Program
Innovation Day on 04.07.2025 at ETH Zurich
Location: ETH Zurich, ML Building, Tannenstrasse/Clausiusstrasse 3, 8006 Zurich
How to get there, view general information.
09:00 -12:30 RobotX Keynote in ML D-28
12:30 - the exhibition hall opens
12:30 -17:00 Meet and network with all reasearchers. Experience live demos in the new RobotX Hall
RobotX Exhibition Hall (12:30 to 17:00)
Meet the exhibitors, experience live demos! (list will be ongoing and updated)
RSL Transformer Robot:
Wheels, Legs and Arms. The transformer robot can do it all: quadrupedal locomotion, bipedal locomotion, and dual-arm manipulation. Duatic AG builds human-scale robots that transform intralogistics operations. These robots navigate and handle objects like humans, ensuring rapid deployment and minimal upfront investment, seamlessly integrating into existing infrastructure. Powered by evolutionary actuators and cutting-edge robotic arm architecture, Duatic delivers unparalleled efficiency and reliability at affordable cost. The robotic revolution to save disaster victims and inspect confined spaces! RoBoa goes where no other robots, drones, or humans can go! Tethys Robotics is designing a compact, autonomous underwater drone tailored for inspections in turbid and challenging waters. Our innovative solution provides enhanced efficiency and flexibility for the offshore energy sector. The Autonomous River Cleanup focuses on developing a river waste monitoring network and an autonomous robotic sorting system to improve river waste recycling. The project aims to transfer and apply high-tech, such as robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence, to the field of environmental protection. As part of our project, we are developing and testing systems to show how such technologies can be used effectively against river waste. Introducing Tytan – a cutting-edge quadrupedal robot designed for high-performance tasks. Equipped with state-of-the-art actuators, it achieves speeds of up to 20 km/h and effortlessly carries loads up to 100kg. Ideal for applications demanding strength, agility, and reliability, Tytan is built to push boundaries and handle challenging real-world scenarios. The goal of Intelligent Control Systems group research is to make high performance control and estimation available for safety-critical systems that act in varying and uncertain environments. At the booth, we present our miniature race car platform that we use to test and validate control and estimation algorithms. Maxon develops and manufactures high-performance robotic actuators and motion systems for autonomous mobile and industrial robots. We focus on high degrees of integration, scalability, and robust designs. Our deep vertical integration allows us to highly optimize all key subsystems, ranging from simulation models to motor windings and beyond. The Perception and Navigation Team of the Robotic Systems Lab develops sensing systems and algorithms that enable robots to understand their surroundings and navigate autonomously through both unknown and partially known environments. Through this work, they enhance robots' ability to operate independently in complex real-world scenarios. RIVR is a Swiss robotics company pioneering Physical AI and robotic solutions to revolutionize last-mile delivery, giving 1 human the power of 1000. Through the combination of artificial neural networks and innovative robot designs with wheels and legs, RIVR aims to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and scalability in last-mile delivery. Founded as Swiss-Mile, the company rebranded to RIVR in 2025 to better reflect its mission of driving the future of intelligent robotics. Heavy Machinery @ RSL: Our research group is dedicated to revolutionizing the automation of heavy equipment for construction applications by deploying autonomous systems leveraging advanced AI. Our mission is to enhance the capabilities of construction machinery, enabling it to perform tasks such as landscaping, object manipulation, forestry operations, and earth moving with precision and efficiency in rugged environments. magnecko is a magnetic quadrupedal climbing robot which aims to navigate complex three-dimensional structures to perform inspection tasks. LAYERED provides robotic solutions for automated, high-quality coating directly at construction sites. Our autonomous robots help construction companies tackle labor shortages, reduce material waste, and accelerate the shift towards sustainable construction practices. NomadZ: we are a student team from ETH Zürich competing in the RoboCup Standard Platform League, where fully autonomous NAO robots play soccer. Our mission is to develop an advanced software framework to make our robots play competitively. Accurate object throwing poses a challenge for robots due to gripper release uncertainties and the precision demands of robotic control. At RSL, we explored training robots to perform effective whole-body maneuvers using reinforcement learning. In this demo, our legged manipulator robot, ALMA, will showcase its ability to throw balls toward a target with its best effort. The Robotics and AI Institute aims to solve the most important and fundamental problems in robotics and AI. Come to our booth to see some of the institute's robots in action.
