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The Robotic Systems Lab designs machines, creates actuation principles, and builds up control technologies for autonomous operation in challenging environments.

Zurich, Switzerland
Joined March 2016
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
2 years
If you missed the humanoid-quadruped transformer at @nvidia 's #GTC , then you can watch the full video here: #Robotics #reinforcementlearning #nvidia #transformer #swissmile @ETH_en @nvidiaomniverse @NVIDIAGTC
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@leggedrobotics
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The trophy is in Zurich! @DARPA @ETH_en
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@elonmusk Why a @Tesla Bot if you can have a car, quadruped, HUMANOID in one single robot? See the full video here: @ETH_en @ETH #Robot #AI #RL #teslaBot #car #quadruped #humanoid
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@leggedrobotics
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🔥Exciting news 🤖 Our latest research by @HoellerDavid , @rdn_nikita , @2nisi in @SciRobotics unlocks new achievements:  Unprecedented agility in quadrupedal robots, mastering locomotion, navigation, and perception through deep reinforcement learning! @NVIDIARobotics
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Transformer robot is now opening doors for you! @ETH @swiss_mile @eth_dmavt Full video: Authors: Clemens Schwarke, Victor Klemm, Matthijs van der Boon, Marko Bjelonic, and Marco Hutter #robotics #ai #reinforcementlearning #ethzurich
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@leggedrobotics
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We released our physics engine and a few RL examples. Check out our github repos below! raisimLib (): simulator raisimOgre (): visualizer raisimGym (): gym examples
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@leggedrobotics
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Wild ANYmal! We present an exceptionally robust perceptive reinforcement learning controller for legged robots in our latest @SciRobotics article. Full video: Paper: @ETH_en @ETH @ScienceMagazine #robot #AI #science #WildANYmal
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@leggedrobotics
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Our team @CerberusSubt won the @DARPA #SubTChallenge !!! #Robotics is becoming real!
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Swiss-Mile’s wheeled-legged robot x2 Video: #swissmile #robot #ai @ETH_en
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@leggedrobotics
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Excited to unveil Orbit v0.3 with many new features & improvements. Orbit is a modular robot learning framework that leverages the latest simulation capabilities and supports different learning paradigms! Join us in revolutionizing robotics! More info here
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Check out our ICRA 2020 presentation about hybrid locomotion for wheeled-legged robots! Full video: @ETH @ETH_en @IEEESpectrum @icra2020 #robots #optimization #trajectoryoptimization #autonomy #autonomousrobot
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Check out #ANYmal running across gaps, slopes, and stepping stones as part of our submission "Perceptive Locomotion through Nonlinear Model Predictive Control". This work is currently under review. - video: - preprint: #robotics
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@leggedrobotics
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Crafting multi-contact loco-manipulation behaviors for sparsely-defined tasks, like traversing spring-loaded doors or closing heavy dishwashers, is challenging. Check out our proposed solution for our legged mobile manipulator: @SciRobotics @ETH_en
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We open source our fast GPU based elevation mapping software! This includes features like traversability estimation and inpainting which are useful for navigation and legged locomotion. It was used during the DARPA SubT Challenge by team @CerberusSubt .
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Out today in @SciRobotics , we introduce a kilometer-scale autonomous navigation system for wheeled-legged quadrupeds. Project website: Paper link: @swiss_mile @junja941 @ki_ki_ki1 @MBjelonic @schlurry #ScienceRoboticsResearch
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Zurich's biggest spring parade, the Sechseläuten, had this year a robotic guest of honor! See the full video here: #stadtzunft #Sechsel äuten #S ächsilüüte #Zurich #swissmile #robotics #explosion @ETH_en @ETH @eth_dmavt @anybotics
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@leggedrobotics
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Check out our #ICRA2024 paper "ViPlanner: Visual Semantic Imperative Learning for Local Navigation" introducing a novel planner that combines depth and semantic information. Website: Paper: Full Video:
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@leggedrobotics
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1. Legged systems have traditionally been controlled using trajectory optimization (TO). Such hierarchical model-based methods offer intuitive cost function tuning, accurate planning, and generalization. However, violations of modeling assumptions are common sources of failure.
