Department of Informatics

20.11.2024 Revolutionizing Warfare: AI-Powered Vision-Based Navigation for Autonomous Drones

Autonomous drones are redefining modern warfare by navigating without GPS or human control, using advanced vision-based algorithms. This cutting-edge technology allows drones to operate effectively in disrupted environments, enhancing precision and resilience. [ NZZ ]

18.11.2024 Our group's welcome to Unitree G1

The humanoid robot G1, developed by Unitree, was recently presented for the first time in Switzerland at the University of Zurich. Our group is proud to be part of such cutting-edge advancements in robotics, working to address the challenges of perception, planning, and control to unlock the full potential of humanoid robots. [ NZZ , Blick ]

07.11.2024 Empowering the blind at Cybathlon 2024

Our research on vision assistance for blind people is in today's UZH News. Read this interview of our PhD student Giovanni Cioffi to learn how our technology for flying robots was used to design the navigation algorithm of Sight Guide at Cybathlon 2024! [ Link , Video ]

25.10.2024 Davide Scaramuzza's Keynote at IROS 2024

In his keynote at IROS 2024 in Abu Dhabi, Prof. Davide Scaramuzza highlighted the latest advancements in drone autonomy, covering breakthroughs in vision-based navigation and how drones are becoming increasingly capable of high-speed, agile flight without relying on external sensors. [ Link , Link ]

23.08.2024

Cutting-edge research in Science Robotics reveals that by using computer vision, these robots will soon anticipate and adapt to users' intentions, going beyond basic mechanical functions. [ Link ]

10.07.2024

Davide Scaramuzza is showcased in RTS 1: Les robots humanoïdes autonomes vont-ils bientôt occuper nos foyers? [ RTS 1 ,  Full video ]

31.05.2024 Our Nature paper on 'Low Latency Automotive Vision with Event Cameras'

Our most recent Nature paper on 'Low Latency Automotive Vision with Event Cameras' has received great media attention: [  IEEE Spectrum ,  Techxplore ,  Interesting Engineering ,  Ars Technica ,  ScienceDaily ,  Heise.de ,  El Pais ,  Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering ,  The Register ,  Kowatek ,  Chinese news ,  SwissInfo ,  Blick ,  Ticino News ,  Watson  ]

17.05.2024 IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award 2024

Prestigious ‘IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award 2024’ given in Japan to Davide Scaramuzza: [ Quotidiano Dell Umbria ,  News UZH ,  Innovation Post ]

15.01.2024 UZH News Top 10

Our AI drone SWIFT in the Top 10 UZH News 2023: [ Link ]

03.01.2024 IEEE Spectrum

Our Nature Paper in the Top Robotics Stories 2023: [ Link ]

13.12.2023 Our startup SUID raises 600k USD in a seed round

Our startup SUIND raises 600k USD in a seed round led by Sunicon and others: [ Link ]

05.12.2023 Italian TV La7

Davide Scaramuzza talks about the drone racing research of our lab on Italian TV (we are featured from 03:20 to 06:35): [ Link ]

25.10.2023 Terni in Rete

Davide Scaramuzza speaks at Terni Digital Week: [ Link ]

18.10.2023 inControl Podcast

Davide Scaramuzza is featured in this week's episode of the inControl podcast: [  Website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter  ]

16.10.2023 IEEE Spectrum

Davide Scaramuzza and Adam Bry (CEO of Skydio) discuss super-human drones with Evan Ackerman: [ Blog, Video ]

29.09.2023 IEEE Spectrum

Our RA-L paper on learned inertial odometry is featured in the IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

01.09.2023 Our Nature Paper

Our Nature paper on beating the best human pilots in drone racing has received great media attention: [  IEEE Spectrum, SRF, TeleZürich, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, Spiegel, Heise, National Public Radio, The New Scientiest, El Diario, NZZ, Forbes, CORDIS, Independent  ]

14.08.2023 LSE Blog

The London School of Economics (LSE) blogs about our publication on cracking double blind review: [ Link ]

27.07.2023 SRF and NZZ Format

NZZ released a documentary (aired on SRF) on what role autonomous weapons play in future wars: [ Link ]

11.07.2023 IEEE Spectrum

Our RSS paper on a hybrid-dynamics VIO system is featured in the IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

29.06.2023 St. Galler Tagblatt and Watson

St. Galler Tagblatt and Watson report on why the Swiss military does not buy Swiss drones: [ Watson, Tagblatt ]

26.05.2023 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on perception-aware agile flight in cluttered environments is featured in the IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

09.05.2023 NCCR Robotics

The documentary summarizing the 12 amazing years of NCCR Robotics is released: [ Link ]

19.04.2023 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on catching objects with quadrupedal robots with event cameras is features on IEEE Spectrum: [ Link ]

04.04.2023 Brazillian News

Our joint work with TU Munich on combining model predictive control and neural control is featured on a Brazilian tech review site: [ Link ]

03.04.2023 RSI

RSI reports on the LINA project in our hangar in Dübendorf: [ Link ]

31.03.2023 TeleZ

TeleZ reports on the LINA project and shows our hangar in Dübendorf: [ Link ]

31.03.2023 Swissinfo

Davide Scaramuzza comments on the ethical implications and the dual-use of autonomous drones: [ Link ]

17.03.2023 TechXplore

Our joint work with TU Munich on combining model predictive control and neural control is featured on TechXplore: [ Link ]

