Skip to content
Masters opening

ERASMUS+ INTERNSHIP in ROBOTICS – Control and validation of lower-limb wearable robotic devices

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia · Italy

Back to openings

About this position

Commitment & contract: Full-time internship within the Erasmus+ Traineeship programme for undergraduate students enrolled in a master’s degree programme; the position requires a time commitment of 40 hours/week (full time)

Location: Center for Convergent Technologies, Genoa, Italy

Duration: 6 months

Start date: 15/09/2026 (flexible)

Compensation: No salary granted by IIT (applicants must rely on funding from their University’s Erasmus+ programme )

Step into a world of endless possibilities, together let’s leave something for the future!

At IIT, we are committed to advancing human-centered Science and Technology to address the most urgent societal challenges of our era. We foster excellence in both fundamental and applied research, spanning fields such as neuroscience and cognition, humanoid technologies and robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and material sciences, offering a truly interdisciplinary scientific experience. Our approach integrates cutting-edge tools and technology, empowering researchers to push the limits of knowledge and innovation.

With us, your curiosity will know no bounds.

We are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering diversity in all its forms, creating an inclusive environment. We value the unique experiences, knowledge, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives of our people. By embracing diversity, we believe science can achieve its fullest potential.

THE ROLE

During your internship you will work on a project in the Rehab Technologies – INAIL-IIT Lab ( https://rehab.iit.it/ ) group, coordinated by Matteo Laffranchi . This group focuses on Rehabilitation robotics .

Your activity will comprise

  • Experimental data acquisition
  • Development of control strategies for assistive devices
  • Performance evaluation through experimental protocols

And will allow you to develop competences in

  • Human movement analysis
  • Control systems design for assistive technologies
  • Research pipeline development

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • To be registered as a student in an undergraduate master’s degree programme in Robotics or a cognate field of study for the entire duration of your stay at IIT
  • To have a good command of spoken and written English
  • To rely on funding from your University’s Erasmus+ programme

Please submit your application including a detailed CV, university transcripts, cover letter, and contact details of the reference Erasmus + Office for your University

To discover more about life at IIT, visit the dedicated section here: https://www.iit.it/en/work-at-iit

Members only · Free to join

Sign in to see the full opening

Get the entry requirements, funding, the supervisor's contact and a link to the original advert.

  • How to apply
  • Contact details

Free forever No credit card 30-second sign-up

Similar openings

Funding not stated 8 Dec 2026

Master thesis: Autonomous synthesis and characterization of thin films

AMOLF

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Engineering

Work Activities Automated thin-film fabrication, particularly spin coating systems integrated with robotic handling and high throughput characterization now enable the synthesis of hundreds of samples per day, exceeding 500 samples in HELIOS setup built at AMOLF. Producing so many samples requires preparing many precursor solutions with different compositions, which can become a major bottleneck in automated workflows. In this project, we investigate the feasibility of dynamically mixing precursor solutions during the spin-coating process rather than preparing each composition beforehand. You

Funding not stated 8 Dec 2026

Master thesis: Building Self-Powered Perovskite Detectors for In-Sensor Computin

AMOLF

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Engineering

Work Activities In-sensor computing offers a revolutionary paradigm by processing data directly within a sensor using brain-inspired analog computing. However, current in-sensor computing detectors face complexity, cost, and scalability challenges. In this project, you will fabricate nanostructured electrode networks, deposit perovskite layers, and characterize small device arrays, including tests of self-powered operation using the perovskite's light-harvesting properties. By combining low-cost fabrication with flexible, compact designs, the project aims to develop a new class of motion senso

Funding not stated 8 Dec 2026

Master thesis: LED/laser annealing of perovskites for roll-to-roll processing

AMOLF

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Engineering

Work Activities In this project, you will study if laser/LED can be used to control the crystallization dynamics of perovskites for solar cells, using confocal laser scanning microscopy, secondary electron microscopy and cathodoluminescence. You will spin-coat perovskites using a programmable robot (spinbot), which allows rapid fabrication of thin films with different types of recipes. In addition, you will use our new slot-die coater, a deposition technique closely related to industrial roll-to-roll processing. This provides an opportunity to explore how light- based annealing methods can be

Funding not stated 8 Dec 2026

Master thesis: Optimization Strategies for Novel Materials

AMOLF

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Engineering

Work Activities Advances in Artificial intelligence have accelerated the prediction of new materials, while laboratory automation has increased the speed at which these materials can be synthesized. Automated thin-film fabrication pipelines, such as robotic spin-coating systems integrated with high-throughput characterization, can now produce hundreds of samples per day. However, for newly predicted materials the optimal synthesis conditions are usually unknown. The goal of this project is to develop and test optimization strategies to identify suitable synthesis conditions for novel perovskit