We aim to develop a reinforcement learning-based global excavation planner that can plan for the long term and execute a wide range of excavation geometries. The system will be deployed on our legged excavator. - Intelligent Robotics
- Master Thesis, Semester Project
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To advance the field of legged robots in low-gravity space applications, team SpaceHopper (https://spacehopper.ethz.ch/) plans to conduct a testing campaign on a parabolic flight in late 2023. For this test campaign, the robot needs to be equipped with a new battery concept that complies with the safety requirements on a ZeroG flight. - Aerospace Electrical Systems, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor Thesis, Internship, Lab Practice, Semester Project
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Plant-based food products are becoming more and more popular among consumers. One recent idea is to produce vegan shrimps. The goal of this thesis is to develop a novel production chain to fabricate vegan shrimps on a small test scale. - Engineering and Technology
- Master Thesis
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We aim to establish an inverse mapping between the structure topology and the nonlinear stress-strain relationship of truss metamaterials using machine learning tools. Specifically, the nonlinear response is one of the physical basis of mechanical metamaterials and is essential for manipulating various properties. This project proposes the development of a computational design framework that realizes the generation of optimal structures for desired properties. This inverse
problem is explored in a data-driven manner, e.g., to quantitatively understand appropriate architectures for a given target response.
- Engineering and Technology
- Bachelor Thesis, ETH Zurich (ETHZ), Master Thesis, Semester Project
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Diaxxo (diaxxo.com) is a start-up originated at ETH Zürich, where in the past 4 years we have
developed and prototyped an innovative Point-of-Care Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) device. Our
vision is to bring the power of molecular diagnostics to every doctor’s office, thanks to our new
pre-loaded PCR test kits that allow for simpler and faster sample preparation steps. In 2020 our
devices have been used by more than 250 laypeople for the rapid detection of COVID-19 in a field
study that we run at ETH Zürich, and our systems are currently being tested at the Swiss Tropical and
Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). - Biology
- Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Semester Project
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Diaxxo (diaxxo.com) is a start-up originated at ETH Zürich, where in the past 4 years we have
developed and prototyped an innovative Point-of-Care Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) device. Our
vision is to bring the power of molecular diagnostics to every doctor’s office, thanks to our new
pre-loaded PCR test kits that allow for simpler and faster sample preparation steps. In 2020 our
devices have been used by more than 250 laypeople for the rapid detection of COVID-19 in a field
study that we run at ETH Zürich, and our systems are currently being tested at the Swiss Tropical and
Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). - Engineering and Technology
- Master Thesis, Semester Project, Student Assistant / HiWi
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Are you curious about the historical relationships between how scientists have been seeing and building smaller and smaller structures? Technical developments that enable us to see, measure, and manipulate the microscopic world have been facilitating (1) a better scientific understanding of these microscopic structures and organisms and (2) engineering capabilities to create devices that can achieve tasks that are smaller than what is visible to the human eye. Microrobotics is a highly interdisciplinary and fairly recent field (institutionalizing in the 1900s), with a history that is linked to the invention of the microscope, the emergence of biology/microbiology and the watch industry (1600s). The Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) seeks a research assistant (RA) to work on an annotated historical timeline in the form of a web-based interactive multimedia resource that traces the intellectual development of microrobotics scientific concepts and relevant engineering inventions. - Biomedical Engineering, Design History and Cultural Theory, History and Philosophy of Medicine, History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, History of Philosophy and History of Ideas, History of the Built Environment, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Media and Communication Sciences
- Student Assistant / HiWi
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The main goal of this thesis is to use advanced parameter estimation techniques for creation of a digital twin of the cardiovascular system. - Biomechanical Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Image Processing, Neural Networks, Genetic Alogrithms and Fuzzy Logic, Signal Processing, Simulation and Modelling, Systems Theory and Control
- Master Thesis
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Soft grippers are a type of robotic grippers that use soft and flexible materials to grasp and manipulate objects. This project aims to develop a hydrogel-based soft-gripper, which equips the sensor and is guided by a magnetic catheter. Students will be responsible for fabricating hydrogel-based gripper, designing and 3D-printing of gripper device, evaluating performance, and implementing catheter demonstration. It can include structure design, microfabrication, and electric performance evaluation. - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Master Thesis, Semester Project
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We want to develop a fast, GPU-accelerated soil particle simulator in Isaac Sim with the objective of training reinforcement learning agents for digging soil.
- Intelligent Robotics
- Master Thesis, Semester Project
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