13.03.2023 IEEE Spectrum

The release of our flightstack Agilicious is featured in the IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

09.03.2023 UZH Magazin

UZH News reports on the LINA testing facility at Dübendorf airport: [ DE, EN, LINA Homepage ]

15.02.2023 C4ISRNET

Davide Scaramuzza is interviewed by the defense news website C4ISRNET on the role of Starlink in drone warfare: [ Link ]

15.01.2023 Süddeutsche Zeitung

Süddeutsche Zeitung mentions RPG as an example to show what AI-controlled drones are able to accomplish: [ PDF, Link ]

15.01.2023 Blick

Davide Scaramuzza is interviewed on the future of drones, AI and autonomous weapons: [ PDF, Link ]

11.01.2023 EU Science-Media Hub

Our work on drones is featured on the European Science Media Hub: [ Link ]

04.01.2023 IEEE Explore

We are honored that Davide Scaramuzza is a featured author on the IEEE website: [ Link ]

29.12.2022 IEEE Spectrum

RPG is featured in the top 10 robotics stories of IEEE Spectrum: [ Link ]

24.12.2022 NCCR Robotics

12 amazing years of NCCR Robotics come to an end: [ Link ]

9.12.2022 IEEE Spectrum

The 10 year anniversary of our group is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

01.12.2022 BUG.hr

The Croatian PC magazine BUG names Davide Scaramuzza one of the 12 most important roboticists: [ Link ]

28.11.2022 Hackaday

Our drone race against the worlds best drone pilot is featured in Hackaday: [ Link ]

23.11.2022 EE Times

The electronics industry magazing EE Times reports on event-cameras: [ Link ]

21.11.2022 Haaretz

Elbit Systems lists RPG as a pioneer teaching drones to fly in complex environments using AI: [ Link ]

11.11.2022 NZZ Format

NZZ Format reports on our autonomous drone technology: [ Link ]

07.11.2022 SRF Tagesschau

SRF reports on the Swiss Robotics Days 2022 in Lausanne where our autonomous, vision-based drones are featured: [ Youtube [DE] ,  Youtube [IT] ,  SRF [DE]  RSI [IT] ]

21.10.2022 UZH Space Hub

UZH Space Hub reports on the parabolic flight campain in which RPG participated: [ Link ]

21.10.2022 AI Hub

AI Hub reports on our work on training efficient controllers via analytic policy gradient: [ Link ]

12.10.2022 Tagblatt, Luzerner Zeitung

The swiss newspapers Tagblatt and Luzerner Zeitung report on the parabolic flight campaign in which RPG participated: [ Link ,  Link ]

12.10.2022 Business Insider

Davide Scaramuzza provides an expert opinion on the Tesla Optimus Bot: [ Link ]

30.08.2022 University Technology Exposure Program

Our simulator Flightmare is featured on wevolver as a part of the "University Technology Exposure Program" series: [ Link ]

15.08.2022 Electronics Weekly

Electronics Weekly features our work on agile flight in cluttered environments: [ Link ]

31.07.2022 RPG on German TV program ZDF

Leonard Bauersfeld and Elia Kaufmann are invited to ZDFs "1, 2 oder 3" kids program to talk about drones: [ Link ]

27.07.2022 CIO move

Our research on agile flights is featured in CIO move: [ Link ]

25.07.2022 MIT Technology Review

Elia Kaufmann and Davide Scaramuzza are interviewed about the Sony AI that beat the world champions in Gran Turismo: [ Link ]

19.07.2022 Terninrete

Our AI drones are part of RAI1 SuperQuark TV program: [ Link ]

17.07.2022 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on minimum-time trajectory planning in cluttered environments is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

13.07.2022 RPG on Italian TV program SuperQuark

Watch the full video report about our research on autonomous drones, from drone racing to search and rescue, from standard to event cameras. Video in Italian with English subtitles: [ Link ]

13.07.2022 Planet Storyline

Our open software and open hardware platform Agilicious is featured in the technology blog Planet Storyline: [ Link ]

08.07.2022 Emmett

Our autonomous drones are featured in the german communication and networking platform Emmett: [ Link ]

08.07.2022 Englisch & French News

English and French news aggregators report on the world's first AI vs. Human Drone Race organized by us: [ Link, Link ]

07.07.2022 IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum reports on the world's first AI vs. Human Drone Race organized by us: [ Link ]

05.07.2022 Brazillian News

Our open-source software and hardware platform agilicious is featured in Brazillian news: [ Link ]

30.06.2022 Higgs

Do we need to worry about the usage of Swiss drone technology in warzones?: [ Link ]

29.06.2022 Yahoo Finances & Mundo Conectado

Yahoo Finances and Mundo Conectado report on our recent Science Robotics paper "Agilicious: Open-source and open-hardware agile quadrotor for vision-based flight": [ Link, Link ]

28.06.2022 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on frame interpolation with event cameras is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

25.06.2022 SWI swissinfo.ch

Do we need to worry about the usage of Swiss drone technology in warzones?: [ Link in German, English, Italian, Chinese ]

18.05.2022 UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers

The UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers summarize our work, from drones to event cameras: [ Link ]

17.05.2022 News.ch

Oli Inclusive reports on autonomous drone racing at the Scientifica 2022: [ Link ]

11.05.2022 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on time-optimal online replanning for agile quadrotor flight is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

