Partnerships and Research Funding Manager

The Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich builds robots that are soft, musculoskeletal, and partly alive. We develop artificial muscles, dexterous robotic hands, biohybrid systems, and the simulation and learning methods that drive them. Our work is published in journals such as Nature and Science Robotics, and it reaches the real world through industry collaborations and spin-offs. The lab belongs to the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) and sits in the CLA building at Tannenstrasse 3, on the Zentrum campus next to the ETH main building. About 25 researchers from all over the world work here, led by Prof. Robert Katzschmann.