Aerial Robotics

We are interested in the study, design, and control of agile aerial robots with rich sensory and motor abilities that can move and work in very different environments: open skies, confined environments, on the ground, on vertical surfaces, in swarms, and near humans. We take inspiration from nature, where these systems abound and translate biological mechanisms and principles into innovative machines and control systems.

Our work has also resulted in spin-offs, such as Sensefly (founded in 2009, now a Parrot group company) and Flyability (founded in 2015), which won the 2015 Drones for Good award.