PhD Position in Soft Robotics and Compliant Mechanisms at Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University in United States

Oakland University in Michigan is recruiting one or more PhD students for a research group working on resilient and intelligent manufacturing . The project areas include robotic automation , OLP , virtual commissioning , AI-enhanced simulations , uncertainty quantification , and broader manufacturing simulations and digital twins . This opportunity is a strong fit for students with a background in Industrial Engineering , Manufacturing Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , or Mechatronics Engin...

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 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...

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...

Tom Silver at Princeton University is recruiting a postdoc for research at the intersection of robotics and code-based world models . The position is aimed at someone excited about abstractions and planning , and who has hands-on experience with a real robot . This suggests a strong fit for candidates interested in robot learning, planning, and model-based approaches to robotics. The post links to a Postdoctoral Fellowship page for RoboMARA via basis.ai. No deadline, stipend, or detailed eligibi...