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
2 years
After the first #Rocky movie in 1976, we present a continuation of the iconic series. Our transformer robot visited Philly as part of #ICRA2022 . Video: @ieee_ras_icra @ieeeras @IEEESpectrum @anybotics @ETH_en @ETH @TheSlyStallone #Robotics #AI
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Check our new IROS 2022 paper on "Locomotion Policy Guided Traversability Learning using Volumetric Representations of Complex Environments" by Jonas Frey, David Hoeller, Shehryar Khattak, Marco Hutter. Video: Paper: @ETH_en
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
5 years
Unpacking the new ANYmal. @anybotics @ETH_en @ETH
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
7 years
When #ANYmal is too lazy to take the stairs. #ANYmal -Research
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Robotic Systems Lab
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Congrats @junja941 for an exceptional PhD thesis! One step closer to solving legged locomotion @ETH_en @eth_dmavt
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Robotic Systems Lab
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We show how to fill-in missing elevation information in 2.5D maps with self-supervised learning. @m_stoelzle , @ki_ki_ki1 , @esa Youtube: IEEE RAL: arXiv: Code: #ICRA2022 #robotics
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Monkey update: they are getting more and more used to the robot! Just the pan-tilt head of @anybotics is still a bit scary. 😅 #monkeybusiness #robots #brancoweiss @InkawuP @junja941 @samuel_zimi @eth_dmavt @ETH_en
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Join us for the IFRR colloquium on Quadruped Robotics Feb 4th at 4:00pm (CET) on with Avik De ( @Ghost_Robotics ), Sangbae Kim ( @MIT ), Claudio Semini ( @iitDLSLab ), Benjamin Swilling ( @BostonDynamics ), Marco Hutter ( @leggedrobotics )
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
3 years
ANYmal traversing the challenging terrain with ease! @CerberusSubt @DARPA #SubTChallenge
@MBjelonic
Marko Bjelonic
3 years
@BotJunkie @BostonDynamics @BotJunkie Amazing stand-up maneuver! But why not avoid falling in the first place? @leggedrobotics @CerberusSubt
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
4 years
Our teleoperated walking excavator with automated chassis #HEAP on its way to work to remove rock slides in a steep river bed in Switzerland. Watch SRF Aktuell on Friday for the full story. With @swissrobotics @vbs_ddps @ETH_en @sbbnews @Swisscom @Menzi_Muck_eu @Moog_Industrial
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
2 years
Take a look at our new work where we combined learning-based locomotion with model-based arm control for legged mobile manipulators. @ki_ki_ki1 @junja941 IEEE RA-L: Youtube: arXiv: #robotics #IEEE #ICRA2022
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Congratulations to Vassilios Tsounis for the successful PhD defense on the application of RL for motion planning and control of quadrupeds! @eth_dmavt @rsiegwart
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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ANYmal on wheels on chains ready to be deployed in the mud! @DARPA #SubTChallenge
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A very happy pit crew after team @CerberusSubt prize run at the @DARPA #SubTChallenge finals.
