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Soft Robotics Lab - Changing the way robots are build

We develop soft robots and biohybrid robots, made from compliant materials similar to those found in living organisms. We design and fabricate fluidic and electric drive concepts and develop modeling, controls, and machine learning algorithms to enable soft, flexible, and adaptive interactions of robots with objects and living beings.


Memberships

Memberships and their websites' links Link to ETH AI CenterLink to Center for Learning SystemsLink to MaPLink to ETH RobotX

PhD openings

We are looking for PhD students and Postdoctoral researchers to join our lab. We are also are hiring through the ETH AI Center PhD/Post-​Doc Fellowship 2024 and CLS PhD Fellowship 2024.

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Student projects

We also have several available semester and thesis projects for Master students. Learn more

Group News

SRL Open Lab Day - 29th February 2024!

Vision Controlled Jetting for Systems and Robots was published on Nature

Research Areas

Design and Fabrication

We investigate casting, printing, multi-​layer deposition and lithography methods that allow for structures with fine resolution and high power density. Our goal is to create scalable fabrication techniques for functional soft robots.


Modeling and Control

Building on previous work with soft robotic arms, we develop computationally efficient physics models that capture only the relevant degrees of freedom of a soft robot. Our short-​term goal is to pursue dual research tracks to achieve a universal modeling framework.


Machine Learning

Reinforcement learning methods make finite element models more tractable. Model-based controllers are used as basic building blocks in reinforcement learning frameworks for the development of autonomous manipulation capabilities in dexterous robotic tasks.

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Platforms

Soft Robotic Fish

Soft Robotic Fish

We developed the design, fabrication techniques, control approaches, and oceanic testing methods of soft robotic fish that can swim in three dimensions to continuously record the aquatic life it is following or engaging with.  


Soft Robotic Hands

Soft Robotic Hands

We use embedded 3D printing to produce soft robotic fingers with discrete actuation modes and integrated ionogel soft sensors that provide proprioceptive and tactile sensing corresponding to each degree of freedom.


Soft Robotic  Arm

Soft Robotic Arms

We develop control methods and learning techniques for soft robotic arms that are based on minimal parameter models or model-​order reduced finite element methods.  

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