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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


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ESROCOS: European Space Robot Control…

ESROCOS: European Space Robot Control Operating System
The goal of the ESROCOS project is to provide an open source framework which can assist in the development of flight software for space…

Learning Walking Patterns for kinematically…

Learning Walking Patterns for kinematically ComplexRobots
Kinematically Complex Robots using Evolution Strategies

aBri: Movement prediction for exoskeleton…

aBri: Movement prediction for exoskeleton control
The video shows how EEG based movement prediction safely improves exoskeleton control.

aBri: Recognition of warnings during…

aBri: Recognition of warnings during teleoperation
The video shows how to improve operator support by predicting his success in information processing by online EEG analysis.

AcroMonk: A Minimalist Underactuated…

AcroMonk: A Minimalist Underactuated Brachiating Robot
Brachiation is a dynamic, coordinated swinging maneuver of body and arms used by monkeys and apes to move between branches. As a unique…

AdaMeKoR: A concept for facilitating the…

AdaMeKoR: A concept for facilitating the nursing bed-wheelchair transfer
The animation illustrates the concept of an automatic segmental mattress used in combination with an active support arm. This combination…

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

AdaMeKoR: An easy-to-use robot arm for people in need of care
In the AdaMeKoR project, two DFKI research departments – Robotics Innovation Center and Cyber-Physical Systems – and their partners are…

ADE (OG10): Autonomous Decision Making in…

ADE (OG10): Autonomous Decision Making in Very Long Traverses
Copyright: Video courtesy GMV; Music “Battle of the kings” composed by Per Kiilstofte (Machinimasound)

ADE(OG10): Autonomous Space Robotics…

ADE(OG10): Autonomous Space Robotics Navigation Tests with rover SherpaTT at Galopprennbahn Bremen

ADE: Final field testing in Wulsbüttel with…

ADE: Final field testing in Wulsbüttel with DFKI rover SherpaTT
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

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…

AILA/CAPIO Exoskeleton: German-Russian cooporation for remote control of robots
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: Autonomous product handling (SemProm)
AILA sorts out supermarket products using RFID information

AILA: ISS

AILA: ISS
Teleoperation of an Antropomorphic System in Space Robotics.

AILA: ISS 2

AILA: ISS 2
AILA performing an autonomous mission in ISS setup.

AILA: Robofoot

AILA: Robofoot
Programming Arm Motions and Multifinger Grasping by Operator Demonstration

AILA: Teleoperation using Kinect

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

ANT: Navigation and guidance system enables…

ANT: Navigation and guidance system enables robots to traverse rough, inclined, unconsolidated terrains. Final tests.
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…

ANT: Navigation system enables walking systems to explore rough inclined terrain
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…

ANT: Novel Navigation System for Multi-legged Robots
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…

ANT: Novel Navigation System for Multi-legged Robots, second phase

ARAMIES: Climbing skills

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

ARTEMIS Rover: Mobility
Mobility of the ARTEMIS rover.

ARTEMIS Rover: Overview

ARTEMIS Rover: Overview
Overview of the competition run of team ARTEMIS.

ARTEMIS: At the THW test site in Hoya

ARTEMIS: At the THW test site in Hoya

ARTEMIS: First test run with a penetrometer

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

ARTIS: Tank inspection robot
Conceptsimulation

ASGUARD v2: Field trip (June 2008)

ASGUARD v2: Field trip (June 2008)
ASGUARD overcomes various obstacles on a field trip to Potsdam.

ASGUARD v2: First water drive

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…

ASGUARD v2: Intelligent mobility (Final promotion)
Final Promotion Video for Asguard v2 in the iMoby-projekt.

ASGUARD v2: Outdoor test drive

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 v2: Snow run
ASGUARD on a snow run.

ASGUARD v2: Underwater walk

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

ASGUARD v4
Initial tests in the field of the current version 4 of the ASGUARD system

AUV DeepLeng: docking under Ice

AUV DeepLeng: docking under Ice

AUV DeepLeng: starts a mission

AUV DeepLeng: starts a mission

AVALON: Autonomous mission

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

AVALON: Laser scanner and autonomous depth…

AVALON: Laser scanner and autonomous depth control
Sample images with the laser scanner as well as autonomous depth control.

AVALON: Overview and movement abilities

AVALON: Overview and movement abilities
Presentation of the AUV and his abilities.

