PhD in Full-Body Design and Control of an Aerial Manipulator for Advanced Physical Interaction Inria Rennes in France

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...

Fully funded PhD position in micro-robotics and multi-material topology optimization at the FEMTO-ST Institute , Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, France. The project is framed by the RoboTop ANR-funded project and focuses on the structural shaping of fully integrated microrobots using topology optimization. The research combines analytical modeling , numerical simulation , programming , and experimental validation to design microrobots with integrated actuation and sensing capabilities. The wo...

PhD position in high-speed manipulation using compliant and flexible robots at Inria in France, with collaboration between Inria (Lille) and LIRMM (Montpellier) . The project focuses on robotics research for deformable and soft materials, with experimental validation in a waste-sorting application. The doctoral researcher will work on dynamic modeling , nonlinear optimal control , and experimental implementation for compliant robotic systems. The research also includes mechanical and mechatronic...

Open postdoctoral position in Consensus-Based Modular and Heterogeneous Motion Generation for Multi-Purpose Robots at the Rainbow team, IRISA/Inria Rennes, France , hired by CNRS . The project focuses on robotics , distributed optimization , consensus , model predictive control , trajectory optimization , and learning-based control for efficient, adaptable, and safe motion generation. The research aims to build a modular architecture where different robot subsystems or tasks can be solved by spe...

The Bioinspired Robotics and Resilient Intelligence (BR2I) Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago is seeking a PhD student for Spring or Fall 2027 and also recruiting master's student researchers for the upcoming academic year. The lab is led by Prof. Abriana Stewart-Height and focuses on robotics, resilient intelligence, and related engineering research areas. This opportunity is especially relevant for students interested in ...