Video archive: Robotics Innovation Center

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ROMATRIS: Closing event at the THW training ground in Wesel

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THW and DFKI develop innovative robot system for disaster relief operations. After four years of intensive research, the ROMATRIS project has been successfully completed. The German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) have developed a novel robot system for material transport. The easy-to-use mobile helper can relieve the burden on emergency services and make operations safer.

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ADE (OG10): Autonomous Decision Making in…

ADE(OG10): Autonomous Space Robotics…

ADE: Final field testing in Wulsbüttel with…

As part of the ADE space project funded by the EU and coordinated by GMV Aerospace and Defence, the rover SherpaTT of the DFKI Robotics…

AI and robotics in the care of the future

In healthcare robotics, systems can be found in the field of rehabilitation, in hospital logistics, in the service sector, but social…

AILA/CAPIO Exoskeleton: German-Russian…

Aim of this demonstration is to control humanoid robots through the exoskeletons in any other location. In this case: Bremen and the Russian…

AILA: Autonomous product handling (SemProm)

AILA sorts out supermarket products using RFID information

AILA: ISS

Teleoperation of an Antropomorphic System in Space Robotics.

AILA: ISS 2

AILA performing an autonomous mission in ISS setup.

AILA: Robofoot

Programming Arm Motions and Multifinger Grasping by Operator Demonstration

AILA: Teleoperation using Kinect

Demo showing AILA being teleoperated with the use of a Kinect sensor.

ANT: Navigation and guidance system enables…

The work on the ANT guidance, navigation, and control system for future planetary exploration walking system has finished. The final tests…

ANT: Navigation system enables walking…

The ANT project develops a navigation and motion control system for future walking systems for planetary exploration. After successful…

ANT: Novel Navigation System for Multi-legged…

In the ANT project, the DFKI Robotics Innovation Center is working with the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Airbus Defence and…

ANT: Novel Navigation System for Multi-legged…

ARAMIES: Climbing skills

ARAMIES owns 6 joints in each leg and two for the head equipped with cameras, laser scanner and ultrasound distance sensors.

ARTEMIS Rover: Mobility

Mobility of the ARTEMIS rover.

ARTEMIS Rover: Overview

Overview of the competition run of team ARTEMIS.

ARTEMIS: At the THW test site in Hoya

ARTEMIS: First test run with a penetrometer

The rover Artemis, developed at the DFKI Robotics Innovation Center, has been equipped with a penetrometer that measures the soil's…

ARTIS: Tank inspection robot

Conceptsimulation

ASGUARD v2: Field trip (June 2008)

ASGUARD overcomes various obstacles on a field trip to Potsdam.

ASGUARD v2: First water drive

ASGUARD II swims for the first time in the pond at DFKI Bremen. The ASGUARD II (Advanced Security Guard) robot is a highly mobile platform…

ASGUARD v2: Intelligent mobility (Final…

Final Promotion Video for Asguard v2 in the iMoby-projekt.

ASGUARD v2: Outdoor test drive

ASGUARD II runs over a variety of obstacles and climb stairs. The The ASGUARD II (Advanced Security Guard) robot is a highly mobile platform…

ASGUARD v2: Snow run

ASGUARD on a snow run.

ASGUARD v2: Underwater walk

You see Asguard running underwater through a pond. The weight of the robot was to be increased by an extra 3kg.

ASGUARD v4

Initial tests in the field of the current version 4 of the ASGUARD system

AUV DeepLeng: docking under Ice

AUV DeepLeng: starts a mission

AVALON: Autonomous mission

The Robotsystem AVALON on an autonomous mission. Several tasks are performed without external communication.

AVALON: Laser scanner and autonomous depth…

Sample images with the laser scanner as well as autonomous depth control.

AVALON: Overview and movement abilities

Presentation of the AUV and his abilities.

AVALON: Video-Diary

AVALON during SAUC-E 2011, the mechanical redesign of the rear area and a demonstration of autonomous capabilities.

