ETH Zurich - Robotics summer school

Overview

Robotics has become one of the biggest fields of education and research worldwide. The RobotX initiative at ETH Zurich is committed to provide continued education and training to the young generations of researchers and practitioners. We are planning to carry out the 2021 ETH Robotics Summer School events on site and in person.

Details

Real Robots, Real Environments

Email: robotics-summerschool@ethz.ch (no applications)

This summer school offers lectures and hands- on tutorials to grasp the fundamental concepts that every roboticist around the world should possess.

The tutorials and hands- on sessions will take place at a dedicated education and training center for search and rescue. You will get the opportunity to program a (semi)- autonomous rough- terrain UGV, to extensively test it in a variety of environments, and finally to challenge your colleagues in a Search and Rescue competition.

The summer school will run alongside the week- long exercise sessions ARCHE (Advanced Robotic Capabilities for Hazardous Environments). A number of research teams from Switzerland and around Europe will join the training site for Legged robots, teleoperated excavators, amphibious vehicles, UAVs and many other robots will be deployed in collapsed, burning, or flooded buildings. Specialists from different organizations will share their knowledge.

In addition, all summer school participants will get the opportunity to attend the ETH Robotics symposium, where leading researchers from across the world will share their experiences, results, and views on the different fields of robotics.

Important Dates

Application Window: 15 February to 26 March 2021
Acceptance List: 15 April 2021
Summer School: 05 - 09 July 2021
Symposium: 02 July 2021 (tentative)

Eligibility

Candidates should be from:

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo: Democratic Republic Congo: Republic Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kosovo UN1244 (*not recognized by majority of countries) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau North Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Authority Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Description of Ideal Candidate:

The number of participants is restricted to max 50 applicants to be selected on the basis of curriculum, motivation letter and diversity.
Master Students and early stage Ph.D. students are encouraged to apply. Each student should fill out the application form and upload a CV and one- page motivation letter. Links to the applicant’s code repository or a video demonstrating his/her robotic experience/capabilities are encouraged (optional).

Dates:

Deadline: March 26, 2021

Program Starts: July 05, 2021

Program Ends: July 09, 2021

Cost/funding for participants:

Fully Funded

The school will cover all course materials, coffee breaks, meals, transportation, accommodation, social dinner, entrance to the ETH Robotics Symposium, and entrance to ARCHE event. Travel cost will be covered by the participants.

Financial Support

The commitment with education of the RobotX initiative at ETH Zurich goes beyond the economic barriers of excellent students. Thus, extraordinary applicants that require financial support are encouraged to apply for it.

A justification letter must be uploaded along at the moment of application to be evaluated by the organizing committee.