Project Archive
Flying Platform
A testbed for ducted fan actuation and predictive control strategies.
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Cubli
A 15 x 15 x 15 cm cube that can jump up and balance on a corner, using reaction wheels mounted on three of its faces.
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Balancing Cube
A structure that can balance on any one of its edges or corners using six rotating mechanisms on the cube’s inner faces.
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Flying Machine Enabled Construction
The Flight Assembled Architecture installation demonstrated the ability of aerial vehicles to build structures. It also served as a proof-of-concept for the research project aerial construction.
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Iterative Learning
Humans are able to acquire incredible skills by practicing particular tasks over and over again. Our goal is to equip dynamic systems with the ability to learn from past experience and thus perform amazingly agile, adapted and accurate motions.
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Music in Motion
Imagine a handful of flying vehicles that move in rhythm to music. They fly through the three-dimensional space in a coordinated and precisely-timed fashion. The music choreographs their motion: a flying music show.
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Robo Earth
A World Wide Web for robots, to greatly speed up robot learning and adaptation in complex tasks.
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Actuated Wingsuits
By building on existing wingsuit technology we seek to create an actuated wingsuit that can be actively controlled by the flyer, allowing individuals to take off and land at will, to gain altitude, even to perch, while preserving the intimacy of wingsuit flight.
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Distributed Flight Array
A flying platform consisting of multiple autonomous single propeller vehicles that are able to drive, dock with their peers, and fly in a coordinated fashion.
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Juggling Machines
A robot that can bounce multiple balls on a paddle without sensory input.
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Flying Machine Arena
An indoor space built specifically for autonomous systems research. Current projects focus on control, high-precision maneuvers, high-precision flight, physical interaction, and novel sensing modalities.
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Soft Pneumatic Arm
Inflatable robotic arms made from fabric have a considerably lower inertia and higher compliance when compared to classic industrial robots. Therefore, these actuators allow for fast maneuvers, but are at the same time safe for their environment, particularly around humans.
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