05.05.2022 UAS News

UZH lists AI racing-drones as a key finding of 2021: [ Link ] (starts at 26:00)

19.03.2022 UAS News

UAS News reports on new Skydio hires from RPG: [ Link ]

15.03.2022 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on learning control for agile quadcopter flight is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

14.03.2022 From our lab to Skydio

Today, Skydio announces that it will be hiring some of our former PhD students. RPG is very proud of them! [ Link ]

10.03.2022 Interview with RoboHub

Davide Scaramuzza talks about event cameras and their application to robotics, automotive, defense, safety and security, computer vision, and videography: [ Article, Video ]

09.03.2022 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on obstacle-aware minimum-time waypoint planning for quadcopters is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

02.03.2022 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on nonlinear MPC for quadrotor fault-tolerant control is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

27.02.2022 Independent Turkey

Our work on drones is featured in Independent Turkey: [ Link ]

16.02.2022 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on event guided depth sensing is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

15.2.2022 Image Sensors World

Our work on event guided depth sensing is featured in Image Sensors World : [ Link ]

10.2.2022 Kanton Zurich

Die Schweizer Hochburg der Robotik : [ Link ]

4.2.2022 Internazionale

Articolo riguardo la nostra ricerca su event cameras : [ Link ]

28.1.2022 The Economist

RPG research on event cameras featured in The Economist! : [ Link ]

10.1.2022 UZH News

RPG research makes it to the top 10 UZH news of 2021 : [ Link ]

1.12.2021 United Nations AI for Good Webinar

Davide Scaramuzza speaks at the United Nations AI for good webinar on research on autonomous drones for search and rescue : [ Link ]

8.11.2021 Die Redaktion

Drohnen, Sensoren und Schwerelosigkeit: Hightech-Forschung in Dübendorf : [ Link ]

26.10.2021 Forbes

This hotshot AI drone can speed through complex environments thanks to new kind of virtual training : [ Link ]

20.10.2021 United Nations Environment Program

Davide Scaramuzza talks about drones in disaster management at the United Nations Environment Program : [ Link ]

20.10.2021 ETH AI Center

Davide Scaramuzza's talk at ETH Science and Engineering Workshop : [ Link ]

15.10.2021 House of Switzerland

The future of aerial robotics: [ Main event ], [ Video ]

10.10.2021 LA1 (Swiss Italian TV)

High-Speed Drones for the Good: [ Link ]

11.10.2021 Metro UK

"Artificial intelligence means drones can dodge through forests at 25mph" [ Link ]

08.10.2021 Futura-Sciences

"Ces drones de compétition peuvent voler entre les branches dans une forêt" [ Link ]

08.10.2021 IEEE Spectrum

Autonomous racing drones dodge through forests at 40 kph: [ Link ]

08.10.2021 Газета.Ru

"Russian News coverage of our Science Robotics paper" [ Link ]

08.10.2021 Focus Online

"Geschulte Drohnen sausen ins Unbekannte" [ Link ]

07.10.2021 Science Daily

"Flying high-speed drones into the unknown with AI" [ Link ]

07.10.2021 Tech Xplore

"Flying high-speed drones into the unknown with AI" [ Link ]

04.10.2021 Terni In Rete

Davide Scaramuzza il professore ternano di robotica dell’università di Zurigo che studia l’utilizzo dei droni autonomi nei soccorsi nei casi di disastri: [ Link ] (in Italian)

04.10.2021 Fierce Electronics

Davide Scaramuzza talks about Intel Loihi 2 research chip and open Lava software for neuromorphic work: [ Link ]

26.09.2021 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on adaptive nonlinear MPC for quadrotors is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

26.09.2021 IEEE Spectrum

Our talk on autonomous drone racing, part of the NCCR Robotics seminars, is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

13.09.2021 Pupil Labs

Human-Piloted Drone Racing: Visual Processing and Control: [ Link ]

18.08.2021 Corriere della Sera

"I droni a guida autonoma sono più veloci di quelli pilotati. Merito di un ingegnere italiano" [ Link ]

17.08.2021 Robohub

Davide Scaramuzza talks about his journey from Electronics Engineering to leading a top robotics vision research group: [ Link ], [ Video ]

06.08.2021 CARLA Release

Our contribution to the CARLA optical flow camera is announced in the latest release: [ Link ]

30.07.2021 Deutschlandfunk

"Autonome Drohne fliegt schneller als Profi-Piloten – Interview Philipp Föhn" [ Link ]

26.07.2021 Engadget

"Autonomous quadrotor beats two human pilots in a drone race" [ Link ]

26.07.2021 El Condidencial

"La inteligencia artificial vuelve a ganarnos, esta vez como piloto aéreo" [ Link ]

23.07.2021 Forbes

"AI-Controlled Drone Racer Has Beaten Human Pilots For The First Time" [ Link ]

22.07.2021 Gizmodo

"Autonomous Drone Just Beat a Professional Racing Pilot for the First Time" [ Link ]

22.07.2021 Interesting Engineering

"New Algorithm Flies Drones, Beats Pace Set by Human Pilots" [ Link ]

22.07.2021 Robohub

"New algorithm flies drones faster than human racing pilots" [ Link ]

22.07.2021 Tencent News

"科学家研发新无人机算法 成功战胜2位世界级无人机驾驶员" [ Link ]

