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: iidaf@ethz.ch URL: http://www.birl.ethz.ch