Wheels, Legs and Arms. The transformer robot can do it all: quadrupedal locomotion, bipedal locomotion, and dual-arm manipulation. Duatic AG builds human-scale robots that transform intralogistics operations. These robots navigate and handle objects like humans, ensuring rapid deployment and minimal upfront investment, seamlessly integrating into existing infrastructure. Powered by evolutionary actuators and cutting-edge robotic arm architecture, Duatic delivers unparalleled efficiency and reliability at affordable cost. The robotic revolution to save disaster victims and inspect confined spaces! RoBoa goes where no other robots, drones, or humans can go! Tethys Robotics is designing a compact, autonomous underwater drone tailored for inspections in turbid and challenging waters. Our innovative solution provides enhanced efficiency and flexibility for the offshore energy sector. The Autonomous River Cleanup focuses on developing a river waste monitoring network and an autonomous robotic sorting system to improve river waste recycling. The project aims to transfer and apply high-tech, such as robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence, to the field of environmental protection. As part of our project, we are developing and testing systems to show how such technologies can be used effectively against river waste. Introducing Tytan – a cutting-edge quadrupedal robot designed for high-performance tasks. Equipped with state-of-the-art actuators, it achieves speeds of up to 20 km/h and effortlessly carries loads up to 100kg. Ideal for applications demanding strength, agility, and reliability, Tytan is built to push boundaries and handle challenging real-world scenarios. The goal of Intelligent Control Systems group research is to make high performance control and estimation available for safety-critical systems that act in varying and uncertain environments. At the booth, we present our miniature race car platform that we use to test and validate control and estimation algorithms. Maxon develops and manufactures high-performance robotic actuators and motion systems for autonomous mobile and industrial robots. We focus on high degrees of integration, scalability, and robust designs. Our deep vertical integration allows us to highly optimize all key subsystems, ranging from simulation models to motor windings and beyond. The Perception and Navigation Team of the Robotic Systems Lab develops sensing systems and algorithms that enable robots to understand their surroundings and navigate autonomously through both unknown and partially known environments. Through this work, they enhance robots' ability to operate independently in complex real-world scenarios. RIVR is a Swiss robotics company pioneering Physical AI and robotic solutions to revolutionize last-mile delivery, giving 1 human the power of 1000. Through the combination of artificial neural networks and innovative robot designs with wheels and legs, RIVR aims to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and scalability in last-mile delivery. Founded as Swiss-Mile, the company rebranded to RIVR in 2025 to better reflect its mission of driving the future of intelligent robotics. Heavy Machinery @ RSL: Our research group is dedicated to revolutionizing the automation of heavy equipment for construction applications by deploying autonomous systems leveraging advanced AI. Our mission is to enhance the capabilities of construction machinery, enabling it to perform tasks such as landscaping, object manipulation, forestry operations, and earth moving with precision and efficiency in rugged environments. magnecko is a magnetic quadrupedal climbing robot which aims to navigate complex three-dimensional structures to perform inspection tasks. LAYERED provides robotic solutions for automated, high-quality coating directly at construction sites. Our autonomous robots help construction companies tackle labor shortages, reduce material waste, and accelerate the shift towards sustainable construction practices. NomadZ: we are a student team from ETH Zürich competing in the RoboCup Standard Platform League, where fully autonomous NAO robots play soccer. Our mission is to develop an advanced software framework to make our robots play competitively. Accurate object throwing poses a challenge for robots due to gripper release uncertainties and the precision demands of robotic control. At RSL, we explored training robots to perform effective whole-body maneuvers using reinforcement learning. In this demo, our legged manipulator robot, ALMA, will showcase its ability to throw balls toward a target with its best effort. The Robotics and AI Institute aims to solve the most important and fundamental problems in robotics and AI. Come to our booth to see some of the institute's robots in action.
