Robots

Robots
Trends and Developments at ETH
Marco Hutter, ETH Zurich
SECA, Swisscom Tower, 14.10.2015
Robotics Today
increasing productivity through automation
Robotics Today
increasing productivity through automation
Manufacturing/Assembly
Logistics
Robotics Today
increasing productivity through automation
Manufacturing/Assembly
Logistics
Personal Robots
Robotics Tomorrow
large buy-in by big players
Robotics Tomorrow
large buy-in by big players
ƒ Legged Robots
ƒ Autonomous Cars
ƒ UAVs
Robots that have to deal or even interact with an
uncertain and dynamic environment full of unexpected situations
Robotics Tomorrow
large buy-in by big players
ƒ Legged Robots
ƒ Autonomous Cars
ƒ UAVs
Robots that have to deal or even interact with an
uncertain and dynamic environment full of unexpected situations
Robots in Interaction with the Environment
actuation principle
• Stiff actuation (motor, gear, joint)
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precision
robustness
dynamic motion capability
safety
Robots in Interaction with the Environment
actuation principle
• Stiff actuation (motor, gear, joint)
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−
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precision
robustness
dynamic motion capability
safety
Robots in Interaction with the Environment
actuation principle
• Stiff actuation (motor, gear, joint)
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precision
robustness
dynamic motion capability
safety
• Series elastic actuation (motor, gear, spring, joint)
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precision
robustness
dynamic motion capability
force control
safety for humans
energetically efficient
ANYdrive
a compliant, torque controllable robot joint
StarlETH – a Compliant Quadrupedal Robot
towards autonomous running and climbing
ANYmal
a ruggedized and field-read quadruped
www.argos-challenge.com
June 2015, March 2016
Finals: December 2016
Total ARGOS Challenge
industrial inspection of oil and gas sites
Environment Perception
laser
Environment Perception
laser
Environment Perception
cameras and IMU for motion estimation
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SLAM Sensor
robust localization and mapping
UAV + SLAM Sensor
mapping of S&R site
UAV + SLAM Sensor
mapping of goldmines
UAV + SLAM Sensor
mapping and inspection of power plants
Google Tango
demonstration
Autonomous Cars
Smartter (2005)
• Sensors and costs
JanETH (2012)
V-Charge (2015)
Autonomous Cars
V-Charge valet parking
State of the Art
the real challenges in robotics
• A robot is good in precision and speed
… but still quite bad in reasoning
State of the Art
the real challenges in robotics
• A robot is good in precision and speed
… but still quite bad in reasoning and interaction
DRC finals 2015
Baxter – Rodney Brooks
Robotics in Switzerland & Europe
Artificial Intelligence
Precision Mechanics
many top universities in robotics