Maren Bennewitz

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The Humanoid Robots Lab at the University of Bonn is advertising three fully funded PhD positions for highly motivated and qualified candidates to start as soon as possible. The positions are supervised by Maren Bennewitz and focus on cutting-edge research in robotics , computer science , agricultural robotics , vision-language reasoning , active perception , and mobile manipulation . Research topics: • VLM-Based Reasoning and Robotic Intervention in Greenhouses — human-in-the-loop greenhouse robots combining 3D crop perception, vision-language reasoning, and safe physical interventions such as inspection, leaf manipulation, and selective harvesting. • Multi-Robot Active Perception for Large-Scale Crop Mapping — collaborative active perception and planning for heterogeneous teams of UAVs, quadruped robots, and ground robots for crop mapping and monitoring. • Uncertainty-Aware Active Perception and Mobile Manipulation — task-oriented perception and manipulation methods that propagate uncertainty from belief space to action space for cluttered and dynamic environments. Funding: The positions are fully funded according to TV-L E13 (100%) and include access to advanced robotic platforms and infrastructure such as humanoids, quadrupeds, mobile manipulators, UAVs, VR systems, motion-capture facilities, and high-performance computing resources. Eligibility highlights: Applicants should hold a completed Master’s degree in computer science, robotics, artificial intelligence, or a closely related field. Strong research experience in relevant areas such as active perception, robot planning, multi-robot systems, 3D reconstruction, semantic mapping, vision-language models, robot learning, or agricultural robotics is preferred. Excellent programming skills, experience with real robots, deep learning frameworks, robot simulation, 3D sensing, and very good English communication skills are expected. Application window: The deadline is 2026-07-05 . Applicants must submit an online application with a single PDF containing a CV, motivation letter, transcripts, thesis/paper links, links to online profiles if available, and contact details for two referees.

The Humanoid Robots Lab at the University of Bonn is recruiting three fully funded PhD students to join an internationally active robotics and AI research team in Bonn, Germany. The advertised projects sit at the intersection of Robotics , Artificial Intelligence , Computer Science , Computer Vision , Agricultural Robotics , Active Perception , Multi-Robot Systems , Mobile Manipulation , and Robot Learning . Research directions include: (1) vision-language model reasoning and robotic intervention in greenhouses, with 3D crop perception and safe actions such as inspection, leaf manipulation, and selective harvesting; (2) multi-robot active perception for large-scale crop mapping using UAVs, quadruped robots, and ground robots; and (3) uncertainty-aware active perception and mobile manipulation for cluttered and dynamic environments. The positions are led by Professor Maren Bennewitz and are part of a strong robotics ecosystem connected to projects such as PhenoRob, Robotics Institute Germany, and the Lamarr Institute. The lab highlights access to advanced robotic platforms and research infrastructure, including humanoids, quadrupeds, mobile manipulators, UAVs, VR systems, motion-capture facilities, and high-performance computing resources. Funding: fully funded positions at TV-L E13 (100%) . Eligibility highlights: completed Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, or a closely related field; strong research background in relevant robotics/AI topics; excellent programming skills; experience with real robotic systems and deep learning frameworks; very good English communication skills. Application materials: one PDF under 8 MB containing CV, motivation letter (max 1 page), bachelor’s and master’s transcripts, thesis/paper links, programming and project experience, and contact information for two references. Deadline: 2026-07-05. Start date: as soon as possible.

Two PhD positions are available in the Humanoid Robots Lab at the University of Bonn , Germany, led by Maren Bennewitz . The positions focus on cutting-edge robotics , computer science , and artificial intelligence research with strong links to embodied AI and real-world robotic systems. The first project is VLM-Based Reasoning and Robotic Intervention in Greenhouses . This topic combines 3D crop perception , vision-language reasoning , and safe physical interventions such as inspection, leaf manipulation, and selective harvesting in a human-in-the-loop greenhouse setting. The second project is Uncertainty-Aware Active Perception and Mobile Manipulation , which aims to develop task-oriented perception and manipulation methods that propagate uncertainty from belief space to action space for operation in cluttered and dynamic environments. The post is aimed at highly motivated PhD students interested in robotics, perception, manipulation, embodied AI, and learning-based reasoning. The announcement does not list detailed eligibility criteria, funding terms, or a deadline, but it does provide a direct application/job description link. Interested candidates should review the full job description and application instructions via the linked page and apply for one of the two PhD topics.

The Humanoid Robots Lab at the University of Bonn in Germany is advertising two fully funded PhD positions with Prof. Dr. Maren Bennewitz . The openings are in robotics , computer science , and related AI areas, with two research directions: VLM-based reasoning and robotic intervention in greenhouses , and uncertainty-aware active perception and mobile manipulation . The greenhouse project focuses on human-in-the-loop robots for 3D crop perception, vision-language reasoning, and safe physical interventions such as inspection, leaf manipulation, and selective harvesting. The second project targets task-oriented perception and manipulation methods that propagate uncertainty from belief space to action space for operation in cluttered and dynamic environments. The positions are fully funded according to TV-L E13 (100%) . The lab highlights access to humanoids, quadrupeds, mobile manipulators, UAVs, VR systems, motion-capture facilities, and high-performance computing resources, plus collaboration in major projects such as PhenoRob, Robotics Institute Germany, and the Lamarr Institute. Applicants should have a completed Master’s degree in computer science, robotics, artificial intelligence, or a closely related field. Strong research experience in active perception, robot planning, mobile manipulation, humanoid robotics, multi-robot systems, 3D reconstruction, semantic mapping, vision-language models, robot learning, or agricultural robotics is preferred. Excellent programming skills, experience with real robots, deep learning frameworks, robot simulation, 3D sensing, mobile robots, legged locomotion, or humanoids are highly desirable, along with very good English communication skills. Applications are handled exclusively through the online form . Prepare a single PDF file under 8 MB containing your CV, a one-page motivation letter, Bachelor’s and Master’s transcripts, links to your MSc thesis and/or papers, links to GitHub/personal website/LinkedIn/Google Scholar if available, and contact information for two referees. The post states that applications are open until the positions are filled .