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Topic: Open continuum robotics platform
Supervisors:
- M. Taha Chikhaoui, Ph.D. (CNRS)
- Clément Beitone, Ph.D. (Grenoble INP)
Funding: MIAI Cluster IA, ANR
Application: Exclusively via: https://emploi.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/offres/ingenieur-en-robotique-f-h--1646707.kjsp?RH=1135797159702996
Deadline: October 17th, 2025
Topic: Continuum Robots for Assistance to Kidney Stone Removal: Design and Control
Supervisors:
- Sandrine Voros, Ph.D. (INSERM)
- M. Taha Chikhaoui, Ph.D. (CNRS)
Funding: ANR CORNEL
Application: Exclusively via: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5525-LENDAR-011/Default.aspx?lang=EN
Deadline: August 12th, 2025
Topic: Continuum Robot Design Optimization for Surgery
Supervisors:
- Benoît Rosa, Ph.D. (CNRS)
- M. Taha Chikhaoui, Ph.D. (CNRS)
Funding: University of Strasbourg
Application: To apply, please send your CV, cover letter and diploma to:
b.rosa@unistra.fr
Deadline: February 15th, 2024
Topic: Design and Fabrication of Continuum Robots
Supervisor:
- M. Taha Chikhaoui, Ph.D. (CNRS)
Funding: CNRS
Application: Details of the position and application exclusively via https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5525-MOHCHI-003/Default.aspx?lang=EN
Deadline: July 10th, 2023
Topic: Design of a Continuum Robot for Neural Implant Insertion
Supervisors:
- M. Taha Chikhaoui, Ph.D. (CNRS @TIMC)
- Blaise Yvert, Ph.D., H.D.R. (INSERM @GIN)
Funding: Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
Deadline: December 8, 2022
Topic: Shape/Whole-Body Estimation of Continuum Robots
Supervisors:
- M. Taha Chikhaoui, Ph.D. (CNRS @TIMC)
- Hassen Fourati, Ph.D. (Université Grenoble Alpes @GIPSA Lab)
Funding: Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Cross-Disciplinary Program, Robots for Real-World Interaction Project
Deadline: November 11, 2022
Topic 1: Performance Analysis of Tendon-Actuated Continuum Robots
Supervisors:
- M. Taha Chikhaoui, Ph.D. (CNRS)
- Vincent Lebastard, Ph.D. (IMT-Atlantique)
- Frédéric Boyer, Ph.D., HDR (IMT-Atlantique)
Funding: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), COSSEROOTS (Cosserat Theory for Slender Robots) Project
Topic: Design and Fabrication of Continuum Robots
Supervisor:
- M. Taha Chikhaoui, Ph.D. (CNRS)
Funding: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), COSSEROOTS (Cosserat Theory for Slender Robots) Project
Application: Details of the position and application exclusively via https://bit.ly/3kldfw6 (in French)
Deadline: August 6th, 2021
Topic: Hybrid Motion-Stiffness Control of Continuum Robots
Supervisors:
- M. Taha Chikhaoui, Ph.D. (CNRS)
- Vincent Lebastard, Ph.D. (IMT-Atlantique)
- Frédéric Boyer, Ph.D., HDR (IMT-Atlantique)
Funding: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), COSSEROOTS (Cosserat Theory for Slender Robots) Project
Topic: Shape and Stiffness Modeling of Tendon-Actuated Continuum Robots
Supervisors:
- M. Taha Chikhaoui, Ph.D. (CNRS)
- Vincent Lebastard, Ph.D. (IMT-Atlantique)
- Frédéric Boyer, Ph.D., HDR (IMT-Atlantique)
Funding: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), COSSEROOTS (Cosserat Theory for Slender Robots) Project