Highlights

The edible robot is an alternative to electronic environmental monitoring devices © Alain Herzog

Eco-friendly aquatic robot is made from fish food

Research

An edible robot made by EPFL scientists leverages a combination of biodegradable fuel and surface tension to zip around the water’s surface, creating a safe – and nutritious – alternative to environmental monitoring devices made from artificial polymers and electronics.

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EPFL hosts RoboSoft 2025

Events

From April 23rd-26th, EPFL hosted the largest annual soft robotics conference, IEEE-RAS RoboSoft. This year's international event, whose theme was 'Interdisciplinarity and Widening Horizons', featured a soft robotics competition and an art expo. 

The morphing Good Over All Terrains (GOAT) robot in sphere mode © CREATE EPFL

Morphing robot turns challenging terrain to its advantage

Research

A bioinspired robot developed at EPFL can change shape to alter its own physical properties in response to its environment, resulting in a robust and efficient autonomous vehicle as well as a fresh approach to robotic locomotion.

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