Student Projects
Currently, the following student projects are available. Please contact the responsible supervisor and apply with your CV and transcripts.
If you are looking for a Master internship HST/BWS or would like to carry out a Studies on Mechatronics project in our group, please contact the assistant working on, or closest to, the research topic you are interested in.
Does Haptic Feedback Help You Learn? Evaluating Vibrotactile Feedback for Fine Motor Skill Acquisition
On touchscreen devices, vibration is usually just an alert, which aims at communicating information but also feels disruptive. However vibration coupled to your movement feels like the texture or resistance of the surface you are exploring with your finger. We are looking for a motivated student to investigate whether this kind of vibration feedback, which feels like material properties of a surface can help people learn fine motor skills faster and retain them better?
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motor learning, vibrotactile feedback, touchscreen, haptics, fine motor skill, skill acquisition, human-computer interaction.
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Published since: 2026-08-05 , Earliest start: 2026-08-05 , Latest end: 2027-03-31
Applications limited to ETH Zurich , EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , University of Zurich , ETH Competence Center - Competence Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (RESC)
Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab
Hosts Sabnis Nihar
Topics Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Designing Interactive Interfaces for Robot-Assisted Shoulder Rehabilitation
This project aims to aid robot-assisted therapy after shoulder surgery by evaluating current tools and designing interactive, game-like environments that increase patient compliance, guide therapeutic movements, and track clinical progress in real-time.
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Robotics, Biomechanics, Game development, Orthopedics, Shoulder
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Published since: 2026-08-03 , Earliest start: 2026-09-14 , Latest end: 2026-12-31
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Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab
Hosts Wolf Peter, Dr.
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology
HapticCoach - System Development for Remote Vibrotactile Movement Guidance
A remote instructor can see a learner's movement but cannot physically guide it, making verbal feedback alone often imprecise. This project will build upon collabjam (an existing research system) to let one person communicate movement instructions remotely to another person through live vibrotactile cues.
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Telehaptics, Remote Guidance, Development, Vibrotactile Feedback, Design
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Published since: 2026-07-08 , Earliest start: 2026-08-03 , Latest end: 2027-03-05
Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab
Hosts Sabnis Nihar
Topics Engineering and Technology
Further Development of User Interface for a wearable exosuit
In the frame of the newly funded 12-24 months project with Cerebral Stiftung, we are aiming to develop a new version of the MyoShirt upper-limb exosuit, aiming to assist children and adults in different daily-life activities. The target group shall not be determined by the kind of lesion or disease, but by the typical symptoms that the person shows. The device should be lightweight or carried by the wheelchair, easy to don and doff, bring a clear functional benefit and accepted to be used by the persons with impairments. Development and testing of the exosuit will be done with our partners at the Kinderspital Zürich in Affoltern am Albis.
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myoshirt, exosuit, design, control
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Published since: 2026-07-06 , Earliest start: 2026-08-01 , Latest end: 2026-12-31
Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab
Hosts KhalilianMotamed Bonab Ali
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Refinement and Optimization of a Wheelchair-Integrated MyoShirt Upper-Limb Exosuit
In the frame of a newly funded project with the Cerebral Stiftung, we are developing a new version of the MyoShirt upper-limb exosuit to assist children and adults with upper-limb weakness in different daily-life activities. The target group is not defined by a specific lesion or disease, but by functional symptoms such as reduced arm strength, limited arm elevation, and difficulty performing activities of daily living. The device is wheelchair-integrated and designed to support shoulder and elbow movements, with future iterations considering distal joint support. Ease of donning and doffing, user acceptance, functional benefit, and reliable assistance during daily-life movements are key design goals. Development and testing of the exosuit will be carried out in close collaboration with our clinical partners at Kinderspital Zürich in Affoltern am Albis. An initial prototype of the new MyoShirt has already been developed as part of ongoing work. The goal of this thesis is to build upon this foundation and work toward a refined second prototype. The student will analyze the current system, define clear technical objectives for improvement, optimize the mechanical design and control performance, and validate the refined system with healthy participants.
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Myoshirt, Exosuit, Optimization, Control, Design
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Published since: 2026-07-06 , Earliest start: 2026-08-17 , Latest end: 2027-03-31
Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab
Hosts KhalilianMotamed Bonab Ali
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Clinical Protocol Development and User-Centered Evaluation of the MyoShirt Upper-Limb Exosuit
In the frame of a newly funded project with the Cerebral Stiftung, we are developing a new version of the MyoShirt upper-limb exosuit to assist children and adults with upper-limb weakness in different daily-life activities. The target group is not defined by a specific lesion or disease, but by functional symptoms such as reduced arm strength, limited arm elevation, and difficulty performing activities of daily living. The device is wheelchair-integrated and designed to support shoulder and elbow movements, with future iterations considering distal joint support. Ease of donning and doffing, as well as user acceptance and functional benefit, are key design considerations. Development and testing of the exosuit will be carried out in close collaboration with our clinical partners at Kinderspital Zürich in Affoltern am Albis. The goal of this Master thesis is to develop the study protocol for a pilot evaluation of the MyoShirt, prepare and submit the ethics application at ETH Zurich, and, after approval, conduct a pilot study with patients and a focus group with clinicians. The project will help us understand how the device is perceived by clinical experts, how it performs with end users, and how it should be refined in the next development iterations.
