Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Leeds |
Funding for: | UK Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | Not Specified |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 7th April 2025 |
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Closes: | 30th April 2025 |
Project Link: Robotic manipulation | Project Opportunities | PhD | University of Leeds
Funding: School of Computer Science Scholarship consisting of the award of fees, together with a tax-free maintenance grant of £20,780 per year for 3.5 years.
Lead Supervisor’s full name & email address
Dr Kunpeng Yao: k.yao@leeds.ac.uk
Project summary
As robots integrate into daily life, achieving human-level dexterity is crucial for tasks like precision assembly, household assistance, and healthcare. This PhD project focuses on developing methods related to the following research topics:
You will contribute to cutting-edge research combining robotics, AI, and control systems, working both in simulators (e.g., MuJoCo, PyBullet, etc.) and with real robotic systems.
The PhD will be supervised by Dr Kunpeng Yao who joins the University of Leeds in March 2025 from MIT.
Please state your entry requirements plus any necessary or desired background
We seek a highly motivated candidate with:
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