Ascento, two-wheeled jumping robot, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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Contributor - Autonomous Systems Lab (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?2681)

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Co-founder and CEO - Alessandro Morra (https://www.linkedin.com/in/morraalessandro)

Co-founder and CTO - Miguel de la Iglesia Valls (https://www.linkedin.com/in/migueldelaiv)

Co-founder - Ciro Salzmann (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cirosalzmann)

Co-founder - Dominik Mannhart (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominik-mannhart-1335571a4)

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https://youtu.be/ht7J6IaL2bE

Ascento - the jumping robot

May 31, 2018


Project Ascento has been run by a team of 9 Bachelor students at ETH Zurich. Over the course of 9 months, we have conceived, designed and manufactured a robot that is capable of climbing stairs by jumping up steps. Also very quick on his wheels, the robot shows unprecedented indoor manoeuvrability and mobility.

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https://youtu.be/U8bIsUPX1ZU

Ascento: a two-wheeled jumping robot (ICRA 2019)

Feb 20, 2019


This video accompanies "Ascento: A Two-Wheeled Jumping Robot" presented at the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Montreal, Canada.

Abstract — Applications of mobile ground robots demand high speed and agility while navigating in complex indoor environments. These present an ongoing challenge in mobile robotics. A system with these specifications would be of great use for a wide range of indoor inspection tasks. This paper introduces Ascento, a compact wheeled bipedal robot that is able to move quickly on flat terrain, and to overcome obstacles by jumping. The mechanical design and overall architecture of the system is presented, as well as the development of various controllers for different scenarios. A series of experiments with the final prototype system validate these behaviors in realistic scenarios.

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https://youtu.be/1yvoZhRTX-U

This is Ascento 2

Feb 11, 2020


A short project trailer showing what our robot is capable of! (February 2020)
Features include:
- adaptive legs
- off-road capability
- robust stabilisation
- curve leaning
- fall recovery
- jump on spot
- jump on a step
- drive down a step

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https://youtu.be/q94be-3ry7o

Ascento pizza delivery

Apr 10, 2020


Ascento’s first business case: pizza delivery.

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https://youtu.be/Uxt2wTI0m5o

This is Ascento Pro

Dec 5, 2021


Bigger, faster, stronger: This is Ascento Pro! Our newest creation can climb full flights of stairs, drive at up to 12km/h and all this for up to 8h per battery charge. Oh and also it is now autonomous.

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https://youtu.be/POUaZlzlBAE

Ascento: automated outdoor security patrolling

Oct 18, 2022


Interest in testing an Ascento robot live at your premises for security patrolling? We are currently looking for interested partners who would like to test an Ascento on their premise.

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Article "Meet the AI-powered robot replacing humans as security guards in Switzerland (https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/05/25/meet-the-ai-powered-robot-replacing-humans-as-security-guards-in-switzerland)"

by Roselyne Min (https://www.linkedin.com/in/roselyne-min-b5437616b)
May 25, 2023

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https://youtu.be/4hj18IT1gE4?si=TPaenYhhEvCQtcH0

This is Ascento Guard - Next gen security robot

Sep 12, 2023


Introducing Ascento Guard! Say hello to next gen security robots.

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Article "Ascento launches nimble Guard robot following a new $4.3M funding round (https://mobilerobotguide.com/2023/09/14/ascento-launches-nimble-guard-robot-following-a-new-4-3m-funding-round)"

by Mike Oitzman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoitzman)
September 14, 2023