AVALON: Video-Diary

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…

BesMan: First demonstration – robot system AILA
First official demonstration: Execution of an autonomous manipulation task in the ISS Mockup

BESMAN: Second Demonstration - KUKA iiwa…

BESMAN: Second Demonstration - KUKA iiwa robot
Second official demonstration: Learning reaching behaviour from human demonstration in a logistics scenario.

BESMAN: Third Demonstration - MANTIS robot

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

BIN HUR: Biologically INspired HUmanoid Robot
Biological Inspired Humanoid Robot

BRIO Labyrinth: Brain Reading (Demonstration)

BRIO Labyrinth: Brain Reading (Demonstration)
In a telemanipulation-like scenario

BRIO Labyrinth: Development of learning…

BRIO Labyrinth: Development of learning architectures and experiments in sensory motor learning
The BRIO labyrinth game is used as a testbed for neurobiological studies of sensorimotori integration.

BRIO Labyrinth: Learned Policy

BRIO Labyrinth: Learned Policy
Simulation of the learned policy at the BRIO Labyrinth.

BRIO Labyrinth: Testbed

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

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

Capio Exoskeleton: Control via biosignals

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

Capio: Passive Exoskeleton
Demo showing the CAPIO passive Exoskeleton controlling AILA.

CESAR: Robot for "ESA Lunar Robotics"

CESAR: Robot for "ESA Lunar Robotics"
Participation in the ESA Lunar Robotics.

Charlie: A self-righting behavior of the…

Charlie: A self-righting behavior of the walking robot
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…

CIAM: Exploring the Challenges of Docking Procedures with a Remotely Operated AUV
Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are already being used to inspect structures in deep waters. However, the systems are still…

CManipulator: Autonomous underwater…

CManipulator: Autonomous underwater manipulation
Autonomous gripping of an underwater transponder by the CManipulator System.

CManipulator: Free Water Test

CManipulator: Free Water Test
This free water test was in Eckernförde

CManipulator: GISMA plug static

CManipulator: GISMA plug static
Autonomous Underwater-Plugging of a wet mateable GISMA plug.

CManipulator: Motion compensation

CManipulator: Motion compensation
Motion compesation of base frame movement by the CManipulator System.

COMPI: Robot arm with compliant control

COMPI: Robot arm with compliant control
Compliant trajectory tracking via model-based control allows human-robot interaction.

CoRob-X: DFKI tests lava cave exploration by…

CoRob-X: DFKI tests lava cave exploration by autonomous robot teams for future lunar missions
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

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: Demonstrates Robotic Search and Rescue Scenario
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: Initial manual outdoor run
Coyote III’s initial manual run with round wheels in DFKI’s outdoor sand field.

CREX: Postures

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

CSurvey

CSurvey
The CSurvey sensor head

D-Rock: HyRoDyn - Inverse Dynamics Based on…

D-Rock: HyRoDyn - Inverse Dynamics Based on Independent Joint Space Movement

D-Rock: HyRoDyn Phobos XEC

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…

D-Rock: Models, methods and tools for the model based software development of robots
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

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

DaBrEM: EO smart connecting car 2
Autonomous Parking

DAEDALUS: AUVx during an experiment at DFKI…

DAEDALUS: AUVx during an experiment at DFKI RIC
This video shows the AUVX inside test infrastructure at DFKI RIC.  During its ride through the water the vehicle independently  reaches…

DAEDALUS: AUVx in the mission scenario of…

DAEDALUS: AUVx in the mission scenario of EurEx
This video animation shows the task of the AUVX within the EurEx mission scenario: Shortly after the icedrill melted through the iceshield…

DAGON: In the underwater lab

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

DAGON: In the Unisee
AUV-Dagon is training in inland water with dimmer sight.

