Reconfigurable Robotics Lab

Our latest work on "Reconfigurable Living Spaces through Multi-Scale Modular Origami Robotic Surfaces" has been featured in this week’s IEEE Spectrum Video Friday! 🎥 Our team at Reconfigurable Robotics Lab has developed an innovative system that transforms passive environments into dynamic, interactive spaces using modular, multi-scale origami robotic surfaces. This technology enables environments to adapt to human interaction, offering force feedback, shape morphing, and stiffness adaptivity. Living spaces that adapt to user inputs can transform the way we engage with our surroundings and improve our daily environments. A big thank you to the IEEE and IEEE Spectrum team for featuring our work and showcasing its potential to inspire future innovations in human-computer interaction. Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gjnTHVez #IEEE #IEEESpectrum #Robotics #Innovation #Research #RRL #EPFL

Prof. Jamie Paik presented the ongoing work at the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab (RRL) at EPFL during ICRA@40 in Rotterdam. The project, titled Reconfigurable Living Spaces Using Multi-Scale Modular Origami Robotic Surfaces, explores how robotic surfaces can dynamically adapt their shape and stiffness in real-time to interact with users. This innovation has the potential to revolutionize the design of living environments, making them more interactive and responsive to human needs.  #ICRA40 #Robotics #Innovation #Research #RRL

The new semester has just begun, and we are excited to introduce for the first time ME420 - Advanced Design for a Sustainable Future from Jamie Paik. This new course focuses on innovative design methods centered around sustainability. It aims to equip students with the skills needed to design according to their quantifiable sustainability metrics. We are looking forward to seeing future engineers play a key role in Robotic based sustainable future! #Robotics #Sustainability #RRL #EPFL #Innovation

We are proud to celebrate our new graduates and long-time friends, who have been dedicated and successful researchers while being amazing lab mates: Mustafa M., Kevin Holdcroft, and Fabio Zuliani. Over the course of their studies, they contributed the scientific community while putting the base stones for our collaborative and innovative lab environment. ◯ Mustafa M. was working on Extending human interaction capabilities with soft robotics. ▲ Kevin Holdcroft was working on Memento Mori: Reliable robustness in self-reconfigurable modular robots. ⬢ Fabio Zuliani was working on Human Interactive Robotic Surfaces for Physical Immersion. While we will miss their presence in the lab, we are excited to see where their careers will take them next. We are confident that they will continue to make significant contributions to the field of robotics and beyond. Congratulations, Mustafa, Kevin, and Fabio! Your achievements have made us all proud, and we look forward to following your future successes. #Graduation #Celebration #Robotics #Innovation #Research

🔬 Discover the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab (RRL) at EPFL! The RRL focuses on developing innovative robotic systems that can adapt and reconfigure to meet various tasks and environments. Their groundbreaking research includes soft robotics, modular robotics, and bio-inspired systems, aiming to revolutionize how robots interact with the world. 📢 Follow the RRL and stay updated on their pioneering research! #Robotics #SoftRobotics #ModularRobotics #BioInspired #EPFL #Innovation #Research #Engineering #Tech https://lnkd.in/e_gUbEFd

We had a great time at the AI for Good, organized by the International Telecommunication Union from United Nations. The event provided valuable insights into the latest technology in artificial intelligence and connected us with innovators. We hope to make a positive impact to the world through robotics and AI. Thanks to the organizers and participants for an inspiring experience! #robotic #EPFL #RRL #AIforGood

Great day at the lab as we welcomed Bruno Schnekenburger, Richard Tontsch and Armin Schlenk from YASKAWA Europe and Stephan Fäh, Andreas Schrag from SwissDrives AG. We had the opportunity to share our ongoing projects and explore the cutting-edge technologies that drive today's robotic innovations. It was encouraging to see so much shared enthusiasm for pushing the boundaries of what we can achieve in robotics. Appreciate the insightful dialogue and the perspectives brought by our visitors. #robotic #Innovation #EPFL #RRL #Yaskawa #SwissDrive

Want to join the most anticipated #AI event of the year? Excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the @AIforGood @ITU @UN Global Summit 30-31 May 2024! Free for all to attend in #person and #online!  https://lnkd.in/eBvZvgEF

Thanks again to Jamie Paik and co. for sharing your space and time with me (and my built-in tour group) at the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab last Month. These are a couple photos from our fortuitously-timed tour. (including Yuhao Jiang, Mustafa M., Kevin Holdcroft, Hwayeong Jeong,Alexander Schüßler,Alihan Bakir,Serhat Demirtaş, and all the rest!)

The Mori3 is a robot capable of changing its own shape to adapt to new environments and unseen tasks. The Mori3 consists of autonomous pieces that can connect to form large, complex, and moving systems. This video shows ten modules connected and starting flat on the ground. The robot stands up and starts walking. All of the modules are identical and functionally independent. Individually, they can only drive slowly on flat terrain, but together can create larger robots with different functionalities. Video Credit: Reconfigurable Robotics Lab -------------------------------- Stay ahead of the curve! Follow us now on our WhatsApp (https://lnkd.in/e3_4ruPS) and Telegram (https://wevlv.co/3sJlFn5) channels and stay updated about the cutting edge. #robotics #engineering #technology #wevolver #epfl #robots #roboticengineering