BesMan: First demonstration – robot system…

First official demonstration: Execution of an autonomous manipulation task in the ISS Mockup

BESMAN: Second Demonstration - KUKA iiwa…

Second official demonstration: Learning reaching behaviour from human demonstration in a logistics scenario.

BESMAN: Third Demonstration - MANTIS robot

Third official demonstration: Execution of an autonomous manipulation task in a space scenario and learning of manipulation behaviour from…

BIN HUR: Biologically INspired HUmanoid Robot

Biological Inspired Humanoid Robot

BRIO Labyrinth: Brain Reading (Demonstration)

In a telemanipulation-like scenario

BRIO Labyrinth: Development of learning…

The BRIO labyrinth game is used as a testbed for neurobiological studies of sensorimotori integration.

BRIO Labyrinth: Learned Policy

Simulation of the learned policy at the BRIO Labyrinth.

BRIO Labyrinth: Testbed

The "Labyrinth 1" project uses an altered BRIO labyrinth to investigate by means of EEG and fMRI examinations brain processes that occur…

Capio Exoskeleton

Demonstration of the Capio active upper body exoskeleton in teleoperation scenarios.

Capio Exoskeleton: Control via biosignals

Demonstration of the Capio exoskeleton control via biosignals: The intended movement of the human operator is detected by the biosignal data…

Capio: Passive Exoskeleton

Demo showing the CAPIO passive Exoskeleton controlling AILA.

CESAR: Robot for "ESA Lunar Robotics"

Participation in the ESA Lunar Robotics.

Charlie: A self-righting behavior of the…

The video shows a self-righting behavior of the four-legged walking robot Charlie, developed by the Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) of the…

CIAM: Exploring the Challenges of Docking…

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are already being used to inspect structures in deep waters. However, the systems are still…

CManipulator: Autonomous underwater…

Autonomous gripping of an underwater transponder by the CManipulator System.

CManipulator: Free Water Test

This free water test was in Eckernförde

CManipulator: GISMA plug static

Autonomous Underwater-Plugging of a wet mateable GISMA plug.

CManipulator: Motion compensation

Motion compesation of base frame movement by the CManipulator System.

COMPI: Robot arm with compliant control

Compliant trajectory tracking via model-based control allows human-robot interaction.

ContinuumPKM: PArallel COntinuun MAnipulator…

PACOMA is a flexible robotic system for space missions, using a spring-tendon design and RUS kinematics. It ensures precise control,…

CoRob-X: DFKI tests lava cave exploration by…

Lava caves on Mars and particularly on the moon are not only interesting for exo-geologists and other space scientists, but they also could…

Coyote III: Assembly of Subsystems

The video presents the assembly of Coyote III featuring its dedicated subsystems and their core properties. Coyote III is a micro rover…

Coyote III: Demonstrates Robotic Search and…

Coyote III - initially build for space exploration tasks, it has shown its multi purpose character in many different scenarios. The rover…

Coyote III: Initial manual outdoor run

Coyote III’s initial manual run with round wheels in DFKI’s outdoor sand field.

CREX: Postures

CREX demonstrating its postural abilities. These are used for docking to Sherpa or in steep crater slopes

CSurvey

The CSurvey sensor head

D-Rock: HyRoDyn - Inverse Dynamics Based on…

D-Rock: HyRoDyn Phobos XEC

Workflow from Modeling-to-Simulation-to-Real Time Control of a Series-Parallel Hybrid Humanoid Leg

D-Rock: Models, methods and tools for the…

The project D-Rock is concerned with tools and methods for developing software for robots. The concepts of modularization and modeling are…

DaBrEM: Dalian-Bremen Electric Mobility

Four modiefied off-the-shelf electric vehicles for autonomous driving in the road train.

