Kassie Perlongo’s insight: "The design and fabrication of the Unit will leverage the NCCR’s expertise in architecture, robotics, materials and engineering, and the resulting module is scheduled to open in 2018."
Robots clean rivers and sort waste, monitor ecosystems, and inspect renewable-energy infrastructure. But even the greenest robot has an environmental footprint.
EPFL engineers have designed acoustic cavities that convert sound waves into thrust, propelling small robots and ultralight aerial vehicles without on-board actuators or electronics.