Talk 11: M, Hutter, P. Fankhauser, ETH & ANYbotics | ICRA2021 WS on Legged Robots

ICRA 2021 Workshop on Legged Robots (Towards Real-World Deployment of Legged Robots)

Title: Tough anymals

Abstract
In this talk we will give some insights what is needed to make the legged robot ANYmal a fully certified and field-ready quadrupedal robot. We present several use-cases and real-world deployments from industrial inspection to autonomous exploration of underground areas.

Bio
Marco is an assistant professor for robotic systems at ETH Zurich and co-founder of ANYbotics AG, a Zurich-based company developing legged robots for industrial applications. Marco’s research interests are in the development of novel machines and actuation concepts together with the underlying control, planning, and learning algorithms for locomotion and manipulation. His works find application from electrically actuated quadrupeds like ANYmal to large-scale autonomous excavators used for digital fabrication and disaster mitigation. Marco is part of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Robotics and NCCR Digital Fabrication and PI in various international projects (e.g. EU Thing, NI) and challenges (e.g. DARPA SubT).

Péter Fankhauser is co-founder and CEO of the Zurich based startup company ANYbotics, developing autonomous mobile robots for harsh environments such as the legged robot ANYmal. In his previous role, he led the company’s business development and marketing activities. During his doctoral degree at ETH Zurich, Péter developed mapping, planning, and control strategies for legged robots to climb over rough terrain.

This video was part of the ICRA 2021 5th Workshop on Legged Robots.
For more information, check our website: leggedrobots.org