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‘IDSC Tailsitter’ flying robot performs vertical loops and easily transitions between hover and forward flight

Robin Ritz 28 Jul 2016

The IDSC Tailsitter has been designed at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, ETH Zurich, as a testbed for novel control algorithms for tailsitter vehicles. The goal of the project is to dev...

This flying machine uses ducted fans for propulsion and control

Michael Muehlebach 05 Jan 2016

The Flying Platform is a new flying machine developed at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control at ETH Zurich. Its purpose is to study the use of electric ducted fans as control and propulsion ...

Quadrocopter failsafe algorithm: Recovery after propeller loss

Mark Mueller 04 Mar 2014

UPDATE 04/03/2014: In this video update, we show that a quadrocopter can be safely piloted by hand after a motor fails, without the aid of a motion capture system. This follows our previous video, ...

Cubli – A cube that can jump up, balance, and walk across your desk

Gajan Mohanarajah and Markus Waibel 20 Dec 2013

2022 update: A new, one-wheeled version of the Cubli has been developed. The one-wheel Cubli is a three-dimensional pendulum system that can balance on its pivot using a single reaction wheel, as it i...

The Swinging Blind Juggler

Markus Waibel 03 May 2013

How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Child's Garden of Verses by Robert L. Stephenson...

Video: Throwing and catching an inverted pendulum – with quadrocopters

Markus Waibel 21 Feb 2013

Two of the most challenging problems tackled with quadrocopters so far are balancing an inverted pendulum and juggling balls. My colleagues at ETH Zurich's Flying Machine Arena have now combined the t...

Surrounded by his quadrocopter drones on stage, Raffaello D’Andrea explains feedback control and talks about the coming Machine Revolution

Markus Waibel 04 Feb 2013

During the 20 minute presentation, Raffaello D'Andrea revealed some of the key concepts behind his group's impressive demonstrations of quadrocopters juggling, throwing and catching balls, dancing, an...

Video: Watch flying robots cooperate, throw and catch balls

Markus Waibel 27 Sep 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyGJBV1xnJI My colleagues at the ETH Zurich's Flying Machine Arena have just released a new video. Here is what Robin Ritz, Lead Researcher on the project, has ...