PhD Research Project: Cutting the cord: novel actuation for untethered soft robotic systems
- Employer
- Global Academy Jobs
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Closing date
- Mar 31, 2017
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- Sector
- Science, Computer Science and IT, Computer Science, General Computing, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- University and College
- Jobseeker Type
- Academic (e.g. 'Lecturer')
Job Details
In this PhD, innovative artificial muscle actuators will be developed for application to autonomous and untethered soft robotic systems. By removing the need for bulky motors, pumps and valves, these novel actuation systems will lead to advanced assistive and wearable robotic technologies. It is anticipated that the PhD research will investigate electro-active polymers as well as fluidic elastomer actuators. The PhD will be supported by cutting edge soft robotics fabrication and testing facilities within the Bristol Robotics Laboratory.
The successful candidate will be based within the Softlab (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/softlab/), which is one of the internationally leading research groups in Soft Robotics. We are also part of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL, http://www.brl.ac.uk), which is the largest centre for multi-disciplinary robotics research in the UK.
Funding Notes
This PhD scholarship is open to applicants who are UK citizens, or EU citizens resident in the UK for at least 3 years.
The scholarship covers full PhD tuition fees and a tax-free stipend at the current RCUK rate (£14,296 in 2016/17).
We are looking for an enthusiastic student with either a first or high 2:1 honours degree in Engineering, Robotics or similar.
Please make an online application for this project at View Website. Please select on the Programme Choice page and enter the name of the supervisor (Dr Andrew Conn) in the form.
Supervisor: Dr Andrew Conn
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