PhD in Anthropomorphic and Non-Anthropomorphic Design Principles for Adaptive Robots University of Bristol in United Kingdom

Fully Funded PhD opportunity at University College London (UCL) in Bioinspired Robotics and Embodied Intelligence , starting 1 October 2027 . This interdisciplinary project focuses on designing robotic legs that are both strong and agile by learning from nature. The work combines robotic design , modelling , prototyping , and experimental testing to explore how biological principles can inform the next generation of robotic systems. Research areas: bioinspired robotics, robotics, mechanical engi...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in Robotic Ultrasonic Drilling for Real-Time, Minimally Invasive Subsurface Damage Characterisation in Degraded Concrete . This project sits at the intersection of robotics , ultrasonic drilling/machining , smart sensing , real-time control , civil engineering , and materials characterisation . The research aims to develop a robotic ultrasonic drilling platform for minimally invasive, high-resolution assessment of subsurface damage in degraded con...

Jiaming Fu, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of West Florida (UWF), is recruiting fully funded graduate students in Robotics for research on humanoid robot design and control . Openings include 1 PhD student for Spring 2027 and 1 MS student for Fall 2027 . The research area covers robotic mechanisms, variable-stiffness and compliant systems, manipulation, force sensing, and safe physical human–robot interaction. Students will work hands-on with robotic hardware suc...

PhD project at the University of Southampton on safety validation and assurance of autonomous navigation systems , with a focus on maritime autonomy and autonomous ships. The research will develop Operational Design Domain (ODD) -based methods to assess whether autonomous navigation systems can operate safely within intended conditions. It will use historical maritime data, scenario-space modelling, and simulation to generate representative, critical, rare, boundary, and degraded scenarios. The ...

PhD project at the University of Southampton on dynamic risk intelligence for safe autonomous shipping . The research focuses on how maritime autonomous surface ships can recognise when changing traffic, weather, visibility, communication, sensor performance, or system capability make continued autonomous operation unsafe. The project will investigate operational envelopes (OEs) and operational design domains (ODDs) as capability boundaries for autonomous ships and their functions. It will devel...