Doctoral Researcher in Humanoid Robotics, 3D Perception and Embodied AI

The Advanced Manufacturing Lab at ETH Zurich invites applications for a doctoral researcher to advance humanoid robotics, 3D perception, and embodied artificial intelligence. Working in an interdisciplinary team, the candidate will integrate novel RGB-D sensing technologies with advanced perception algorithms and simulation environments. The role involves developing simulation pipelines, semantic perception methods, and sim-to-real transfer techniques for autonomous manufacturing applications. Successful applicants will conduct rigorous scientific research, validate algorithms on physical robotic platforms, and publish findings in leading international venues.

• Conduct independent scientific research in humanoid robotics, 3D perception, and learning-based robotic systems.
• Develop and evaluate novel algorithms for RGB-D-based object detection, semantic segmentation, and 3D scene understanding.
• Design and implement realistic robotic simulation environments and synthetic data generation pipelines.
• Investigate methods to improve the transfer of perception and manipulation capabilities from simulation to physical robotic systems.
• Integrate perception algorithms with robotic manipulation, motion planning, and control frameworks.
• Implement, test, and validate developed methods on physical robotic and humanoid platforms.
• Publish research outcomes in premier international robotics and computer vision conferences and journals.
• Collaborate with academic researchers and industrial partners while contributing to student supervision.