PhD position: Robust robot planning for FOUP transport in human-shared cleanrooms (imec & VUB Brubotics, Brussels)
imec
Brussels, Belgium · Autonomy, Planning & Controls
This PhD focuses on planning for mobile robots that move wafer containers between tools in cleanrooms shared with people. The candidate would combine long-horizon task planning, reinforcement learning for reactive navigation and a vision-language supervisor for stuck situations, validated in simulation and on a physical mock-up. Applicants need an MSc in a related field, strong Python and C++, and a hands-on approach.
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- imec
- Location
- Brussels, Belgium
- Specialism
- Autonomy, Planning & Controls
- Posted
- 10 November 2026