“A Stäuble pick and place robot moves at blinding speeds, even when filmed at 240 fps and a Apps engineer, Mark from Adept is one of the few who, with practice, can beat his robot. Very few visitors to the stand could match this feat!”
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.