Use this form to contact us and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Alternatively you can email us on nccr-robotics@epfl.ch (general enquiries); communication@dev.nccr-robotics.ch (press enquiries)… Read more
Meet Tribot, the Swiss Army knife of robots for rescue missions
23.02.18 – EPFL scientists are developing a three-legged robot for search and rescue missions that can crawl, roll, jump, and – like a Swiss Army knife – fold away into compact form, all on less power than your standard LED light. Meet Tribot, the three-legged origami robot designed and built by EPFL scientists. Tri- for …
Continue reading “Meet Tribot, the Swiss Army knife of robots for rescue missions”
FOLDAWAY wins first stage of Venture Kick
Congratulations to FOLDAWAY, an NCCR Robotics spin off, for winning the first stage of Venture Kick! FOLDAWAY, aims to develop ultra-portable and low cost origami haptic interfaces. FOLDAWAY interfaces allow the user to experience an advanced level of interaction with the virtual world that is based on the sense of touch. To find out about …
Continue reading “FOLDAWAY wins first stage of Venture Kick”
A foldable cargo drone
The field of drone delivery is currently very much in the public eye. However, the reason that your internet shopping doesn’t yet arrive via drone is that current flying robots are difficult to transport and store and can prove a safety risk to people. A team from Floreano Lab, NCCR Robotics and EPFL presents a new type of cargo drone …
Mori: A Modular Origami Robot
The fields of modular and origami robotics have become increasingly popular in recent years, with both approaches presenting particular benefits, as well as limitations, to the end user. Christoph Belke and Jamie Paik from RRL, EPFL and NCCR Robotics have recently proposed an elegant new solution that integrates both types of robotics in order to …
A little fold-up joystick brings haptics to portable devices
Posted on: April 18, 2018
Meet Tribot, the Swiss Army knife of robots for rescue missions
Posted on: February 26, 2018
RRL Activities – Summary 2017
Posted on: December 19, 2017
Combining origami with modular robotics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isaR6kBPlAI&
Posted on: July 18, 2017
Mori: A Modular Origami Robot
Posted on: June 8, 2017
Insect-Wing-Inspired Drone Turns Stiff or Flexible Based on Circumstances
Publication date: July 27, 2018
Published in: AZO Robotics
L’EPFL développe un drone incassable
Publication date: July 26, 2018
Published in: La Télé
An insect-inspired drone deforms upon impact
Publication date: July 26, 2018
Published in: Science Daily
Video of the week: origami-inspired drone takes knocks and keeps flying
Publication date: July 26, 2018
Published in: The Engineer
Un drone origami inspiré des insectes
Publication date: July 25, 2018
Published in: 24 Heures
Un drone origami inspiré des insectes
Publication date: July 25, 2018
Published in: 20 Minutes
Un drone inspiré des insectes se déforme pour absorber les chocs
Publication date: July 25, 2018
Published in: L'Agefi
Un drone origami inspiré des insectes
Publication date: July 25, 2018
Published in: Le Matin
EPFL: un drone origami inspiré des insectes
Publication date: July 25, 2018
Published in: swissinfo.ch
An insect-inspired drone deforms upon impact
Publication date: July 25, 2018
Published in: TechXplore
Prof. Dario Floreano NCCR Director & Professor Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS) and Management Team, EPFL dario.floreano@epfl.ch +41 21 693 52 30
Christoph Belke Doctoral Student Reconfigurable Robotics Laboratory (RRL), EPFL christoph.belke@epfl.ch +41 21 693 11 60
Can't see who you were looking for? You might want to try browsing by lab or looking in the A-Z people list.
Looking for publications? You might want to consider searching on the EPFL Infoscience site which provides advanced publication search capabilities.
Mori: A Modular Origami Robot
Warning: Use of undefined constant citation_author - assumed 'citation_author' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/clients/89f5f0444c120951cfdb7adc5e3aa2bf/web/dev-nccr-robotics/wp-content/themes/nccr-twentyseventeen-child/template-parts/post/content-publication.php on line 51
Warning: Use of undefined constant citation_author - assumed 'citation_author' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/clients/89f5f0444c120951cfdb7adc5e3aa2bf/web/dev-nccr-robotics/wp-content/themes/nccr-twentyseventeen-child/template-parts/post/content-publication.php on line 51
Warning: Use of undefined constant citation_author - assumed 'citation_author' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/clients/89f5f0444c120951cfdb7adc5e3aa2bf/web/dev-nccr-robotics/wp-content/themes/nccr-twentyseventeen-child/template-parts/post/content-publication.php on line 52
This paper proposes a new robotic platform based on origami robots and reconfigurable modular robots. The concept combines the advantages of both robot types into a mobile, quasi-two-dimensional, lattice-type reconfigurable modular origami robot, Mori. A detailed description and analysis of the concept is validated by the presentation of a first prototype that incorporates the key functionalities of the proposed system. The modular robot prototype is mobile, can be connected to other modules of its kind, and fold up to create task-specific three-dimensional reconfigurable structures. Three implementations using the prototype in different configurations are presented in form of individual modules, modular reconfigurable surfaces, and applied to closed-loop object manipulation. The experiments highlight the capabilities and advantages of the system with respect to modularity, origami-folding, mobility, and versatility.
Posted on: April 20, 2017