DaBrEM: EO smart connecting car 2

Autonomous Parking

DAEDALUS: AUVx during an experiment at DFKI…

This video shows the AUV^X inside test infrastructure at DFKI RIC. During its ride through the water the vehicle independently reaches…

DAEDALUS: AUVx in the mission scenario of…

This video animation shows the task of the AUV^X within the EurEx mission scenario: Shortly after the icedrill melted through the iceshield…

DAGON: In the underwater lab

Experiments concerning agility and control of the fully integrated AUV Dagon in the DFKI underwater testbed

DAGON: In the Unisee

AUV-Dagon is training in inland water with dimmer sight.

DAGON: Pipeline Inspection

The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Dagon inspecting cooling pipes 3.5m in diameter at a power

DAGON: Under Ice

The AUV Dagon in the Unisee under thin ice

DAGON: Under Ice

The AUV Dagon in the Unisee under thin ice

DeeperSense: Learning for Multimodal Sensor…

The main objective of DeeperSense is to enahance underwater sensing capabilities by applying DeepLearning methods to fuse data from sensors…

DeeperSense: Meet the Consortium

Project Coordinator Dr. Thomas Vögele, from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, gives a brief introduction to the…

Development of a drive concept for the…

As part of an internship at the DFKI, a drive unit for the robolink joint IGUS was developed.

Digital Day 2021: Robotic systems in space -…

Robotic systems in space - walking robot Mantis and rover SherpaTT. Wiebke Brinkmann and Tobias Stark, Robotics Innovation Center, live…

EO smart connecting car 2: Overview

EO smart connecting car: Demonstrator-Video (Video: Timo Birnschein, DFKI GmbH)

EO smart connecting car: Animation

The animation shows features of the EO smart connecting car

EO smart connecting car: Demonstration

In this video you can see a demonstration of EO's abilities

EO smart connecting car: multipurpose…

The video presents the multi-purpose expansion unit for the robotic electric vehicle EO smart connecting car 2. With this vehicle, the…

EO smart connecting car: Promotion

Our Promotion Video for EO smart connecting car

EO smart connecting car: Social mobility

Smart connecting cars and social mobility

ESBR: Stop-Log cleaning and inspection

Conceptual Animation of the cleaning and inspection of the stop-logs and stop-logs rails.

EurEx-LUNa: Preparing a Mission to Jupiter's…

At the end of the third phase of the Europa Explorer project for long-range underwater navigation (EurEx-LUNa), DFKI researchers are now…

EurEx-LUNa: Under Ice Navigation of AUV…

In this short video we explain under ice navigation of the AUV Deep Leng.

Europa Explorer: LENG AUV undergoes an…

In this video, the Leng AUV undergoes an autonomous test mission in the saltwater basin of the DFKI Robotics Innovation Center. This mission…

Europa-Explorer: Mission scenario

Animation of a possible mission on Jupiter’s moon Europa

FASTER: Explore space faster and safer

The FASTER project will develop and demonstrate technology for sensing terrain ahead of a rover.

Field tests during the Persim project at the…

Asguard v4 during the Vulcano Summer School of 2023. The rover was involved in various autonomous navigation tests and data collection…

Field tests during the project ENTERN

Autonomous and remote-controlled navigation in a lava tube during the final field tests of the project Entern in 2017.

Field Tests of AUV Leng - Docking Under Ice

AUV Leng docking under ice - Unisee Bremen

Field Trials Morocco: EU partner test new…

The objective of the Strategic Research Cluster (SRC) on Space Robotics Technologies funded by the European Union is to enable major…

Field Trials Utah: Robot team simulates Mars…

A barren, rocky desert landscape and not a single soul around – to come as close as possible to the inhospitable conditions on the Red…

FlatFish: Autonomous SSIV Inspection &…

Fully autonomous FlatFish mission: The AUV undocks, inspects its target (SSIV, subsea isolation valve) and returns to its docking station.

FourByThree: Official Presentation of the…

Initial promotional film of the project.

FourByThree: project overview

Overview at the end of the project FourByThree.

FourByThree: Technologies

In this video, the main technological results of the project are presented.

Hi-Digit Pro 4.0: Automated intralogistics in…

HOTDOCK: Misalignment test

Mechanical test of the HOTDOCK from Space Applications Services NV verifying its misalignment capabilities using guiding petals.

