EPFL Robotics News

Reymond Clavel receives Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award

Published:14.06.24 — EPFL Emeritus Professor Reymond Clavel has received the world’s most prestigious robotics honor from the Association for Advancing Automation for the invention of the Delta robot.

Robots au chocolat for dessert?

Published:14.06.24 — A fully edible robot could soon end up on our plate if we overcome some technical hurdles, say EPFL scientists involved in RoboFood – an EU-funded project which aims to marry robots and food.

Fruit fly brain shows how simple commands turn into complex behaviors

Published:12.06.24 — Researchers at EPFL have discovered how networks of neurons in fruit flies transform simple brain signals into coordinated actions. This sheds light on the neural mechanisms underlying complex behaviors for potential application in robotics.

Nana Obayashi wins prestigious Amelia Earhart Fellowship

Published:03.06.24 — Nana Obayashi, a PhD student at EPFL’s School of Engineering, has been granted the highly esteemed Amelia Earhart Fellowship for her achievements in mechanical engineering.

Josie Hughes receives IEEE RAS Early Academic Career Award

Published:21.05.24 — Josie Hughes, head of the Computational Robot Design and Fabrication Lab in the School of Engineering, has received the 2024 Early Academic Career Award in Robotics and Automation from the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.

Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions

Published:30.04.24 — A four-legged robot trained with machine learning by EPFL researchers has learned to avoid falls by spontaneously switching between walking, trotting, and pronking – a milestone for roboticists as well as biologists interested in animal locomotion.

An ink for 3D-printing flexible devices without mechanical joints

Published:18.04.24 — EPFL researchers are targeting the next generation of soft actuators and robots with an elastomer-based ink for 3D printing objects with locally changing mechanical properties, eliminating the need for cumbersome mechanical joints.

Researchers unveil the largest 3D map of the universe ever made

Published:08.04.24 — The first results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI project, with significant contributions from EPFL astrophysicists, has mapped galaxies and quasars with unprecedented detail measuring how fast the universe expanded over 11 billion years.

Making construction sustainable by reusing materials

Published:21.03.24 — One way to lighten the construction industry’s heavy carbon footprint is to reuse existing materials – an approach being explored by numerous researchers. Here’s a look at some of their ideas, ahead of an upcoming speaker event at EPFL.

Harsh field tests shape robotic design in unexpected ways

Published:15.03.24 — When the BBC commissioned two reptilian robots from the EPFL BioRob lab for a documentary on the African wilderness in 2016, the researchers could not have predicted how testing the devices in uncontrolled environments would change their approach to robotic design.