Tribot, folding, reconfigurable origami robot (robogamis), Reconfigurable Robotics Lab, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Robogami Crawler robot with SMA actuators, Piezo resistive curvature sensors, and control circuit.

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Researchers at EPFL have come up with a folding, reconfigurable robot that is capable of crawling and jumping. Modelled on the inchworm, it represents a new paradigm in robotics.

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Video overview of our recent IEEE Transactions on Robotics article titled "Design Methodology for Constructing Multimaterial Origami Robots and Machines" that is going to be pitched at the upcoming ICRA 2018 conference in Brisbane, Australia.

For more details, check out our publication available through open access:

Z. Zhakypov and J. Paik, "Design Methodology for Constructing Multimaterial Origami Robots and Machines," in IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 151-165, Feb. 2018.

ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8253607

This work is supported by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) "START" Project and National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR) Robotics.

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EPFL scientists are developing a three-legged robot for search and rescue missions that can crawl, roll, jump, and – like a Swiss Army knife – fold away into compact form, all on less power than your standard LED light.

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