DAGON: Pipeline Inspection

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

DAGON: Under Ice

DAGON: Under Ice
The AUV Dagon in the Unisee under thin ice

DAGON: Under Ice

DAGON: Under Ice
The AUV Dagon in the Unisee under thin ice

DeeperSense: Learning for Multimodal Sensor…

DeeperSense: Learning for Multimodal Sensor Fusion
The main objective of DeeperSense is to enahance underwater sensing capabilities by applying DeepLearning methods to fuse data from sensors…

DeeperSense: Meet the Consortium

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…

Development of a drive concept for the Robolink robot joint
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 -…

Digital Day 2021: Robotic systems in space - walking robot Mantis and rover SherpaTT
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 2: Overview
EO smart connecting car: Demonstrator-Video (Video: Timo Birnschein, DFKI GmbH)

EO smart connecting car: Animation

EO smart connecting car: Animation
The animation shows features of the EO smart connecting car

EO smart connecting car: Demonstration

EO smart connecting car: Demonstration
In this video you can see a demonstration of EO's abilities

EO smart connecting car: multipurpose…

EO smart connecting car: multipurpose extension module
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

EO smart connecting car: Promotion
Our Promotion Video for EO smart connecting car

EO smart connecting car: Social mobility

EO smart connecting car: Social mobility
Smart connecting cars and social mobility

ESBR: Stop-Log cleaning and inspection

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…

EurEx-LUNa: Preparing a Mission to Jupiter's moon Europa. Under-Ice field test with the AUV DeepLeng
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…

EurEx-LUNa: Under Ice Navigation of AUV DeepLeng
In this short video we explain under ice navigation of the AUV Deep Leng.

Europa Explorer: LENG AUV undergoes an…

Europa Explorer: LENG AUV undergoes an autonomous test mission
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

Europa-Explorer: Mission scenario
Animation of a possible mission on Jupiter’s moon Europa

FASTER: Explore space faster and safer

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 project ENTERN

Field tests during the project ENTERN
The latest version of ASGUARD with autonomous navigation features

Field Tests of AUV Leng - Docking Under Ice

Field Tests of AUV Leng - Docking Under Ice
AUV Leng docking under ice - Unisee Bremen

Field Trials Morocco: EU partner test new…

Field Trials Morocco: EU partner test new software with DFKI rover SherpaTT
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…

Field Trials Utah: Robot team simulates Mars mission in Utah
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 &…

FlatFish: Autonomous SSIV Inspection & Docking
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…

FourByThree: Official Presentation of the Project
Initial promotional film of the project.

FourByThree: project overview

FourByThree: project overview
Overview at the end of the project FourByThree.

FourByThree: Technologies

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

Hi-Digit Pro 4.0: Automated intralogistics in…

Hi-Digit Pro 4.0: Automated intralogistics in a simulated production environment

HOTDOCK: Misalignment test

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

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

Human-Robot Coexistence

Hybr-iT: Knowledge-Based Robot Skills for…

Hybr-iT: Knowledge-Based Robot Skills for Collaborative Manufacturing in Hybrid Teams
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…

HySociaTea: Autonomous robot-robot collaboration of Compi and AILA
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

HySociaTea: Customized Packaging Scenario
The Video illustrates the first demo setting and procedure with the Hybrid Team.

HySociaTea: Selected features from the final…

HySociaTea: Selected features from the final project demonstration
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…

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

IMMI: Adaptation of a man-machine interface…

IMMI: Adaptation of a man-machine interface for multi-robot control with respect to task engagement using embedded Brain Reading
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…

IMoby: Simple speed control vs. wheel synchronisation
Simple Speed Control vs. Wheel Synchronization

IMPERA: Exploration and object-manipulation…

IMPERA: Exploration and object-manipulation with the robot-team
A team of two robots are demonstration the abilities to localize and to transport objects.

iMRK: Intelligent human-robot collaboration

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 – working on…

Intelligent robotics from Bremen – working on the ground, underwater, in space and for the human
AI-enabled robotics can be applied in many areas of Industry4.0 to support workers and increase productivity – whether by relieving from…

Intelligent space robotics: scientist Wiebke…

Intelligent space robotics: scientist Wiebke Brinkmann speaks on the EU-funded research in Bremen

Intrinsic interactive reinforcement learning:…

Intrinsic interactive reinforcement learning: Using error-related potentials
Thanks to human negative feedback, the robot learns from its own misconduct.

Inveritas: On orbit servicing test facility

Inveritas: On orbit servicing test facility
Autonomous reaction of the CableRobot to the movement of the robotic arm.

