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Research positions for ugrads in robotics

Applications only accepted until April 1st.
Movement control lab is about to launch a new project at the intersection of Robotics, Virtual reality and Haptics. Multiple positions are available for undergraduate researchers interested in any of the mentioned fields.
Opportunities and experience to be gained:-
– Exposure to computational robotics and opportunity to work with futuristic robotic devices
– Realistic physics simulation
– Exposure to state of the art visual reality set-up
– Rendering realistic virtual haptic interactions
– Exposure to state of the art motion tracking systems
– Publications/ thesis
What are we looking for:-
– Strong analytic skills, hacker’s attitude and programming skills
– Motivation to work in research environment with stringent deliverable
– Motivation to pursue research for conference/ journal publications
– Familiarity with statistical analysis and reasoning will be a plus
– Prior experience with Robotics, VR and Haptics will be a plus
– Experience with conducting user studies will be a plus

If ROBOT/VR is a synonymy of excitement to you and if you have seen all the science fiction movies casting fake robots, write to us to work with the real ones. Email your applications to vikash@cs.washington.edu with “ROBOTVR <YourName>” as the subject. Attach your resume and briefly mention your story/experiences which might help us understand your interest in the project.

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Movement control lab.
March 24, 2015