HOTDOCK: Release under load tests

Mechanical tests of the iSSI® from iBOSS GmbH, HOTDOCK from Space Applications Services NV and SIROM from SENER Aeroespacial S.A.…

Human-Robot Coexistence

Hybr-iT: Knowledge-Based Robot Skills for…

This video shows human-robot collaboration for assembly of a gearbox mount in a realistic replica of a production line of Volkswagen AG.…

HySociaTea: Autonomous robot-robot…

This video shows the autonomous robot-robot collaboration in HySociaTea using the TECS framework. The Compi robot takes item to be delivered…

HySociaTea: Customized Packaging Scenario

The Video illustrates the first demo setting and procedure with the Hybrid Team.

HySociaTea: Selected features from the final…

This video shows selected technologies of the HySociaTea scenario: the any-time resource planner, the object recognition using the…

iLAADR: Initial experiments with the robotic…

Currently, we are performing laboratory experiments with the robotic manipulator. This includes testing the separate software components…

IMMI: Adaptation of a man-machine interface…

The video shows a man-machine interface for multi robot control that is adapted online with respect to task load and task engagement to…

IMoby: Simple speed control vs. wheel…

Simple Speed Control vs. Wheel Synchronization

IMPERA: Exploration and object-manipulation…

A team of two robots are demonstration the abilities to localize and to transport objects.

iMRK: Intelligent human-robot collaboration

The video shows the robot system developed for the project and its human-robot-collaboration skills at the Volkswagen IT Symposium 2016 in…

Intelligent robotics from Bremen

On the ground, under water, in space and for humans.

Intelligent space robotics: scientist Wiebke…

Intrinsic interactive reinforcement learning:…

Thanks to human negative feedback, the robot learns from its own misconduct.

Inveritas: On orbit servicing test facility

Autonomous reaction of the CableRobot to the movement of the robotic arm.

Inveritas: Relative navigation and capture

Prototypic realization of a Rendez-Vous and Capture (RvC) system

IOP: Autonomous Pipeline-Tracking

Vision of an integrated solution for pipeline inspection by an AUV.

iStruct: Balancing

The robot shifts its center of mass in realtime, based on the slope it is walking on.

iStruct: Stand-up motion

The robot Charlie shows a transition from a four-legged posture into a two-legged posture. While standing on two legs, the range of motion…

iStruct: Walking

The video shows the walking pattern of the iStruct Demonstrator. Besides different walking directions a smooth transition between the…

Jiro - Joint Inspection Robot

Project video (SENAI Cimatec) presenting the whole mission scenario at an FPSO.

KALI: Force-assisted, mobile systems for…

Knowledge4Retail: Artificial intelligence for…

The Knowledge4Retail project shows the opportunities that lie in linking personal advice and customer trust with the possibilities of…

Knowledge4Retail: Presorting with the Digital…

What will the #retail of the future look like? In Knowledge4Retail (K4R), #DFKI and the project consortium led by team neusta GmbH are…

LENG: Docking

Fully autonomous docking of the AUV Leng with a mock-up of the ice-shuttle

LIMES – Learning Intelligent Motions

Animation of Mantis performing EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity) activities outside a lunar human habitat.

LIMES/MANTIS

Animation of Mantis climbing in a crater to maintain infrastructure.

Little Ape

Integration of a spine

Lunares: Reconfigurable robots for…

Reconfigurable Robots for Extraterrestrial Exploration

M-RoCK+VeryHuman: Whole-Body Control of…

The Video illustrates the results of the paper Dennis Mronga, Shivesh Kumar, Frank Kirchner: "Whole-Body Control of Series-Parallel Hybrid…

MANTIS: Multi-limbed walking robot for mobile…

The robot Mantis walking with different gaits and overcoming obstacles as well as performing different manipulation tasks.

