Sensory-Motor Systems Lab

Open Opportunities

Development und design of a multifunctional Laparoscope ETH Zurich Sensory-Motor Systems Lab Most of the currently existing tools have exactly one function and are single use devices. Therefore, we conceptualized a multifunctional, multiuse laparoscopic device. Are you excited to build things that matter? Mechanical Engineering, Surgery Master Thesis

Can Smart Textile Sleepwear using far infrared technology improve the Sleep Quality and hence Recovery of Athletes? ETH Zurich Sensory-Motor Systems Lab All living organisms permanently emit energy into their surroundings. Carefully chosen minerals, embedded in or printed on textiles reflect this energy in the form of far infrared rays. Far infrared rays can improve the oxygenation of cells, which enables the body to fall asleep quicker, stay in deep sleep mode longer, lower the muscle tonus and helps the body to perform maintenance and preservation tasks while you sleep. Dagsmejan, a smart textile start-up based in St. Gallen, has developed sleepwear that uses this far-infrared technology to help, in particular athletes, experience a more restful sleep, to enhance recovery and to improve athletic performance. Human Movement and Sports Science, Materials Engineering Internship, Master Thesis, Semester Project

Design of a tendon-based robotic device for locomotion training ETH Zurich Sensory-Motor Systems Lab Other organizations: Medizinische Fakultät The proposed project aims at designing a novel tendon-based parallel robotic device for locomotion training that can guide or resist the patients’ movements during training. Mechanical Engineering, Rehabilitation Engineering Master Thesis

Smart Teaching - Master Thesis in collaboration with CSEM ETH Zurich Sensory-Motor Systems Lab Industrial grasping and pick-and-place highly benefit from robotic systems, allowing fast and precise execution of highly repetitive tasks. The common and widely established approach implies each single action of each single robot to be manually preprogrammed within a teaching phase, and simply repe Engineering and Technology Master Thesis

Sleep Traits and Age: does our ‘Brain Fingerprint’ Remain? ETH Zurich Sensory-Motor Systems Lab From studies conducted with young adults and teenagers, we know that brain activity during sleep varies from person to person, but is very repeatable from night to night within one person. We want to know whether this “brain fingerprint” is also visible later in life. Biomedical Engineering, Developmental Psychology and Ageing, Medical and Health Sciences Master Thesis, Semester Project

Control Algorithm Development for a Series Elastic Actuated Exoskeleton ETH Zurich Robotic Systems Lab Other organizations: Sensory-Motor Systems Lab Robot-assisted therapy of stroke patients is a promising approach to improve the therapy outcome and to tackle the challenges of demographic ageing. Using a novel 6 DoF exoskeleton prototype, we want to investigate/develop new control strategies for the next generation of these robots. Intelligent Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Neurosciences, Rehabilitation Engineering, Robotics and Mechatronics Master Thesis, Semester Project