PhD Student Position in Electroadhesion Tribology for Dexterous Soft Robotic Grippers
Joint position with Politecnico di Bari and in collaboration with EPFL.
Your goal will be to create the next generation of dexterous soft grippers that can grasp delicate and flexible objects, with negligible energy consumption and requiring little control. By using mechanical intelligence, demanding control tasks such as force control, path planning, and precise positioning can be embedded into the gripper’s physical design. You will study the tribology of electro‑mechanical systems at the interface between the gripper and the object; use the new scientific insight to create novel architectures, select better materials; characterize the gripper and validate it with Omnigrasp’s industry customers.
Your activities will include conducting theoretical and experimental research, writing academic papers, presenting at international conferences, writing patents, and supervising MSc students.
Master’s degree in Engineering, Material Science,



Physics or a related field; creativity and passion for innovation; fluency in English. Candidates who have lived abroad for more than two years may vantaggi from a tax exemption.
Role: create the new generation of electro‑active soft robotic grippers for handling difficult objects.
Competitive salary commensurate with experience and expertise. Opportunities to join a large international network of collaborators and customers in more than 5 countries.
Responsibilities: design new grippers according to customer specifications; rapid prototyping of gripper components; testing in pick‑and‑place scenarios.
Bachelor or Master in Mechanical, Electrical, Automation Engineering or a similar field; passion for innovation. Business Developer
Responsibilities: find new customers, lead sales, validate the market for our soft grippers, develop the business strategy.
Requirements: proactive, motivated candidate with industry experience who can speak to companies and

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