ERASMUS+ INTERNSHIP in ROBOTICS – Software development and testing of mobile/legged robots that can grasp everyday objects
Pubblicato il 27-10-2026 - Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia in Genova
Italy
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 (tempo pieno)
Location: Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, 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)
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THE ROLE
During your internship you will work on a project in the Humanoids and Human Centered Mechatronics (https://hhcm.iit.it/) group coordinated by Nikolaos Tsagarakis. This group focuses on Development of Legged/Mobile Robot Mechatronics and Control.
Your activity will comprise
- Development of Robot Grasping functionalities
- Robot Experimentation
And will allow you to develop competences in
- Robot Operating Sysrem (ROS), robot software and simulation
- Robot perception tools
- Experience in working with mobile/legged robots
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- To be registered as a student in an undergraduate master’s degree programme in Computer science, Engineering, 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
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