21.07.2021 Science Mag

"New algorithm flies drones faster than human racing pilots" [ Link ]

21.07.2021 CT

"Autonome Drohne am schnellsten" [ Link ]

21.07.2021 Science daily

"New algorithm flies drones faster than human racing pilots can" [ Link ]

21.07.2021 New Atlas

"Autonomous racing drone claims landmark victory against human pilots" [ Link ]

21.07.2021 20 Minuten

"Computergesteuerte Drohne schlägt menschlichen Drohnenpilot" [ Link ]

21.07.2021 Swissinfo

"Un algorithme manie un drone mieux que des pilotes professionnels" [ Link ]

21.07.2021 Engineering and Technology

"Drone flight algorithm beats all human pilots in test race" [ Link ]

04.07.2021 IEEE Spectrum

Our new drone testing arena is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

22.06.2021 IEEE Spectrum

Davide Scaramuzza's talk at ICRA 2021 workshop on Opportunities and Challenges with Autonomous Racing is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

27.05.2021 Tech Briefs

Navigation Algorithm Enables Drones to Learn Acrobatic Maneuvers: [ Link ]

18.05.2021 Aminer

Davide Scaramuzza is listed among the 100 most influential robotics scholar by Aminer: [ Link ]

07.05.2021 IEEE Spectrum

Davide Scaramuzza's talk at GRASP On Robotics seminar series is featured in IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

26.04.2021 SwissInfo

RPG research inspired Ingenuity's flight on Mars: [ English ], [ Italian ]

09.04.2021 SwissInfo

Humans on Mars: possible, or a pipe dream? Davide Scaramuzza is interviewed about deploying drones on Mars: [ Link ]

19.03.2021 IEEE Spectrum

Our DodgeDrone challenge on perception and action in dynamic environments is on IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

01.03.2021 Tech Briefs

Keeping Drones Flying When a Motor Fails: [ Link ]

12.02.2021 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on data-driven MPC for quadrotors is on IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

09.02.2021 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on autonomous quadrotor flight despite rotor failure with onboard vision sensors is featured on IEEE Spectrum: [ Link ]

01.02.2021 Tecnelab

Davide Scaramuzza is interviewed about the future of drones: [ Link ] (in Italian)

21.01.2021 Aerospace and Defense

Keeping Drones Flying When a Motor Fails: [ Link ]

14.01.2021 Robohub

How to keep drones flying when a motor fails: [ Link ]

14.01.2021 UZH Space Hub

Davide Scaramuzza is interviewed about our new Flying Arena: [ Video ]

13.01.2021 SwissInfo

How to keep drones flying when a motor fails: [ Link ] (in German)

13.01.2021 ScienceDaily

How to keep drones flying when a motor fails: [ Link ]

13.01.2021 Science Magazine

How to keep drones flying when a motor fails: [ Link ]

13.01.2021 Computerworld

How to keep drones flying when a motor fails: [ Link ] (in German)

13.01.2021 Blick

How to keep drones flying when a motor fails: [ Link ] (in German)

11.12.2020 NCCR Robotics

Video of the article published by SwissInfo on November 2020: [ Video ]

28.11.2020 SwissInfo

Swiss drones to the rescue! Davide Scaramuzza is interviewed about autonomous drones for search and rescue missions: [ Link ]

20.11.2020 IEEE Spectrum

Flightmare simulator on IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

18.11.2020 Robohub

#IROS2020 - Robohub interviews Davide Scaramuzza: [ Link ]

18.11.2020 Robotics Today

Davide Scaramuzza invited speaker in Robotics Today: [ Link ]

20.10.2020 Overtake

Perfect lap times with deep learning AI: [ Link ]

15.10.2020 RSI

Interview of Davide Scaramuzza on robot ethics on Swiss Italian TV (RSI): : [ Link ]

08.10.2020 IEEE Spectrum

Our work on Deep Drone Acrobatics is featured on IEEE Spectrum. AI-Powered Drone Learns Extreme Acrobatics: [ Link ]

16.09.2020 Tech Xplore

A deep learning model achieves super-human performance at Gran Turismo Sport: [ Link ]

14.09.2020 IEEE Spectrum

Our Super-Human Performance in GTS paper is featured in the IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

14.09.2020 Synced

Fast and Furious! DRL-Fuelled Agents Grab Pole Position in Gran Turismo Sport: [ Link ]

11.09.2020 WEIXIN

Davide Scaramuzza featured in WEIXIN: [ Link ]

04.09.2020 IEEE Spectrum

Our Flightmare simulator is featured in the IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

04.09.2020 IEEE Spectrum

Our ICRA Workshop talk about Learning Vision-Based, Agile Flight is featured in the IEEE Spectrum Video Friday: [ Link ]

24.07.2020 nextrends Asia

Talking drones with Davide Scaramuzza: [ Link ]

15.07.2020 Vision Systems Design

Unique image processing algorithms increase drone reaction speeds: [ Link ]

26.07.2020 Sim2realAI

Deep Drone Acrobatics (Blog Post) [ Link ]

29.06.2020 Der Spiegel

Akrobatische Drohnen [ PDF ]

25.06.2020 Drones Crunch

Must Watch! Programming Precision Aerobatics [ Link ]

24.06.2020 NCYT

Acrobacias para drones [ Link ]

24.06.2020 ZDNet

An autonomous daredevil pushes the limits of flight [ Link ]