Mare-IT: Powerful IT infrastructure for…

The project Mare-IT focuses on enhancing the information flow between underwater robotic systems, subsea assets, and land-based control…

MARIOW: AI-powered underwater welding robot…

In the MARIOW project, an innovative underwater welding robot has been developed that can perform semi-autonomous welding tasks on maritime…

Maritime Exploration Hall (bird's eye…

The Maritime Exploration Hall serves to test new robotic technologies on and under water.

MEHEN: Underwater snake

The MEHEN configuration features 8 degrees of freedom and floats and dives through remote-control.

MIA test platform: DFKI´s open test,…

At the DFKI Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) the researcher are working on several projects to develop new mobility solutions, like the…

MikroBeM: In Airbus A310 Zero G

Parabolic flight with exoskeleton: DFKI and the University of Duisburg-Essen are researching innovative space training in zero gravity

MINOAS: Magnet Crawler

The Magnet Crawler robot climbs on the outer surface of the DFKI exploration hall

MINOAS: Magnet Crawler 2

Magnetic climbing robot for inspection of steel structures

MINOAS: System tests in Varna

The lightweight crawler and the 3D positioning systems are tested during the ship trials in a real environment.

Mitsubishi PA10-7C: Embodied Cognition

Use of behaviour-based software architectures along with the use of biologically-inspired concepts for building a mechanical gripper.

Mitsubishi PA10-7C: Human-robot interaction

The Human guides the robot while the robot carries the weight.

Mitsubishi PA10-7C: Logistics

The Mitsubishi PA10-7C is a seven degrees of freedom robot arm that serves to research on new approaches in the area of industrial robotics,…

Mobipick: System demonstration

MOONWALK: First sea trials with YEMO 1.0

First functional tests of the new amphibious rover YEMO in the Mediterranean Sea where conducted near Vulcano Island in June 2015. The video…

MOONWALK: YEMO 1.1 during the earth analogue…

The project MOONWALK concluded with two earth analogue simulations, one a desert area in Spain and the other on underwater offshore the…

NeTTun: New Technologies for Tunnelling and…

In cooperation with the producer of the TBMs, the company NFM Technologies, DFKI RIC will develop a robotic arm to inspect, clean and…

New salvage diver group

Robots that explore unknown waters, map the seabed, recover contaminated sites or inspect offshore wind farms - the Robotics Innovation…

ODiL: Open Software Platform for Agriculture

In the ODiL project, a decentralized, open software platform for service innovations in a value network in agriculture is being created.…

Open Day 2024: Numerous interested visitors…

Around 900 visitors, including many school classes, took the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes and learn about research in the…

Open house at DFKI 2011

Experience, understand, experiment: about 160 pupils visited the DFKI RIC to see our laboratories and robots.

Parabolic flight with exoskeleton - Video 1

DFKI and the University of Duisburg-Essen conduct experiments on fine motor skills in weightlessness

Parabolic flight with exoskeleton - Video 2

The exoskeleton experiment was one of eleven selected experiments on board the aircraft and involved the participation of six test subjects.

PERIOD: Standard Interconnect Benchmark for…

Future orbital factories will require standardized components to manufacture and assemble modular spacecraft. One of such components is a…

Persim: Autonomous navigation on steep slope…

The autonomous navigation of Coyote 3 is presented while a steep slope is traversed. The map below on the right shows the traversable areas…

Pithekos: 4 legged galloping robot

The 4-legged robot Pithekos II was developed at the DFKI as part of a diploma thesis and serves as an experimental platform for dynamic…

Pressure chamber lab

This video shows the effect of increasing the ambient pressure to 600bar when applied to different kinds of materials.

PRO-ACT: Multi-Robot Cooperation in Space

Multi-robotics cooperation is one of several key technologies that are seen as promising for planetary exploration. In the PRO-ACT project,…

PRO-ACT: Planetary Robots Deployed for…

Project marion

Results of the marion project: cooperative robots for intralogistics and agriculture.