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Soft, Exosuit, Clinical Study, Myoshirt
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Published since: 2026-07-06 , Earliest start: 2026-09-01 , Latest end: 2027-03-31
Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab
Hosts KhalilianMotamed Bonab Ali
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Spectator experience 2.0: Visualisation of the climbers’ remaining energy reserves
To provide spectators at climbing competitions with additional information, this project aims to assess whether oxygen saturation in the forearm muscles can indicate imminent failure.
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rock climbing, physiology, media
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Published since: 2026-06-26 , Earliest start: 2026-08-17 , Latest end: 2027-03-15
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Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab
Hosts Wolf Peter
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology
(Master Thesis / Internship) - Personalized Low Latency Interactive AI
We are seeking one highly motivated student to join our innovative project focused on developing a cutting-edge voice recognition and personalization platform for wheelchair users. This project aims to deliver low-latency, context-aware, and personalized AI interactions in noisy, multi-user environments using edge devices powered by NVIDIA Orin. The system leverages advanced models and distilled LLMs, combined with biosignal tracking, to provide asynchronous interactions that are well-organized and accessible to doctors, while ensuring user privacy.
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Voice recognition, AI personalization, low latency, SLMs and distilled LLMs, Edge-Computing, audio processing
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Published since: 2026-06-22 , Earliest start: 2026-04-01 , Latest end: 2026-12-31
Applications limited to ETH Zurich , EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CSEM - Centre Suisse d'Electronique et Microtechnique , CERN , Berner Fachhochschule , IBM Research Zurich Lab , Hochschulmedizin Zürich , University of Zurich , Zurich University of Applied Sciences , Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab
Hosts Paez Diego, Dr.
Topics Engineering and Technology
Connecting an AI Voice Interface to a Rehabilitation Robot
We have developed an LLM-based voice interface for rehabilitation robots and are looking for a student to help connect it to a clinical exoskeleton. You will build an auto-clicker that reads the robot's user interface and performs actions automatically, enabling the AI assistant to control the robot through its existing software. The project combines AI, software engineering, automation, and rehabilitation robotics.
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rehabilitation, therapy, exoskeleton, LLM, integration, certification, robot, interface, voice control
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Published since: 2026-06-05 , Earliest start: 2026-07-06 , Latest end: 2027-01-31
Organization Sensory-Motor Systems Lab
Hosts von Max-Ole
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Master Thesis: Development of a Customized Knee Orthosis for Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) presents a significant challenge in healthcare, necessitating innovative solutions to alleviate pain, enhance mobility. This thesis documents the research and development journey of an OA knee orthosis within the Spinal Cord and Artificial Intelligence Lab (SCAI-Lab) at ETH Zurich. This thesis is a close collaboration between the ORTHO-TEAM Group and the SCAI-Lab at ETH Zurich. The collaboration offers a unique exchange of expertise and resources between industry and academia. Together, we aim to make meaningful progress in the field of and empower students to make valuable contributions to their academic pursuits.
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Osteo Arthritis, Orthosis, Biomechanics, AI, Medical Data, Healthcare
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Master Thesis , ETH Zurich (ETHZ)
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Published since: 2026-06-04 , Earliest start: 2026-08-01 , Latest end: 2027-02-28
Applications limited to ETH Zurich , EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Empa , University of Basel , University of Berne , Zurich University of Applied Sciences , Università della Svizzera italiana , Hochschulmedizin Zürich , Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts , Institute for Research in Biomedicine , CSEM - Centre Suisse d'Electronique et Microtechnique
Organization Spinal Cord Injury & Artificial Intelligence Lab
Hosts Paez Diego, Dr. , Paez Diego, Dr.
Topics Medical and Health Sciences , Engineering and Technology
Social VLA for Socially-Aware Robot Navigation in Human-Centered Environments
This project aims to develop a Social Vision-Language-Action framework for robot navigation in crowded and human-centered environments. Unlike conventional navigation methods that mainly optimize collision avoidance and goal reaching, the proposed system will explicitly reason about human social interactions, group formations, pedestrian intent, personal space, and socially acceptable passing or yielding behaviors.
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Social navigation; Vision-Language-Action models; socially-aware robotics; human-robot interaction; robot navigation; crowd-aware navigation; trajectory generation; social reasoning; robot learning; embodied AI.
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Published since: 2026-06-02 , Earliest start: 2026-09-07 , Latest end: 2027-04-30
Organization Spinal Cord Injury & Artificial Intelligence Lab
Hosts Alyassi Rashid , Alyassi Rashid , Alyassi Rashid
Topics Engineering and Technology
Your own project ideas?
It is always possible to find a project for motivated students with own ideas in the fields of assistive healthcare technologies , augmented feedback in motor learning, and sports engineering. Please send an email to the indicated contact person of our current research pillars that most closely matches your idea.