24.06.2020 DailyMail

Drones all in a spin! AI algorithm enables quadcopters to perform acrobatic manoeuvres like power loops and barrel rolls autonomously [ Link ]

23.06.2020 Blick

Navigationsalgorithmus der Uni Zurich lehrt Drohnen Kunststücklein [ Link ]

24.06.2020 Robohub

Drones learn acrobatics by themselves [ Link ]

24.06.2020 New Atlas

AI algorithm enables autonomous drones to do barrel rolls and flips [ Link ]

24.06.2020 InceptiveMind

A navigation algorithm enables drones to learn challenging acrobatic maneuvers [ Link ]

17.06.2020 DroneDj

Drones trained to do acrobatics thanks to artificial intelligence [ Link ]

17.06.2020 IEEE Spectrum

Debate on the Future of Robotics Research [ Link ]

12.06.2020 Venture Beat

Researchers train drones to perform flips, rolls, and loops with AI [ Link ]

11.05.2020 Nature

A drone ducks, dips and dives to dodge obstacles in a flash [ Link ]

11.05.2020 Gizmodo

Thrown Rocks Are No Threat to These Drones That Have Mastered Dodgeball [ Link ]

11.05.2020 The RobotReport

Drone detects & avoids obstacles in 3.5 milliseconds [ Link ]

11.05.2020 Robohub

This drone can play dodgeball - and win [ Link ]

11.05.2020 SwissInfo

Zürcher Forscher entwickeln extrem flink ausweichende Drohnen [ Link ]

11.05.2020 20 Minuten

Diese Drohne besiegt uns sogar beim Völkerball [ Link ]

11.05.2020 Blick

Zürcher Forscher entwickeln extrem flink ausweichende Drohnen [ Link ]

11.05.2020 UAS Vision

Quadcopter Can Detect and Avoid Fast-Moving Objects [ Link ]

11.05.2020 Tech Ifeng

Tech Ifeng coverage about our Science Robotics publication [ Link ]

11.05.2020 Sohu

Sohu coverage about our Science Robotics publication [ Link ]

11.05.2020 Drones Magazin

Wie eine Drohne beweglichen Hindernissen ausweichen kann [ PDF ]

16.04.2020 le Scienze Blog

Droni: un aiuto che viene dal cielo [ Link ]

20.03.2020 SRF and 3Sat

This documentary (German only) demonstrates our research on how autonomous drones can be used for search and rescue. (video starts at time 15:50) [ Link ]

09.01.2020 RSI

Radio-Svizzera Italiana about the ERC Grant (starts at 15:30 minutes)[ Link ]

07.01.2020 Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin coverage about the Alpha Pilot challenge [ Link ]

04.01.2020 AGEFI

Deux millions pour les drones autonomes suisses [ Link ]

10.12.2019 ERC Grant

RPG awarded 2 million Euros from the European Research Council! [ UZH News ], [ ERC News ]

10.12.2019 UZH News

UZH Drone Wins Silver in International Drone Racing Competition [ Link ]

30.11.2019 Wetten Dass

"Wetten, dass...?" for our work on dodging obstacles [ Link ]

23.11.2019 IEEE Spectrum

Robotic Endoscope Travels Through the Colon [ Link ]

20.11.2019 SRF

Schweizer Drohnen auf amerikanischem Radar [ Link ]

16.11.2019 SRF

Radio Interview (SRF Kultur) in German with Davide Scaramuzza about the AlphaPilot challenge (start at 20:53). [ Link ]

20.10.2019 Tages Anzeiger

Die Drohne, die sich selber faltet [ PDF, Online Article ]

10.10.2019 NASA Tech Briefs

Create the Future: A Drone That Folds to Fit Through Holes and Gaps [ Link ]

13.08.2019 BBC News

Drones are able to change their shape while flying [ Link ]

12.08.2019 Robohub

The future of rescue robotics [ Link ]

27.07.2019 E&T

Evil genius: Fly, my pretties, fly! [ Link ]

27.07.2019 Blick.ch

US-Rüstungskonzern scharf auf Schweizer Drohnentechnologie [ Link ]

27.07.2019 KXAN36News

Drones: University of Zurich at Lockheed-Martin-competition [ Link ]

29.07.2019 NZZ

In der Forschung zu autonom fliegenden Drohnen spielt die Uni Zürich weltweit an vorderster Front mit. Jetzt kann sich deren Robotics-Team an einem internationalen Drohnenrennen in den USA beweisen

[ Link ] [ PDF Front Page ] [ PDF Article ]

12.07.2019 SwissInfo

A Zurich, dans le fief suisse des Prix Nobel [ Link ]

09.07.2019 Engadget

Watch super slow-mo video from a camera with human-like vision [ Link ]

09.07.2019 PetaPixel

Scientists Use Camera with Human-Like Vision to Capture 5,400 fps Video [ Link ]

14.06.2019 UZH News

Drone Olympiad Ready for Takeoff [ Link ]

04.06.2019 IEEE Spectrum

To Fly Solo, Racing Drones Have a Need for AI Speed Training [ Link ]

29.05.2019 BBC

Tech gives drone the ability to avoid mid-air crashes [ Link ]

20.05.2019 Tech Briefs

Drone Uses Event Camera to Dodge Soccer Balls Thrown At It [ Link ]