PULSAR: Underwater Demonstration of…

Space robotics is a key technology for space exploration and an enabling factor for future missions, both scientific and commercial.…

Quad B12: Initial Developments

The DFKI Quad B12 robot is an exciting research platform under development in the Underactuated Lab at DFKI RIC. The video showcases a range…

RealAIGym: Education and Research Platform…

Like animals, these robots can perform dynamic movements, demonstrate compliance, and are robust to contact during their movements. This…

Recupera REHA: Animation of the operating…

Recupera REHA: operating principle and usage…

Recupera REHA: Therapeutic application…

Recupera-REHA: First patient tests

Together with the project partner rehaworks, first tests with stroke patients were made. All 3 therapy modes were tested.

Research at the Robotics Innovation Center

Long Term Autonomy

Research facilites: Space exploration hall

Learn more about our Space Exploration Hall

Research facilities: Robot test track

Learn more about our Robot Test Track and its obstacles.

RH5 Manus: Background of robot dance…

RH5 Manus: Humanoid assistance robot for…

The humanoid robot "RH5 Manus" was developed as part of the "TransFIT" project as an assistance robot that can be used in the direct human…

RH5 Manus: Introduction of a Powerful…

Recent studies suggest that a stiff structure along with an optimal mass distribution are key features to perform dynamic movements, and…

RH5 Manus: Robot Dance Generation based on…

Musical dancing is an ubiquitous phenomenon in human society. Providing robots the ability to dance has the potential to make the human…

RH5: Design, Analysis and Control of the…

This paper presents a novel series-parallel hybrid humanoid called RH5 which is 2 m tall and weighs only 62.5 kg capable of performing…

RH5: Motion Capture State Feedback for…

The Video illustrates the results of the paper Mihaela Popescu, Dennis Mronga, Ivan Bergonzani, Shivesh Kumar, Frank Kirchner: "Experimental…

RicMonk: A Three-Link Brachiation Robot with…

This paper presents the design, analysis, and performance evaluation of RicMonk, a novel three-link brachiation robot equipped with passive…

RicMonk: short Teaser

This paper presents the design, analysis, and performance evaluation of RicMonk, a novel three-link brachiation robot equipped with passive…

RIMRES: Manipulator

Observation of the docking process by using the manipulator's camera

RIMRES: Sherpa and CREX

Sherpa is using its manipulator to deploy CREX. A possible use-case is the deployment off a landing unit at the beginning of an exploration…

RIMRES: Systems in a lunar exploration…

The video shows a possible lunar exploration mission for the RIMRES-system.

Robdekon: ARTER mobile walking excavator and…

DFKI has equipped the ARTER walking excavator with new mechanical components, sensors and software so that various control modes can now be…

Robot Design Lab: Studying computer science…

Robot design and control architectures, machine learning methods and human-centered interaction with robots – the Robotics Group at Faculty…

Robotics Innovation Center: Corporate Film…

This corporate movie introduces the DFKI Robotics Innovation Center.

Robots on a Christmas present mission:…

Wir blicken auf ein ereignisreiches Jahr 2024 zurück, das uns viele spannende Entwicklungen in der Robotik gebracht hat. Nun möchten wir…

RoLand: Agricultural Robotics

The aim of the project is to design and develop a semi-autonomous, mobile system that is capable of harvesting fruit independent of human…

RoLand: Automated fruit harvesting with AI –…

The aim of the RoLand project is to develop a semi-autonomous, mobile harvesting system that can reliably pick fruit in open fields. Unlike…

ROMATRIS: (Partially) autonomous assistance…

In the event of a disaster, every second counts. To save valuable time and increase the safety of emergency personnel, the DFKI Robotics…

ROMATRIS: Closing event at the THW training…

THW and DFKI develop innovative robot system for disaster relief operations. After four years of intensive research, the ROMATRIS project…

ROMATRIS: Participation at the Bremerhaven…

The DFKI project Romatris was involved as a participant in the Bremerhaven disaster control exercise (scenario - storm surge) on June 15,…

ROV: Autonomous hovering

LBV150 serves as a test platform for new underwater vehicle systems in the facilities at the DFKI and outdoor experiments.

