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We occasionally have HiWi positions for students of the TU Darmstadt. If you are interested in one of the opportunities, please contact only the person indicated in the job description.

HiWi position: Vision Language Models for Task and Motion Planning

We are looking for a HiWi to work on the intersection of large Vision Language Models (VLMs) and Task and Motion Planning (TAMP) for robotics. This is an opportunity to gain firsthand experience with LLMs/VLMs for solving robotic tasks and participate in a research project with an industrial partner.

To see an example of our work in this field, check this reference — https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.13497

Your tasks will include:

1. Develop baseline VLMs to solve TAMP problems
2. Use reinforcement learning to optimize action/skill parameters proposed by the TAMP module

What we expect you to know:

1. Basic knowledge in robotics
2. Machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning
3. Python, PyTorch

We do not expect that you are proficient in these topics, but we expect you to work independently with our guided supervision.

Application:
Please send an email with your CV to joao@robot-learning.de, claudius.kienle@tu-darmstadt.de

Contract Infos:

• Start: ASAP (Posted on Nov 3rd, 2025)
• Duration: At least 6 months
• Minimum contract: 20 h/month