Robotics and Mechatronics Center, German Aerospace Center (DLR, DLRde), Cologne, Germany

DLR is Germany's national research centre for aeronautics and space. Its extensive research and development work in aeronautics, space, transportation and energy is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. As Germany's Space Agency, the German federal government has given DLR responsibility for the forward planning and implementation of the German space programme as well as international representation of Germany's interests.

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Worldwide first flight experiment with fully actuated robot arm mounted on an autonomous helicopter.

The Robotics and Mechatronics Center (RMC) is a cluster and DLR's competence center for research and development in the areas of robotics, mechatronics, and optical systems.

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David demonstrates advanced manipulation skills with the 7-DoF arm and fully articulated 5-finger hand using a pipette. To localize the object, we combine multi-object tracking with proprioceptive measurements. Together with path planning, this allows for controlled in-hand manipulation.

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