SADA: Smart Adaptive Data Aggregation…

The aim of the SADA joint project is to intelligently and flexibly link the data collected by the on-board sensors of an (electric) vehicle…

SADA: Smart Adaptive Data Aggregation…

The aim of the SADA joint project is to intelligently and flexibly link the data collected by the on-board sensors of an (electric) vehicle…

SAMLER-KI: Surviving Lunar Nights -…

Robotic systems will play a key role in future lunar missions, and a great deal of research is currently being conducted in this area. The…

SCORPION: Trouble-free running on different…

8-legged walking robot for hazardous outdoor-terrain which uses a biomimetic control concept allowing a very flexible, robust walking…

SEARCH: MoVe in Testbed

Testen des Rovers unter mondähnlichen Bedingungen mit simuliertem Sonnenlicht und reduzierter Schwerkraft Testing the rover under simulated…

SeeGrip: Autonomous underwater object…

This simulation shows the results of evaluating the SeeGrip gripper which has been developed at the DFKI in a pressure chamber that…

SeeGrip: Pressure chamber

SemProM: Semantic Product Memory

Example of the manipulation of complex and variable product packaging with smart labels and digital memories by robots

SentryBot: Indoor patrol

SentryBot Indoor is a mobile security robot which is able to patrol autonomously in indoor environments

Sherpa: Expandable rover for planetary…

The video shows how Sherpa is embedded in the project RIMRES and gives first impressions on the locomotion capabilities of the system.

Sherpa: Lifting

Sherpa using its manipulator to support its weight while lifting the two front legs

Sherpa: Stacking camera payload

CREX demonstrating its postural abilities. These are used for docking to Sherpa or in steep crater slopes

Sherpa: Stepping over

Sherpa using its manipulator to overcome an obstacle

SherpaTT during outdoor runs

SherpaTT demonstrating its ability to keep ist body level during drives through rough terrain.

SherpaTT: Driving in natural Mars analogue…

SherpaTT driving in natural Mars analogue terrain in the desert of Utah, USA and demonstrating its ability to keep its body level during…

SherpaTT: Rover testing in snow covered field

Bremen was covered in snow beginning to mid of February. The team working with SherpaTT used this rare occurence to conduct some experiments…

SherpaUW: Tests with hybrid underwater rover…

SIROM: Capture range tests

Mechanical test of the SIROM from SENER Aeroespacial S.A. verifying its capture range.

Smart Recycling - AI and Robotics for a…

In the Smart Recycling project, in which the Robotics Innovation Center of the Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)…

Space exploration with legged robots

A robot team (Manipulatorar mounted on a lander, a rover and a walking robot) tested in a landscape, modeled on the lunar surface

SpaceBOT Camp 2015

Fully autonomous run of the ARTEMIS rover at the SpaceBot Camp 2015

SpaceClimber: A free-climbing robot for…

SpaceClimber in the artificial lunar crater in the DFKI RIC Space Exploration Hall.

StarTiger: Dropship

Video of the flight experiment for lowering and deploying the rover mock-up. Source: Florian Cordes/ DFKI GmbH, Airbus DS)

StarTiger: Mission

Video of the final flight demonstrations. The flights took place on a test facility in Trauen, Germany. During the tests, the whole mission…

Test Center for Maritime Technologies on…

The Test Center for Maritime Technologies on Helgoland is a facility of the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced…

Test Center for Martime Technologies on…

With the foundation of a new test center for maritime technologies, which is the result of a cooperation between the Fraunhofer IFAM and the…

TransFIT: Flexible interaction for…

Flexible interaction for infrastructures establishment by means of teleoperation and direct collaboration; transfer into industry 4.0.

TransTerrA: Coyote III Crater Trials

Coyote III masters an artificial lunar crater wall with 45° inclination.

TransTerrA: The robot Coyote III in the snow

Watch Coyote III driving through deep snow within rough terrain

Universal Docking Interface

Developed by DFKI GmbH to support different requirements and purposes in the field robotics and e-mobility.

