Thomas Buchner
Thomas Buchner
Student / Programme Doctorate at D-MAVT
Additional information
Research area
My vision is to create robots that interact with the world in a natural way. My research therefore focuses on the design and fabrication of robotic systems comprised of soft-rigid hybrid structures. By using materials with properties similar to those of their natural model, actuators and robots can make use of functionality inherent in their natural design. Electrostatic transducers allow robots to move efficient and rapid while staying silent.
Profile:
Researcher with a background in experimental physics and engineering. Expertise in additive manufacturing, system integration, (medical) imaging, and high voltage electrostatic actuation systems.
Academic experience:
- 2020–current PhD in Mechanical and Process Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zürich), Switzerland
- 2018–2019 Master's Thesis, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
- 2017–2018 Exchange Semester, Tsinghua University, China
- 2016–2020 M.Sc. in Physics, Technical University Munich (TUM), Germany
- 2010–2014 B.Sc. in Physics, Heidelberg University, Germany