Possible subjects for MSc or BSc theses
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Functional morphology of cuttlefish suction cups
A daunting challenge for engineers is gripping in complex environments, such as the inside of the human body or crop fields of farmers. These... -
“Kinematic analyses of detaching tree frogs using deep learning pose tracking” - Bioinspiration for Soft Robotics
Within the 4TU project Soft Robotics, we aim to unravel fundamental functioning of soft biological gripping systems to provide bioinspiration for the... -
“Quantifying micropattern dimensions” - Bioinspiration for Soft Robotics
Within the 4TU project Soft Robotics, we aim to unravel fundamental functioning of soft biological gripping systems to provide bioinspiration for the... -
Pollination activity of honeybees and bumblebees in the field
Honeybees and bumblebees fly remarkably well in complex natural environments. When pollinating flowers, they have to deal with a broad range of... -
Fluid contribution to insect adhesion
Insects use specialized adhesive pads to stick to surfaces when climbing, landing, perching, and mating. These pads have been observed to secrete oily... -
How do mosquitoes stick their landings?
Mosquitoes have unique footpads that enable them to land on surfaces that are both solid and fluid. How do the footpads help them stick to solid... -
Landing dynamics of bumblebees
Foraging bumblebees make up to a 1000 landings on flowers each foraging trip. To control their landing, they depend primarily on their vision, and... -
Directional Probing in Parasitic Wasps
The advantages of minimal invasive techniques in medicine are paramount, but one of the most applied methods, injection, still uses straight and thick... -
Mating in mosquito swarms
MSc student looking for a thesis? Willing to go to Terni, Italy? Then, we want you! -
Eco-Morphological Analysis of Wasp Ovipositors
Parasitic wasps probe into various substrates (e.g. fruits, wood, galls, plant stems) in search of hosts in which to lay their eggs. They perform this...