26.05.2019 AUVSI

University of Zurich researchers develop drone that can autonomously dodge objects thrown at it [ Link ]

26.05.2019 UAV.org

Zurich Researchers Teach Drone to Dodge with Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance [ Link ]

26.05.2019 Drone-Zone.de

Du triffst nicht! - Drohne weicht automatisch Bällen aus [ Link ]

22.05.2019 PR Newswire

Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League Announce 2019 AlphaPilot Teams [ Link ]

17.05.2019 Digital Trends

Watch this drone dodge an incoming soccer ball autonomously [ Link ]

17.05.2019 BoingBoing.net

Watch this drone dodge soccer balls hurled at it [ Link ]

16.05.2019 La Repubblica

L'intervista - Davide Scaramuzza: "Ma devono imparare a muoversi da soli" [ Link ]

16.05.2019 Business Insider

Watch this self-piloting drone effortlessly dodge a soccer ball being thrown at it in real-time [ Link ]

16.05.2019 CBS

This drone would be great at dodge-ball [ Link ]

16.05.2019 Fox News

Watch an autonomous drone dodge thrown objects [ Link ]

16.05.2019 PCMag

Watch an Autonomous Drone Dodge Thrown Objects [ Link ]

16.05.2019 SFGate

Watch this self-piloting drone effortlessly dodge a soccer ball being thrown at it in real-time [ Link ]

16.05.2019 CNET

Watch this drone dodge a ball [ Link ]

16.05.2019 Drone Life

Zurich Researchers Teach Drone to Dodge with Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance [ Link ]

16.05.2019 The Verge

Watch an autonomous drone dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge a football [ Link ]

13.05.2019 IEEE Spectrum

Event Camera Helps Drone Dodge Thrown Objects [ Link ]

07.05.2019 Reuters

Europe's Most Innovative Universities 2019 [ Link ]

27.03.2019 The New York Times

A.I. Is Flying Drones (Very, Very Slowly) [ Link ]

28.02.2019 Business Insider Italia

Lockheed Martin lancia la corsa piú pazza del mondo 2.0: in palio 2 milioni di dollari per il drone 100% autonomo piú veloce [ Link ]

28.02.2019 UZH Journal

Faltbare und lernbereite Drohnen [ Link ]

27.02.2019 IEEE Innovate

Neural Network Teaches Drones to Navigate Cities Autonomously [ Link ]

18.02.2019 CNBC

Self-folding drone could speed up search and rescue missions [ Link ]

19.01.2019 Tages Anzeiger

Flughafen Zürich baut Drohnenschutz aus [ Link ]

02.01.2019 HWZ Hochschule

Drohne kommt überall durch [ Link ]

20.12.2018 The Verge

A shape-shifting drone suggests the future of rescue missions [ Link ]

19.12.2018 Il Fatto Quotidiano

Il drone da soccorso che piega le ali come gli uccelli e cerca le persone scomparse nelle zone disastrate [ Link ]

18.12.2018 Tech Briefs

Foldable Drone Flies through Narrow Holes for Rescue Missions [ Link ]

16.12.2018 Robohub

A new drone can change its shape to fly through a narrow gap [ Link ]

14.12.2018 TechCrunch

This drone shrinks to fit [ Link ]

14.12.2018 CNET

Foldable drone can fit through tight spaces [ Link ]

14.12.2018 Arduino.cc

Drone morphs into the perfect shape in mid-air [ Link ]

14.12.2018 Drone Life

Agile Drones that Fold to get Through Tight Spaces [ Link ]

14.12.2018 ANSA

Il drone uccello, cambia forma in volo[ Link ]

14.12.2018 La Repubblica

Droni con 'ali pieghevoli' per passare ovunque[ Link ]

14.12.2018 Libero.it

Drone pieghevole, cambia forma in volo [ Link ]

14.12.2018 Drone Life

Agile Drones that Fold to get Through Tight Spaces [ Link ]

14.12.2018 Gadgets Now

This foldable drone can squeeze through narrow gaps [ Link ]

14.12.2018 Tages Anzeiger

Diese Drohne kommt überall durch [ Link ]

14.12.2018 AS.com

Este dron puede encogerse y agrandarse en pleno vuelo [ Link ]

13.12.2018 IEEE Spectrum

Foldable Drone Changes Its Shape in Mid-Air [ Link ]

13.12.2018 Popular Mechanics

This Foldable Drone Is a Flying Transformer [ Link ]

13.12.2018 The Economic Times

New foldable drone can squeeze through narrow gaps [ Link ]

13.12.2018 10 Daily

Foldable Drone Could Help Find Survivors Of Natural Disasters [ Link ]

13.12.2018 Microsiervos

Un cuadricoptero que se pliega en el aire para entrar en sitios estrechos[ Link ]

13.12.2018 Financial Express

New foldable drone can squeeze through narrow gaps [ Link ]

13.12.2018 RTS

Des chercheurs suisses developpent un drone capable de replier ses ailes [ Link ]

12.12.2018 ScienceDaily

New foldable drone flies through narrow holes in rescue missions [ Link ]

12.12.2018 Technology.org

New Foldable Drone Flies through Narrow Holes in Rescue Missions [ Link ]

12.12.2018 Tech Explorist

New foldable drone flies through narrow holes in rescue missions [ Link ]

12.12.2018 RSI

Un drone... pieghevole [ Link ]

