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Robotics & UAVs

The New Shadow Hand is a hardware platform for dexterous manipulation research, delivering dynamic and controlled motion in a robust and reliable package, enabling long-running experiments without interruptions due to hardware failure

Shadow Hand withstands the rigours AI research

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The robot is made of segments that can fold into a flat disk and extend into a cylinder. Partial folds bend the robot and allow for motion and steering

Soft origami robot bends and twists in mazes

The BionicBee is the smallest flying object of the Bionic Learning Network to date. For the first time, the developers used the methodology of generative design

Video of the week: BionicBee creates a buzz at Festo

Reverse engineering the insect brain

Ultra-thin solar cells for self-sufficient drones and sustainable aviation

Suction cup grasping a stone

Video of the week: Octopus suckers inspire grip of robotic suction cup

Windracers ULTRA UAVs to be based at the same Purdue University Airport that served as the world-flight research home for Amelia Earhart

AIDA launch brings AI into autonomous aviation

The prototype of the SpaceHopper developed by ETH students

ETH Zurich students take SpaceHopper robot on parabolic flight

Autonomous robot harvester makes the cut with asparagus

Researchers develop privacy-preserving cameras for smart home devices

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