , with work at the intersection of robotics control , reinforcement learning , human-robot interaction , and planning . This is a strong fit for students interested in autonomous systems, robot decision-making, and trustworthy robotics. The post points interested applicants to the Robotics PhD/M.S....

PhD and Master’s research opportunities are available in the Bioinspired Robotics and Resilient Intelligence (BR2I) Laboratory at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), USA. The opening is in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and is centered on bioinspired robotics, resilient intelligence, and related robotics/computational research themes. The post specifically mentions a PhD student opening for Spring or Fall 2027 and Master’s student researchers for the upcoming academi...