12.12.2018 SlashGear

Folding rescue drone can transform its shape while in the air [ Link ]

12.12.2018 20 minutes

Un drone pliable pour des missions de sauvetage [ Link ]

12.12.2018 ComputerWorld

Drohne fliegt durch enge Löcher [ Link ]

12.12.2018 Blick

Drohne macht sich klein für Flug durch enge Spalten und Löcher [ Link ]

12.12.2018 Netzwoche

Neue faltbare Drohne fliegt durch enge Löcher zu Einsturzopfern [ Link ]

12.12.2018 Watson

Diese Drohnen machen sich klein für Flug durch enge Spalten und Löcher [ Link ]

06.12.2018 Swissinfo

UZH collaborations with the US military [ Link ]

30.08.2018Neue Zurcher Zeitung

Wie Robotikprofessor Scaramuzza Erdbebenopfern mit Drohnen helfen will [ Link ]

28.08.2018Switzerland Innovation Park

Grundlagen fuer schnellere autonome Drohnen im Hangar 3 getestet [ Link ]

16.08.2018SRF - 10Vor10

Maschinen unter uns: KI bei der Rettungsarbeit [ Link ]

07.08.2018Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement

Swiss Robotics - Use in disaster relief in the future [ Link ]

27.07.2018NZZ

An der Orientierung in unübersichtlichem Gelände scheitert die künstliche Intelligenz regelmässig - doch kristallisiert sich hier eine Lösung heraus [ Link ]

27.07.2018 SwissInfo.ch

After an earthquake, drones to the rescue? [ Link ]

19.07.2018SwissInfo.ch

Curious about drones? Here are the basics [ Link ]

10.07.2018NewScientist

Delivery drones can learn to see and dodge obstacles in-flight [ Link ]

05.07.2018Handelszeitung

Facebook baut in Zuerich weiter aus [ Link ]

01.07.2018Optics & Photonics

Rise of the Robots [ Link ]

27.06.2018Wired

Drones Just Learned to Fly Solo, Which Means Pro Racers May Soon Meet Their Match [ Link ]

14.06.2018UZH Magazin

Lernen im Flug [ Link ]

31.05.2018Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship

Qualcomm Announces the Winners of the European Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship Program [ Link ]

16.05.2018 FudZilla

Boffins create low-powered drones which don’t need humans [ Link ]

16.05.2018 The Register

Boffins build smallest drone to fly itself with AI [ Link ]

14.05.2018 SiliconANGLE

Crossing the uncanny valley without losing our grip on AI’s value [ Link ]

14.05.2018 SPIE Digital Library

Autonomous agile vision-controlled drones: from frame to event vision [ Link ]

14.05.2018BusinessWire

Qualcomm Announces the Winners of the European Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship Program [ Link ]

02.05.2018UZH

UZH Annual Report [ Link ]

27.04.2018Focus

Il drone impara... le dure regole della strada [ Link ]

11.04.2018Robotics and Automation News

Dynamic vision sensors and event cameras could reduce machine perception's computing workload [ Link ]

02.04.2018Business Insider Italia

Le aziende spiano i nostri selfie sui social per capire che marchi usiamo e creare nuovi prodotti [ Link ]

01.04.2018Unmanned Systems Technology

UAV highway safety code [ Link ]

14.02.2018La Repubblica

Tra alberi e palazzi ora il drone fa lo slalom [ Link ]

26.01.2018Drone Life

DroNet Algorithm Learns From Traffic to Navigate City Streets [ Link ]

26.01.2018The Robot Report

DroNet Teaches Drones to Autonomously Navigate Cities [ Link ]

26.01.2018ZDNet

Autonomous high flying drones learn to navigate by watching traffic below [ Link ]

26.01.2018Blick

Zürcher Algorithmus lenkt Drohnen sicher durch die Stadt [ Link ]

25.01.2018IEEE Spectrum

AI-Powered Drone Mimics Cars and Bikes to Navigate Through City Streets [ Link ]

24.01.2018Tages Anzeiger

Diese Drohne lernt durch Imitation [ Link ]

24.01.2018NZZ

So kommen Drohnen sicher durch die Stadt [ Link ]

24.01.2018Digital Trends

The DroNet algorithm teaches drones to navigate city streets like cars [ Link ]

23.01.2018Phys.org

Drones learn to navigate autonomously by imitating cars and bicycles [ Link ]

23.01.2018Science Daily

Drones learn to navigate autonomously by imitating cars and bicycles [ Link ]

23.01.2018Alpha Galileo

Drones learn to navigate autonomously by imitating cars and bicycles [ Link ]

23.01.2018EurekAlert

Drones learn to navigate autonomously by imitating cars and bicycles [ Link ]

23.01.2018MSN

Zürcher Algorithmus lenkt Drohnen sicher durch die Stadt [ Link ]

23.01.2018ORF Science

So kommen Drohnen sicher durch die Stadt [ Link ]

23.01.2018Watson

Zürcher Algorithmus lenkt Drohnen sicher durch die Stadt [ Link ]

23.01.2018Spektrum.de

Drohne lernt von Fahrradfahrern [ Link ]

23.01.2018PDDNet

Drones Learn To Navigate Autonomously By Imitating Cars And Bicycles [ Link ]

23.01.2018Blick am Abend

Sicher durch die Stadt [ Link ]

23.01.201820 Minuten

Uni macht Drohnenflüge sicherer [ Link ]