VI-Bot: Active Exoskeleton 2010

Teleoperation with the Active Exoskeleton

VI-Bot: Final active exoskeleton

Teleoperation with the final Active Exoskeleton

VI-Bot: Passive exoskeleton

Teleoperation with the Passive Exoskeleton.

VI-Bot: Virtual immersion

Virtual Immersion for holistic feedback control of semi-autonomous robots

µAUV²: First underwater tests

In this video you can see the first swimming tests of the µAUV².

Video archive

ROMATRIS: Closing event at the THW training ground in Wesel

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ESROCOS: European Space Robot Control…

Learning Walking Patterns for kinematically…

aBri: Movement prediction for exoskeleton…

aBri: Recognition of warnings during…

AcroMonk: A Minimalist Underactuated…

AdaMeKoR: A concept for facilitating the…

AdaMeKoR: An easy-to-use robot arm for people…

ADE (OG10): Autonomous Decision Making in…

ADE(OG10): Autonomous Space Robotics…

ADE: Final field testing in Wulsbüttel with…

AI and robotics in the care of the future

AILA/CAPIO Exoskeleton: German-Russian…

AILA: Autonomous product handling (SemProm)

AILA: ISS

AILA: ISS 2

AILA: Robofoot

AILA: Teleoperation using Kinect

ANT: Navigation and guidance system enables…

ANT: Navigation system enables walking…

ANT: Novel Navigation System for Multi-legged…

ANT: Novel Navigation System for Multi-legged…

ARAMIES: Climbing skills

ARTEMIS Rover: Mobility

ARTEMIS Rover: Overview

ARTEMIS: At the THW test site in Hoya

ARTEMIS: First test run with a penetrometer

ARTIS: Tank inspection robot

ASGUARD v2: Field trip (June 2008)

ASGUARD v2: First water drive

ASGUARD v2: Intelligent mobility (Final…

ASGUARD v2: Outdoor test drive

ASGUARD v2: Snow run

ASGUARD v2: Underwater walk

ASGUARD v4

AUV DeepLeng: docking under Ice

AUV DeepLeng: starts a mission

AVALON: Autonomous mission

AVALON: Laser scanner and autonomous depth…

AVALON: Overview and movement abilities

AVALON: Video-Diary

BesMan: First demonstration – robot system…

BESMAN: Second Demonstration - KUKA iiwa…

BESMAN: Third Demonstration - MANTIS robot

BIN HUR: Biologically INspired HUmanoid Robot

BRIO Labyrinth: Brain Reading (Demonstration)

BRIO Labyrinth: Development of learning…

BRIO Labyrinth: Learned Policy

BRIO Labyrinth: Testbed

Capio Exoskeleton

Capio Exoskeleton: Control via biosignals

Capio: Passive Exoskeleton

CESAR: Robot for "ESA Lunar Robotics"

Charlie: A self-righting behavior of the…

CIAM: Exploring the Challenges of Docking…

CManipulator: Autonomous underwater…

CManipulator: Free Water Test

CManipulator: GISMA plug static

CManipulator: Motion compensation

COMPI: Robot arm with compliant control

ContinuumPKM: PArallel COntinuun MAnipulator…

CoRob-X: DFKI tests lava cave exploration by…

Coyote III: Assembly of Subsystems

Coyote III: Demonstrates Robotic Search and…

Coyote III: Initial manual outdoor run

CREX: Postures

CSurvey

D-Rock: HyRoDyn - Inverse Dynamics Based on…

D-Rock: HyRoDyn Phobos XEC

D-Rock: Models, methods and tools for the…

DaBrEM: Dalian-Bremen Electric Mobility

DaBrEM: EO smart connecting car 2

DAEDALUS: AUVx during an experiment at DFKI…

DAEDALUS: AUVx in the mission scenario of…

DAGON: In the underwater lab

DAGON: In the Unisee

DAGON: Pipeline Inspection

DAGON: Under Ice