Inveritas: Relative navigation and capture

Inveritas: Relative navigation and capture
Prototypic realization of a Rendez-Vous and Capture (RvC) system

IOP: Autonomous Pipeline-Tracking

IOP: Autonomous Pipeline-Tracking
Vision of an integrated solution for pipeline inspection by an AUV.

iStruct: Balancing

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

iStruct: Stand-up motion

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

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

Jiro - Joint Inspection Robot
Project video (SENAI Cimatec) presenting the whole mission scenario at an FPSO.

KALI: Force-assisted, mobile systems for…

KALI: Force-assisted, mobile systems for cargo handling and logistic chain

Knowledge4Retail: Artificial intelligence for…

Knowledge4Retail: Artificial intelligence for the retail sector
The Knowledge4Retail project shows the opportunities that lie in linking personal advice and customer trust with the possibilities of…

Knowledge4Retail: Presorting with the Digital…

Knowledge4Retail: Presorting with the Digital Twin
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

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

LIMES – Learning Intelligent Motions

LIMES – Learning Intelligent Motions
Animation of Mantis performing EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity) activities outside a lunar human habitat.

LIMES/MANTIS

LIMES/MANTIS
Animation of Mantis climbing in a crater to maintain infrastructure.

Little Ape

Little Ape
Integration of a spine

Lunares: Reconfigurable robots for…

Lunares: Reconfigurable robots for extraterrestrial exploration
Reconfigurable Robots for Extraterrestrial Exploration

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

M-RoCK+VeryHuman: Whole-Body Control of Series-Parallel Hybrid Robots
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…

MANTIS: Multi-limbed walking robot for mobile manipulation in unstructured environments
The robot Mantis walking with different gaits and overcoming obstacles as well as performing different manipulation tasks.

Mare-IT: Powerful IT infrastructure for…

Mare-IT: Powerful IT infrastructure for underwater maintenance with ground-breaking dual-arm AUV
The project Mare-IT focuses on enhancing the information flow between underwater robotic systems, subsea assets, and land-based control…

Maritime Exploration Hall (bird's eye…

Maritime Exploration Hall (bird's eye view)
The Maritime Exploration Hall serves to test new robotic technologies on and under water.

MEHEN: Underwater snake

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,…

MIA test platform: DFKI´s open test, development and verification platform for autonomous driving
At the DFKI Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) the researcher are working on several projects to develop new mobility solutions, like the…

MINOAS: Magnet Crawler

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

MINOAS: Magnet Crawler 2

MINOAS: Magnet Crawler 2
Magnetic climbing robot for inspection of steel structures

MINOAS: System tests in Varna

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

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

Mitsubishi PA10-7C: Human-robot interaction
The Human guides the robot while the robot carries the weight.

Mitsubishi PA10-7C: Logistics

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

Mobipick: System demonstration

MOONWALK: First sea trials with YEMO 1.0

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…

MOONWALK: YEMO 1.1 during the earth analogue simulations
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…

NeTTun: New Technologies for Tunnelling and Underground Works

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

ODiL: Open Software Platform for Agriculture

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 house at DFKI 2011

Open house at DFKI 2011
Experience, understand, experiment: about 160 pupils visited the DFKI RIC to see our laboratories and robots.

PERIOD: Standard Interconnect Benchmark for…

PERIOD: Standard Interconnect Benchmark for Orbital Factory
Future orbital factories will require standardized components to manufacture and assemble modular spacecraft. One of such components is a…

Pithekos: 4 legged galloping robot

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

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

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…

PRO-ACT: Planetary Robots Deployed for Assembly and Construction Tasks

Project marion

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

PULSAR: Underwater Demonstration of…

PULSAR: Underwater Demonstration of Large-scale Space Robotics
Space robotics is a key technology for space exploration and an enabling factor for future missions, both scientific and commercial.…

Quad B12: Initial Developments

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…

RealAIGym: Education and Research Platform for Studying Athletic Intelligence
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: Animation of the operating principle and usage of the systems

Recupera REHA: operating principle and usage…

Recupera REHA: operating principle and usage of the Recupera REHA subsystem

Recupera REHA: Therapeutic application…

Recupera REHA: Therapeutic application example of the subsystem

Recupera-REHA: First patient tests

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

Research at the Robotics Innovation Center
Long Term Autonomy

Research facilites: Space exploration hall

Research facilites: Space exploration hall
Learn more about our Space Exploration Hall

Research facilities: Robot test track

Research facilities: Robot test track
Learn more about our Robot Test Track and its obstacles.

