Student assistant - Contact-based tasks in the simulation

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.

Job

In this role, you will develop physics-based simulation environments for robot modeling, implement contact-rich assembly operations, and explore AI technologies for automated generation of assembly skills.

Job summary

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Job technologies

Your role in the team

  • Development and configuration of physics-based simulation environments (e.g., various simulators and robot models)
  • Modeling and implementation of contact-rich handling and assembly operations in simulation
  • Research on generative AI approaches for the automatic generation of skill sequences for assembly tasks
  • Investigation of state-of-the-art foundation models for modeling and generalization of assembly operations
  • Design and training of RL-based approaches for learning assembly processes and related guidelines
  • Documentation and presentation of the developed methods and results

Our expectations of you

Education

  • Valid enrollment at a German university in robotics, computer science, artificial intelligence, or a related field

Qualifications

  • Fluent English skills

Experience

  • (Required) Practical experience in modeling contact-rich interactions with robotics simulation environments such as Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, or Bullet
  • (Required) Practical experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and generation pipelines, especially in connection with Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Experience with robot manipulators is an advantage
  • Good programming skills in Python, C++, and experience with ROS (Robot Operating System)
  • Experience with machine learning frameworks, especially PyTorch and reinforcement learning methods

What we offer

  • Cutting-edge technology in the field of robot manipulators
  • Hands-on work with our robots in Stuttgart
  • Responsibility and freedom to implement your own ideas
  • Collaboration with the best students in their field

Benefits

Topics you will work on

Job locations

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  • Location Stuttgart
    Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About your employer

The Fraunhofer Society is the largest organization for applied research in Europe. We align our research fields with people's needs: health, safety, communication, mobility, energy and the environment. We are creative and design technology. We design products, improve processes and open up new avenues.

Company size
250+ Employees
Company type
Established Company
Work model
Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
Industry
Science, Research

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Student assistant - Contact-based tasks in the simulation

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.