Assignments

There are always interesting MSc and BSc assignments available, in the various research project we have. 

Below is a list of assignment proposals for which we are looking for students. Have a look around, and when you have found something that interests you, get in contact with the associated RaM member. You can also check our student page to see what assignments our students are currently engaged in. Lastly, be sure to read the page Final projects at RaM.

MSc assignment
Enhancing Endograft Stability: Investigating Optimal EndoAnchor Deployment Strategies
Towards the best robot for the task: Experimental validation of co-design models and methods
Towards the best robot for the task: Codesign methods and tools
Vision-Based Real-Time Fingertip Force and Tissue-Stiffness Estimation for Next-Generation Human–Robot Interaction
A port-based perspective of impedance control
CLEAR-SIGN: Context-guided Learning framework for Elimination of Aberrant Reflections and Specularities in Image-Guided Navigation
Design and Prototyping of an Endoscopic Camera Adaptor for HRIM Catheters in Head and Neck Cancer Care
Sensorized (soft robotic) colon phantom
Sensorless force estimation of soft robotic actuators
Soft Robotic Sleeves for Colonoscopy
Improvotype Expansion and Theatrification: Creating Detachable Modules for the iDo Platform
Development of a Liver Phantom Mimicking Respiratory Motion for Robotic Needle Insertion
3D printing nozzle extrusion monitoring through electrical impedance tomography
Automatic segmentation and sensor identification of a catheter in video-fluoroscopic videos from head and neck cancer patients – deep learning approaches
AR-Robot: Augmented Reality Motion Tracking System for Human-Robot Interaction
Development of an AI-based tool to enhance mucosal visualization during endoscopy
Software stack for embedding soft optical tactile sensors in aerial physical interaction paradigm
Development and Control of Sunram/Mamri robot arm (MSc), available from 2026
Modality data reduction and their effect for Teleoperation systems
Map point-cloud deformation directly to contact force and material stiffness.
Continuous Finger Joint Angle Prediction from Forearm sEMG for Dexterous Robotic Hand Control
Deep Learning–Based Upper-Arm and Shoulder sEMG Mapping for Accurate 3D Hand Position Prediction
Development of a Generalized Forearm Motion Tracking System for Different Subjects and Motions
Mechatronic Design of a High-Performance Propeller for Bi-Directional Thrust
Vision-based Environmental Understanding for Motion Coordination
Pixel2Volume: Camera-Only Volumetry for IV Bags and Lab Containers
Feel2Seg: Force-Conditioned Bone Segmentation for Robust Robotic Ultrasound
EEG Signal Processing and Human Motion Prediction
Magnetic Coupling Localization for Wireless Microrobots
PocketReplica: One-Loop AR Object Capture for On-Device 3D Reconstruction
Development of Conductive Soft Sensors for Colonoscopy
3D Printing Silicone in a Gel Support Matrix
Depth-Based Full Forearm & Hand 3D Reconstruction with Skeletal Coupling (AR)
"RELbot, pick up the screws and throw them in the orange box!"
RELbot control: Implementing controller on FPGA or microcontroller, plus variants
Modeling and Position Control of Soft Pneumatic Endoscopic Actuator based on SOFA Framework
Improvotype Expansion & Theatrification: Designing a Customizable Control Interface for the KUKA iDo Platform
Respiratory Motion Estimation using Surrogate Signals
Faster Reinforcement Learning for AI-based Diagnostic Medical Image Generation
Intra-Control - Bilateral Control Scheme for the Integration of Dynamic Medical Imaging and Surgical Robots
New concept for robots to harvest green energy from the waves
Digiworld - Digital Twin for an Endoscopic Surgcial Robot
D-MoCap: Dynamic Multi-Camera Calibration and Motion Tracking for Enhanced MoCap Systems
Real-time monocular 3D reconstruction of the bladder
3D printed electrothermal actuators
Investigating the motion and force response of a 3D printed soft pneumatic actuator
Programming a wound care computer vision algorithm with open-source electronics
Implementation of Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithms for Respiratory Motion Estimation Models
Study of Self-Driving Functionality: From SDC to Lane Boundary Detection-Based Implementation in Small-Scale Karts
Force sensing in Sunram 7
Intra-Vision: An interactive approach for MRI based interventional navigation
Multimodal Image Registration applied to Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound Hepatic Images
Intra-Vision: Soft tissue deformation estimation by using SOFA and computer vision in robotic laparoscopic surgery
RobErgo - Motion tracking and ergonomic analysis during laparoscopic surgery
RobErgo - Ergonomic assessment of three different robotic consoles using motion analysis trackers
Nonlinear Predictive Control for the OmniMorph Aerial Vehicle
Development of 3D printed sensors for soft robotic actuators
3D printed Nylon/Carbon structures for medical implants with integrated sensing
Haptic Rendering of Ultrasound Probe-Tissue Interaction using a mid-air force-feedback Haptic Device
Kuka iDo - robot (re)design for performative exploration
Run with your own twin digital athlete: smart wearables for sensing leg biomechanics in the wild
Underwater damage detection via tactile measurement
Dynamic excitation of sperm cells: characterization and motion control
Wireless Mechanical and Hybrid Thrombus Fragmentation of Ex Vivo Endovascular Thrombosis Model in the Iliac Artery
Motion Control of IRONSperm Clusters in the Reproductive Tract
Safe Robot Learning
Expanding the operation range of 3D printed sensors in Control applications
Learning Passive Policies
DigiWorld - Digitalizing Physical Objects for Extended Reality: From Real to Virtual
Intra-Control: Development of Fully Autonomous 3D Path Planning Algorithm Integrated with Robot for MRI-Safe Breast Cancer Biopsy
Intra-Control: Advancing Tissue Deformation Modeling for Precise Robot Control in MRI-Safe Robot-Assisted Breast Cancer Biopsy
Intra-Vision: Development of an Intra-Operative Vision-Based Volumetry System for Gastric Surgery
Latency and Temporal Congruency in Multi-Modal Teleoperation
D-MoCap: Mechatronic Design of a Dynamic Multi-Camera System for Motion Capture
Internship
Tactile Gripper Challenge: Converting Human tactile touch to robotics gripper touch
BSc assignment
Development of a Liver Phantom Mimicking Respiratory Motion for Robotic Needle Insertion
Hand Gesture and Finger Posture Classification Using Forearm sEMG Signals
Bricklayers for increased sensitivity in 3D printed strain gauge
Design of a PLUS-server-based training system for surgical navigation
Clot Retrieval Using a Wire-Attached Magnetic Robot
Optimizing Endograft Fixation: The Role of EndoAnchor Configurations in Preventing Aortic Endograft Migration
TBD
Intelligent Decomposition of Complex Human Motions
Towards the best robot for the task: Software development for a new robot prototype