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
Virtual Training Simulator for Endoscopic Middle Ear and Stapes Surgery
Run with your own twin digital athlete: smart wearables for sensing leg biomechanics in the wild
Kuka iDo - robot (re)design for performative exploration
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
Modeling and Control of a mid-air force-feedback Haptic Device for Breast Cancer Simulation Training
Haptic Rendering of Ultrasound Probe-Tissue Interaction using a mid-air force-feedback Haptic Device
Study of Self-Driving Functionality: From SDC to Lane Boundary Detection-Based Implementation in Small-Scale Karts
Latency and Temporal Congruency in Multi-Modal Teleoperation
Modality data reduction and their effect for Teleoperation systems
Development and Control of Sunram/Mamri robot arm (MSc), available from 2026
Software stack for embedding soft optical tactile sensors in aerial physical interaction paradigm
Magnetic Coupling Localization for Wireless Microrobots
AR-Robot: Augmented Reality Motion Tracking System for Human-Robot Interaction
Automatic segmentation and sensor identification of a catheter in video-fluoroscopic videos from head and neck cancer patients – deep learning approaches
3D printed Nylon/Carbon structures for medical implants with integrated sensing
3D printing nozzle extrusion monitoring through electrical impedance tomography
Development of a Liver Phantom Mimicking Respiratory Motion for Robotic Needle Insertion
Enhancing Endograft Stability: Investigating Optimal EndoAnchor Deployment Strategies
Soft Robotic Sleeves for Colonoscopy
Sensorless force estimation of soft robotic actuators
Sensorized (soft robotic) colon phantom
Design and Prototyping of an Endoscopic Camera Adaptor for HRIM Catheters in Head and Neck Cancer Care
CLEAR-SIGN: Context-guided Learning framework for Elimination of Aberrant Reflections and Specularities in Image-Guided Navigation
A port-based perspective of impedance control
Vision-Based Real-Time Fingertip Force and Tissue-Stiffness Estimation for Next-Generation Human–Robot Interaction
Towards the best robot for the task: Codesign methods and tools
Towards the best robot for the task: Experimental validation of co-design models and methods
Improvotype Expansion and Theatrification: Creating Detachable Modules for the iDo Platform
Improvotype Expansion & Theatrification: Designing a Customizable Control Interface for the KUKA iDo Platform
Modeling and Position Control of Soft Pneumatic Endoscopic Actuator based on SOFA Framework
Design of nonlinear springs to shape oscillations for a double pendulum
Multimodal Image Registration applied to Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound Hepatic Images
Intra-Vision: An interactive approach for MRI based interventional navigation
Force sensing in Sunram 7
Intra-Vision: Soft tissue deformation estimation by using SOFA and computer vision in robotic laparoscopic surgery
Respiratory Motion Estimation using Surrogate Signals
Implementation of Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithms for Respiratory Motion Estimation Models
Programming a wound care computer vision algorithm with open-source electronics
Investigating the motion and force response of a 3D printed soft pneumatic actuator
RobErgo - Motion tracking and ergonomic analysis during laparoscopic surgery
3D printed electrothermal actuators
RobErgo - Ergonomic assessment of three different robotic consoles using motion analysis trackers
Real-time monocular 3D reconstruction of the bladder
D-MoCap: Dynamic Multi-Camera Calibration and Motion Tracking for Enhanced MoCap Systems
Digiworld - Digital Twin for an Endoscopic Surgcial Robot
Nonlinear Predictive Control for the OmniMorph Aerial Vehicle
Safe Robot Learning
Development of 3D printed sensors for soft robotic actuators
Development of an AI-based tool to enhance mucosal visualization during endoscopy
ARUS - Automatic Robotic Ultrasound Scanning for Bone Segmentation in the Lower Extremity
Underwater damage detection via tactile measurement
Intra-Control - Bilateral Control Scheme for the Integration of Dynamic Medical Imaging and Surgical Robots
Faster Reinforcement Learning for AI-based Diagnostic Medical Image Generation
Expanding the operation range of 3D printed sensors in Control applications
New concept for robots to harvest green energy from the waves
D-MoCap: Mechatronic Design of a Dynamic Multi-Camera System for Motion Capture
Intra-Vision: Development of an Intra-Operative Vision-Based Volumetry System for Gastric Surgery
Intra-Control: Advancing Tissue Deformation Modeling for Precise Robot Control in MRI-Safe Robot-Assisted Breast Cancer Biopsy
Intra-Control: Development of Fully Autonomous 3D Path Planning Algorithm Integrated with Robot for MRI-Safe Breast Cancer Biopsy
DigiWorld - Digitalizing Physical Objects for Extended Reality: From Real to Virtual
Learning Passive Policies
Internship
Tactile Gripper Challenge: Converting Human tactile touch to robotics gripper touch
BSc assignment
Towards the best robot for the task: Software development for a new robot prototype
TBD
AI-Guided Anatomy Detection for Robotized Swallow Assessment in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Optimizing Endograft Fixation: The Role of EndoAnchor Configurations in Preventing Aortic Endograft Migration
Design of a PLUS-server-based training system for surgical navigation
Development of a Liver Phantom Mimicking Respiratory Motion for Robotic Needle Insertion
Motion Control of a Video Capsule for Gastrointestinal Navigation
Bricklayers for increased sensitivity in 3D printed strain gauge
Clot Retrieval Using a Wire-Attached Magnetic Robot
Design and Evaluation of Untethered Microrobots for Targeted Blood Clot Removal in Vascular Networks
3D Printing and Mechanical Characterization of Modified Silicone Using the Brinter