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Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
! Affiliation: ◦ D-MAVT Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems Bio-Inspired Robotics Lab
! Research Area ◦ Bio-Inspired Robotics Abstracting design principles of biological systems Design and control of bio-inspired robots Energetically efficient underactuated locomotion Development of biomimetic actuators and sensors Soft, deformable, and growable body structures Learning and self-organization Computational neuroscience on motion control
Prof. Dr. Fumiya Iida 1
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Prof. Dr. Fumiya Iida 2
“Super efficient” legged locomotion Novel actuators for passive dynamics
Autonomous body extension Computational neuroscience of musculoskeletal systems
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
How do you contribute as bachelor/master students? ! Thesis projects (ca. 6 months) ! Semester projects (ca. 3 months) ! Course projects (ca. 3 weeks) ! Seminar series (ca. 1-3 hours)
Sample Projects at Bio-Inspired Robotics Lab
! Design and control of dynamic legged robots
! Modeling and simulation of human/animal locomotion
! Computational neuroscience of motion control
! Unconventional materials for soft robotics
! Self-reconfigurable and growing robots
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Additional Opportunities
• Lecture Bio-Inspired Robotics Lecture series in Autumn Semesters http://www.birl.ethz.ch/education/
• Bio-Robotics Network in Zurich (BiRoNZ) Monthly seminar series of speakers from ETHZ http://www.birl.ethz.ch/bironz/
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
For publications, video, pictures: Fumiya Iida Bio-Inspired Robotics Lab Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems ETH Zurich Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.birl.ethz.ch