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Congrats Dr. Jan Carius, truly exceptional defense presentation! Thanks to @MarcoPavoneSU , Scott Kuindersma, and René Ranftl, @nccrrobotics @eth_dmavt @ETH_en
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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#ANYmal helped out Santa and Schmutzli today delivering some 🍫 … did you see them around in LEE building? @ETH_en @eth_dmavt
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
3 years
Team CERBERUS' fleet of ANYmals resting for the #SubTChallenge finals
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
5 years
Robot vs human push-up competition? 🤔 Come visit our robot show at #Scientifica19 ! Sunday, 1pm and 3pm
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Robotic Systems Lab
3 years
Congratulations to Dr. Hendrik Kolvenbach for his excellent thesis and defense presentation. Let's bring legged robots to space! @ETH_en @eth_dmavt
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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#ANYmal going anywhere! After more than a year of hard work, we present a new level of rough terrain mobility: Learning quadrupedal locomotion over challenging terrain" @SciRobotics @ERC_Research @ETH_en @THING_H2020
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
4 years
At 11 am UTC, Marco Hutter, assistant professor at @ETH and co-founder of @anybotics , presents our newest contributions regarding the autonomy of #ANYmal . Zoom link: @ETH_en @THING_H2020 @IEEESpectrum @icra2020 #ICRA2020 #LeggedRobots
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Recruiting next generation engineers at #scientifica21 @ETH_en @eth_dmavt
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Congrats to Dr. @MBjelonic for successfully defending his PhD thesis on #ANYmalOnWheels . This work combines the agility of legs with speed and efficiency of wheels. @nccrrobotics @NCCRDFAB @ETH_en @eth_dmavt
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Our paper "Whole-Body MPC and Online Gait Sequence Generation for Wheeled-Legged Robots" is accepted for #IROS2021 in #Prague ! Check out the full video: #Robotics #Robots
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
2 years
Our robot is enjoying the hot weather at the lake #lucerne together with @swisspost ! @ETH_en
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@Mitte_Centre
Die Mitte – Le Centre
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Check out @twominutepapers video on our recent @SciRobotics paper.
@twominutepapers
Two Minute Papers
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This Rescue Robot Doggy AI Is Amazing! 🦮 ▶️Full video (ours): 📜Source paper: #ai #twominutepapers #whatatimetobealive #holdontoyourpapers
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Stay tuned! Thanks to @MoogSDG for hosting us in Buffalo. @DARPA #subtchallenge
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Our small and big wheeled-legged robots in action! @swissrobotics @ETH_en @ETH @anybotics
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
1 year
Our new paper explores the use of parallel elastic actuators in quadrupedal robot design and control, with a focus on utilizing learning-based techniques. Results show promising improvements in efficiency. #QuadrupedalRobotics #Robotics #DeepLearning
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
3 years
Start of the @ETH_en @eth_dmavt robotics summer school 2021. 25 ETH and 25 international students learn in one week how to make an autonomous search and rescue robot. #ARCHE @swissrobotics
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
6 years
ANYmal is also able to skate! The robot still needs to learn how to brake ... #ANYmal @ETH @ETH_en
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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All 16 legs of team @CerberusSubt passed the e-stop check and are qualified for the @DARPA #SubTChallenge final prize round. 🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿🦿 @arlteam @ASL_ETHZ @dynamicrobots @ETH_en
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@leggedrobotics
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3. In our most recent work, we have combined TO and RL to synthesize a unifying control policy that leads to both accurate and robust locomotion ( #ScienceRoboticsResearch , @ETH_en , @ScienceMagazine ). Full video: Paper:
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Art Safiental 2020: Hiking with #ANYmal to Tennerkrüz. Next tour tomorrow 1430. @ETH_en
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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ANYmal managed to climb down the stairs! @DARPA #subtchallenge #robotics
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Congratulations to (new Dr.) Ruben Grandia for an excellent thesis and defense!! Thanks to Aaron Ames and Michael Mistry for serving on the committee. @THING_H2020 @nccrrobotics @eth_dmavt @ETH_en
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
5 years
Thanks for coverage!