RH5 Manus: Background of robot dance…

RH5 Manus: Background of robot dance generation based on music analysis driven trajectory optimization

RH5 Manus: Humanoid assistance robot for…

RH5 Manus: Humanoid assistance robot for future space missions
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…

RH5 Manus: Introduction of a Powerful Humanoid Upper Body Design for Dynamic Movements
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…

RH5 Manus: Robot Dance Generation based on Music Analysis Driven Trajectory Optimization
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…

RH5: Design, Analysis and Control of the Series-Parallel Hybrid RH5 Humanoid Robot
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…

RH5: Motion Capture State Feedback for Real-Time Control of a Humanoid Robot
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…

RicMonk: A Three-Link Brachiation Robot with Passive Grippers for Energy-Efficient Brachiation

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

RIMRES: Manipulator

RIMRES: Manipulator
Observation of the docking process by using the manipulator's camera

RIMRES: Sherpa and CREX

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…

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

Robdekon: ARTER mobile walking excavator and…

Robdekon: ARTER mobile walking excavator and SherpaTT rover working together to recover a barrel
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 Lab: Studying computer science creates opportunities to shape our future world
Robot design and control architectures, machine learning methods and human-centered interaction with robots – the Robotics Group at Faculty…

Robotics Innovation Center: Corporate Film…

Robotics Innovation Center: Corporate Film 2018
This corporate movie introduces the DFKI Robotics Innovation Center.

RoLand: Agricultural Robotics

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…

ROMATRIS: (Partially) autonomous assistance…

ROMATRIS: (Partially) autonomous assistance robot for transporting materials in rough terrain

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

ROV: Autonomous hovering

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…

SADA: Smart Adaptive Data Aggregation Szenario 1
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…

SADA: Smart Adaptive Data Aggregation Szenario 2
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…

SCORPION: Trouble-free running on different…

SCORPION: Trouble-free running on different subsoils
8-legged walking robot for hazardous outdoor-terrain which uses a biomimetic control concept allowing a very flexible, robust walking…

SEARCH: MoVe in Testbed

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…

SeeGrip: Autonomous underwater object manipulation
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

SeeGrip: Pressure chamber

SemProM: Semantic Product Memory

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

Sherpa: Expandable rover for planetary…

Sherpa: Expandable rover for planetary applications
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: Lifting
Sherpa using its manipulator to support its weight while lifting the two front legs

Sherpa: Stacking camera payload

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: Stepping over
Sherpa using its manipulator to overcome an obstacle

SherpaTT during outdoor runs

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, US
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

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…

SherpaUW: Tests with hybrid underwater rover in the maritime exploration hall

SIROM: Capture range tests

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…

Smart Recycling - AI and Robotics for a sustainable circular economy
In the Smart Recycling project, in which the Robotics Innovation Center of the Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)…

Space exploration with legged robots

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

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

SpaceClimber: A free-climbing robot for…

SpaceClimber: A free-climbing robot for extraterrestrial craters
SpaceClimber in the artificial lunar crater in the DFKI RIC Space Exploration Hall.

StarTiger: Dropship

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

StarTiger: Mission

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…

Test Center for Maritime Technologies on Helgoland
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…

Test Center for Martime Technologies on Helgoland (short)
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…

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

TransTerrA: Coyote III Crater Trials

TransTerrA: Coyote III Crater Trials
Coyote III masters an artificial lunar crater wall with 45° inclination.

TransTerrA: The robot Coyote III in the snow

TransTerrA: The robot Coyote III in the snow
Watch Coyote III driving through deep snow within rough terrain

Universal Docking Interface

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

VI-Bot: Active Exoskeleton 2010
Teleoperation with the Active Exoskeleton

VI-Bot: Final active exoskeleton

VI-Bot: Final active exoskeleton
Teleoperation with the final Active Exoskeleton

VI-Bot: Passive exoskeleton

VI-Bot: Passive exoskeleton
Teleoperation with the Passive Exoskeleton.

VI-Bot: Virtual immersion

VI-Bot: Virtual immersion
Virtual Immersion for holistic feedback control of semi-autonomous robots

µAUV²: First underwater tests

µAUV²: First underwater tests
In this video you can see the first swimming tests of the µAUV².
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last updated 23.05.2023
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