Tag: zurich
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Wingtra lands $22 million funding round for its commercial drones
The business use case and appetite for drone technology is growing rapidly, a marketplace that was worth $29.8 billion in 2022 and is growing 38.6 percent annually. Serving this demand, Wingtra, which claims to be the world’s largest producer of commercial vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones, has closed a $22 million series B funding…
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How robots learn to hike: ETH researchers look to improve four-legged ANYmal’s mobility
By Christoph Elhardt ETH Zurich researchers led by Marco Hutter have developed a new control approach that enables a legged robot, called ANYmal, to move quickly and robustly over difficult terrain. Thanks to machine learning, the robot can combine its visual perception of the environment with its sense of touch for the first time. Steep…
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ANYbotics raises $23 million in Series A funding
ANYbotics, a maker of four-legged robots, has raised CHF20 million ($23 million) in its Series A financing round led by Swisscom Ventures. The startup says the funding will serve to accelerate the commercialization of its autonomous robots for industrial inspection applications. ANYbotics enhances safety and productivity in industrial operations through autonomous mobile robots capable of…
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House built using robotic and digital technologies claimed to be ‘world’s first’
House built using robots and 3D printing technologies claimed to be a first ETH university in Zurich, in partnership with industrial companies, has built what is claimed to be “the world’s first” inhabited house to be digitally planned and digitally built with the help of robots and 3D printers. (See video below.) Called the “DFAB…
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Swiss robots planning to build houses using 3D printers
ETH Zürich, a university in Switzerland, has unveiled a plan to build a three-storey house – dubbed DFab House – using robots and 3D printing. (See video below.) Structural engineers and sustainability experts from ETH Zürich have teamed up with business partners on the project, which is designed to bring numerous building technologies from research…