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ANYmal – ein Roboterhund für unwegsames Gelände
Redaktion
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Kooperation
This project funded by Gebert Rüf Stiftung is additionally supported by the following project partners: Robotic Systems Lab ETH Zurich; Wyss Zurich; NCCR Robotics; Horizon 2020; ECHORD++ Booster; ESA Business Incubation Center; Gebert Rüf Design+
Projektdaten
- Projekt-Nr: GRS-008/16
- Förderbeitrag: CHF 300'000
- Bewilligung: 06.07.2016
- Dauer: 10.2016 - 09.2018
- Handlungsfeld: Pilotprojekte, 1998 - 2018
Projektleitung
- Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter, Leiter
- ETH Zürich
- Robotik Systems Lab
- Leonhardstrasse 21, LEE J225
- 8092 Zürich (Schweiz)
- mahutter@ethz.ch
Projektbeschreibung
The aim of the project was to develop a robust quadruped robot which can autonomous walk and overcome obstacles such as steps, stairs or stones. This highly mobile walking machine can be used for different applications, e.g. search & rescue, industrial inspection, or entertainment. Within this project, the design of an existing prototype has been revised to create an affordable walking robot for the market. With the support of GRS, we an initial contribution, which advances legged systems worldwide, has been made.
Was ist das Besondere an diesem Projekt?
Research in legged robotics has advanced considerably over recent years. High computation power with low energy consumption, powerful actuators, better sensors and batteries enable building autonomous legged machines. However, due to the high complexity of these machines, commercial legged robots are not yet available on the market and thus every research group has to start from scratch to build such a system.
This project addressed this issue by building state-of-the-art robust quadruped robots and make them commercially available to research groups. The project profited from seven years of experience in building legged robots at ETH Zurich. To this date, three other universities have already received a robot developed within this project and were able to conduct hardware experiments and publish scientific results. With the support of GRS, we expect that legged robots are used in various applications in the near future.
This project addressed this issue by building state-of-the-art robust quadruped robots and make them commercially available to research groups. The project profited from seven years of experience in building legged robots at ETH Zurich. To this date, three other universities have already received a robot developed within this project and were able to conduct hardware experiments and publish scientific results. With the support of GRS, we expect that legged robots are used in various applications in the near future.
Stand/Resultate
During this project, we developed and built a new quadruped robot, ANYmal 2.0. The new robot is equipped with a new generation of compliant actuators, ANYdrive 2.0, which are more robust regarding ingress protection. The software and user documentation reached the level necessary to distribute the robot to other research partners. Five robots have been built and distributed and several research groups joined the ANYmal research programme, an initiative that targets to spread the technology to advanced legged robotics.
The spin-off company ANYbotics, which was founded during this project, will continue to improve the outcomes of this project and will provide support to the research partners with the goal to develop the market for legged robots. In first pilot projects with different industrial companies, ANYbotics is investigating the use of such machine for dirty and dangerous works on offshore platforms, in forests or mines.
The spin-off company ANYbotics, which was founded during this project, will continue to improve the outcomes of this project and will provide support to the research partners with the goal to develop the market for legged robots. In first pilot projects with different industrial companies, ANYbotics is investigating the use of such machine for dirty and dangerous works on offshore platforms, in forests or mines.
Publikationen
Hutter, M., Gehring, C., Lauber, A., Gunther, F., Bellicoso, C. D., Tsounis, V., … Meyer, K. (2017). ANYmal - toward legged robots for harsh environments. Advanced Robotics, 31(17), 918–931.
P. Fankhauser and M. Hutter. ANYmal: A Unique Quadruped Robot Conquering Harsh Environments. Research Features, (126):54–57, 2018.
P. Fankhauser and M. Hutter. ANYmal: A Unique Quadruped Robot Conquering Harsh Environments. Research Features, (126):54–57, 2018.
Medienecho
Links
ANYbotics Final Impact Clip
ANYbotics Website
ANYbotics Youtube Channel | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram
Robotic Systems Lab
ANYbotics Website
ANYbotics Youtube Channel | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram
Robotic Systems Lab
Am Projekt beteiligte Personen
Marco Hutter, Project coordinator
Hanspeter Fässler, Business development
Christian Gehring, Software development
Peter Fankhauser, Software development
Remo Diethelm, Software development
Samuel Bachmann, Software development
Andreas Lauber, Hardware development
Fabian Günther, Hardware development
Hanspeter Fässler, Business development
Christian Gehring, Software development
Peter Fankhauser, Software development
Remo Diethelm, Software development
Samuel Bachmann, Software development
Andreas Lauber, Hardware development
Fabian Günther, Hardware development
Letzte Aktualisierung dieser Projektdarstellung 28.06.2023