La Suisse où l'on fabrique du robot... Ailleurs aussi... La Suisse est au coeur de l'Europe et l'argent des holdings s'y sent bien...

In NRC Handelsblad van 20 april 2015, rubrique Economie:

Interview Brad Nelson
Hoogleraar robotica
De software in robotica gaat razendsnel...

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Voor robots moet je in Zwitserland zijn. Het IRIS-robotlaboratorium is een van's werelds belangrijkste plekken voor de ontwikkeling van toepassingen van robotica. Het instituut, geleid door hoogleraar Brad Nelson, is onderdeel van de technische universiteit ETH in Zürich.

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http://www.iris.ethz.ch

About intelligent systems. SMART.

Our mission and dedication is to create robots and intelligent systems that are able to autonomously operate in complex and diverse environments. We are interested in the mechatronic design and control of systems that autonomously adapt to different situations and cope with our uncertain and dynamic daily environment. We are fascinated by novel robot concepts that are best adapted for acting on the ground, in the air and in the water. We are furthermore keen to give them the intelligence to autonomously navigate in challenging environments. This includes novel methods and tools for perception, abstraction, mapping and path planning.

ETH Zurich

Autonomous Systems Lab
Inst. of Robotics and Intell. Systems

Prof. Dr. Roland Siegwart

Leonhardstrasse 21
LEE J 205
8092 Zurich
Switzerland
phone +41 44 632 23 58

http://www.iris.ethz.ch/the-institute/autonomous-systems-lab.html