Max Planck ETH Center for Learning Systems

Open Opportunities

Urban Navigation for Wheeled-Legged Robots ETH Zurich Robotic Systems Lab Traditional legged robots are capable of traversing challenging terrain but lack energy efficiency and speed when compared to wheeled systems. We propose a novel optimization/learning framework that enables a legged robot equipped with powered wheels to perform hybrid locomotion. Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Information, Computing and Communication Sciences, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Collaboration, ETH Organization's Labels (ETHZ), Internship, Lab Practice, Master Thesis, Semester Project

Enhancing Mobile Manipulation Capabilties of a Quadrupedal Robot with an Arm ETH Zurich Robotic Systems Lab We want to enhance the existing manipulation capabilities of ANYmal with arm. We are currently developing a shared autonomy framework, allowing the robot to perform various autonomous manipulation and cooperation tasks, while allowing an operator to intervene in case something unexpected happens. Engineering and Technology Master Thesis, Semester Project

Master/Bachelor Thesis - Machine Learning-based Classification of Walking Patterns ETH Zurich Sensory-Motor Systems Lab You would join a team of clinical and research scientists in the task of improving the long-term prognosis of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) through physiological and clinical data. Your work will guide future rehabilitation methods in general clinical practice, through applied classification and dimensionality reduction in Biomechanics of walking. Goal: Develop an unsupervised clustering pipeline for a large dataset of gait patterns from spinal cord injured individuals for class similarity evaluation Clinical Engineering, Data Security, Data Storage Representations, Database Management, Digital Systems, Information Systems Development Methodologies, Medical and Health Sciences Bachelor Thesis, ETH Organization's Labels (ETHZ), Internship, Master Thesis, Semester Project

Sensor-invariant Satellite Embedding Learning ETH Zurich Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (Prof. Schindler) Design a deep learning approach which integrates the measurements from different types of satellite data (MODIS, VIIRS, Sentinel-1 SAR, Sentinel-2, see Fig. 1) by learning a sensor-invariant embedding (see Fig. 2), targeting two applications: lake ice monitoring and glacial lakes mapping. Artificial Intelligence and Signal and Image Processing, Earth Sciences, Satellite Communications CLS Student Project (MPG ETH CLS), ETH for Development (ETH4D) (ETHZ), IDEA League Student Grant (IDL), Master Thesis

Human-centered View Synthesis ETH Zurich Advanced Interactive Technologies In this project, we will propose a pipeline to generate novel view synthesis of multiple human performers. Please email the host for more details of the project. Computer Vision CLS Student Project (MPG ETH CLS), ETH Organization's Labels (ETHZ), IDEA League Student Grant (IDL), Master Thesis, Semester Project

Simulation environment for quadrupedal robots with flexible legs ETH Zurich Robotic Systems Lab Implementation of a spatial model of a quadruped with flexible shanks. Writing a simulation framework based on an already existing multi-body simulation for flexible bodies, which includes soft as well as rigid links. All the software will be written in Python. Engineering and Technology, Information, Computing and Communication Sciences Master Thesis

Physical HRI with a Tethered Quadruped ETH Zurich Autonomous Systems Lab Other organizations: Robotic Systems Lab This project aims to develop a system for guiding visually-impaired humans through physical interaction with a robot. Inspired by guide dogs, the human is physically connected to a quadruped robot (ANYmal) through a tether or rigid link. The robot is able to pull the human toward a desired position (or along a path) only using forces as an indirect communication-channel. Robotics and Mechatronics Master Thesis

Postdoctoral Position in Systems Neuroscience University of Zurich Institute of Neuroinformatics UZH And ETHZ In vivo Imaging of Hippocampal Ensemble Coding, Memory Consolidation and Sleep Disturbances in Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular Nervous System, Central Nervous System, Sensory Systems, Systems Biology and Networks Post-Doc Position

Tree Manipulation with an Autonomous Harvester ETH Zurich Robotic Systems Lab We would like to develop an approach to solve the planning/control aspect of robotic tree manipulation, with the goal of using our autonomous tree harvester, Harveri, for robotic forestry missions. The project can be tailored to your needs/wishes. Intelligent Robotics Master Thesis, Semester Project

Learning Rapid Transporting of Objects without Spillage ETH Zurich Robotic Systems Lab Rapid object transportation is in increased demand for automated warehouses. However, high-speed motions are susceptible to unsafe behaviors. This project looks into learning a control policy for high-speed robotic manipulation. Control Engineering, Intelligent Robotics, Robotics and Mechatronics Master Thesis, Semester Project