@IntEngineering
Interesting Engineering
5 years
This robot moves better than you🤖 via @anybotics
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Moving into our @LouMegaCavern team garage for the @DARPA #SubTChallenge
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Congratulations to Giorgio for receiving the IEEE RAL best paper award! This work was done as part of the EU H2020 Project @THING_H2020 . Check out the paper ()
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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ANYmal reacting to a kick. #ANYmal @ETH @ETH_en
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
2 years
We are happy to share our latest T-RO publication "TAMOLS: Terrain-Aware Motion Optimization for Legged Systems". Full Video: arXiv: @ETH @ETH_en @IEEEorg @ieeeras @anybotics #robotics
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Marc Raibert and Al Rizzi visited ETH Zurich and our lab today. Thank you for your inspiring talk and checking out our research! #ai #robotics #engineering #research @BostonDynamics @ETH_en
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
4 years
Stay tuned for the upcoming legged #robotics workshop! Image made by @MBjelonic
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Robotic Systems Lab
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@BotJunkie
Evan Ackerman
3 years
I think @CerberusSubt stepped on something #SubTChallenge
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
5 years
Accepted papers normalized with respect to population at @ieee_ras_icra
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
2 years
Check out Marco Hutter’s keynote at #ICRA in Philadelphia! #robotics #reinforcementlearning
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
3 years
Final integration of @CerberusSubt in Schollberg for the @DARPA subT challenge. The #ANYmal pack can't wait to explore
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
3 years
Congratulations to Dr. Dominic Jud for successfully defending an excellent PhD thesis @ETH_en @eth_dmavt . See what an autonomous excavator can do:
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Congratulations Dr. Fabian Jenelten for a successful defense. You managed to bridge #MPC and #RL to make #ANYmal a robust and versatile climber! Stay tuned for great videos to come soon. @eth_dmavt @ETH_en
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
4 years
ANYmal was tasked with autonomously exploring an unknown environment surrounding an unfinished nuclear reactor, during an activity of the DARPA Subterranean Challenge. Video: #darpa #ETH #Robotics #subtchallenge #AutonomousVehicles @DARPA @ETH_en @ETH
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
3 years
RSL's field test engineers deployed two ANYmal C robots in the Seemühle underground mine as part of Team @CerberusSubt for the DARPA #subtchallenge A big thank you to Vale Schoch and Peter Schoch for making this possible!
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
5 years
ETH robotics summer school at the search and rescue training village in Wangen aA has started. @leggedrobotics @ASL_ETHZ @nccrrobotics @ETH_en @swissrobotics
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
2 years
Congratulations Dr. @schlurry for an excellent PhD on autonomous legged robot navigation. This work was deployed in various real wold missions @DARPA SubT, @nccrrobotics , @esa , @naturalintelli8 , @digiforest_eu , and many more. @ETH_en @eth_dmavt Thanks to @MauriceFallon @rsiegwart
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Great exchange with @Mitte_Centre about how robotics can improve the quality of our lives in the future. @ETH_en @Joel_Mesot @pmbregy
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Our robotics engineers are testing ANYmal in subterranean environments for the @DARPA SubT Challenge. We are part of the team @CerberusSubt , with @ASL_ETHZ , ARL-Reno, @fly_ability , @SierraNevCorp , and HiPeR Lab.
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Check out our new publication of our roller-walking robot ANYmal! The robot is starting to tackle some steps without stepping. 🙂 Full video: #ANYmal #ETH #Optimization #Robots #Autonomy @ETH_en @ETH @ASL_ETHZ
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
4 years
The autonomous inspection of sewers is coming closer to reality! Check out our recent work published in the Journal of Field Robotics. #Robots #autonomy Full Paper: Video: @ETH @IEEESpectrum @oxfordrobots @EU_H2020
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Successfully completed the first run at the #SubTChallenge finals. Now it's all about analyzing data to score even better tomorrow. Go @CerberusSubt !
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Congratulations to our latest doctoral graduates, Lorenz Wellhausen, Yves Zimmermann and Ruben Grandia, for receiving their doctoral diploma. @eth_dmavt @ETH_en #graduation
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Great work of our team @CerberusSubt on day one of the @DARPA #SubTChallenge ! Good luck to all the teams for the final round.
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
6 years
A pleasure to meet and dance with you, Bundesrätin #Leuthard 💃 @UVEK #ANYmal @ETH @ETH_en #WEF18 #WEF2018
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
4 years
Today at 11am UTC: Avik De @avkde , the CTO of @Ghost_Robotics , on "Designing power-efficient quadrupedal robots for commercial applications at Ghost Robotics": @ETH @ETH_en @IEEESpectrum @icra2020 #ICRA2020 #LeggedRobots #Robotics
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@leggedrobotics
Robotic Systems Lab
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Kommt zum Treffpunkt im @ETH Hauptgebäude und trefft unsere ANYmals 🤖🤖
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