14.12.2017NCCR Robotics

Integrative Demo of Aerial and Terrestrial Robots for Rescue Missions 1st November 2017[ Link ]

01.12.2017IEEE Spectrum

Video Friday: Pepper at Work, Robot Muscles, and NASA's Next Rover[ Link ]

26.09.2017ZDNet

Bio-inspired retina allows drones to almost see in the dark with no motion blur[ Link ]

26.09.2017Robohub

Drones can almost see in the dark [ Link ]

26.09.2017Wwwhat's New

Drones que ven en la oscuridad usando retinas artificiales [ Link ]

25.09.2017IEEE Spectrum

Drone With Event Camera Takes First Autonomous Flight [ Link ]

25.09.2017TICbeat

La camara militar que permitira a los drones autonomos 'ver' en la oscuridad [ Link ]

24.09.2017IBTimes

Autonomous drones can now almost 'see in the dark' with this new camera [ Link ]

24.09.2017Sputnik International

Researchers Give Drones Almost-Human Sight: Tech Could Allow for non-GPS Use [ Link ]

21.09.2017SwissInfo

Zurich: des drones capables de s'orienter par faible visibilite' [ Link ]

21.09.201720min.ch

Des drones pour faciliter la recherche de disparus? [ Link ]

21.09.2017Research & Development

Drones That Can Almost See in the Dark [ Link ]

21.09.2017Tribune de Geneve

Des drones pour faciliter la recherche de disparus? [ Link ]

21.09.2017Le Matin

Zurich Des drones pour faciliter la recherche de disparus? [ Link ]

21.09.201724 Heures

Des drones pour faciliter la recherche de disparus? [ Link ]

21.09.2017Defense One

Swiss Researchers Invent Way to Let Mini Drones See in the Dark [ Link ]

20.09.2017MSN.com

Drohnen fuer die Suche nach Vermissten - auch bei wenig Licht [ Link ]

20.09.2017Phys.org

Drones can almost see in the dark [ Link ]

20.09.2017JuraForum.de

Drones can almost see in the dark [ Link ]

20.09.2017Wallstreet Online

Drohne mit Event-Kamera sieht auch in der Nacht [ Link ]

06.10.2017ICT Journal

Les robots du futur auront des yeux suisses [ Link ]

31.08.2017Tages Anzeiger

Scientifica - Fragen Und Antworten [ Link ]

10.02.2017Discovery Channel Canada

Collaborative Transport with Multiple MAVs [ Link ]

10.02.2016SRF Tagesschau

"Fliegende Spuerhunde" [ Link ]

19.11.2016International Federation of Robotics

2016 World Robotics report

19.09.2016Alumni Magazine

"Autonomous Vision-based Navigation" [ Link ]

01.05.2016Science & Vie

"Les premiers drones à pouvoir se repérer tout seuls en forêt" [ Link ]

01.05.2016Technology Review

"Drohnen: Mehr Autonomie wagen" [ Link ]

22.01.2016Blick

"Was koennen Roboter heute eigentlich alles?" [ Link ]

13.12.2016Digital Trends

"Daredevil Drones Can Navigate Narrow Gaps at High Speed" [ Link ]

09.12.2016MIT Technology Review

"Watch This Robotic Quadcopter Fly Aggressively Through Narrow Gaps" [ Link ]

05.10.2016Robohub

"Drone flight through narrow gaps using onboard sensing and computing" [ Link ]

28.09.2016DIY Drones

"PX4-based "aggressive quadcopter" navigates gaps with pure autonomy" [ Link ]

28.09.2016IEEE Spectrum

"Aggressive Quadrotors Conquer Gaps With Ultimate Autonomy" [ Link ]

16.05.2016Sensefly Waypoint

"A Question of Perception (Pt 2) - Talking Robo-Collaboration & Future Challenges & More with Prof. Scaramuzza" [ Link ]

18.04.2016Sensefly Waypoint

"A Question of Perception - Talking Autonomous Robot Navigation with Prof. Davide Scaramuzza" [ Link ]

05.04.2016NVIDIA GTC 2016

"Introduction of Opening Keynote (1:27-1:34)" [ Link ]

31.03.2016SPARC Robotics

"Why making robots is still hard" [ Link ]

29.03.2016CEMS

"The Digital Revolution in Partnership with Deloitte" [ Link ]

12.02.2016Discovery Channel Canada

"Autonomous search-and-rescue drones outperform humans at navigating forest trails" [ Link ]

11.02.2016The Verge

"Autonomous search-and-rescue drones outperform humans at navigating forest trails" [ Link ]

11.02.2016Wired

"This drone uses AI to find its way through a forest" [ Link ]

11.02.2016IEEE Spectrum

"AAAI Video Highlights: Drones Navigating Forests and Robot Boat Swarms" [ Link ]

10.02.2016NBC News

"Trail-Following Drones Could Locate and Guide Lost Hikers" [ Link ]

10.02.2016Gizmodo

"These Rescue Drones Search Forest Trails Like Robot Rangers" [ Link ]

10.02.2016The Washington Times

"Swiss researchers develop rescue drone that navigates forest trails better than a human" [ Link ]

10.02.2016Robohub

"Drones recognise and follow forest trails in search of lost people" [ Link ]

10.02.2016Popular Mechanics

"New Software Turns Drones into Bloodhounds that Could Track You Through the Woods" [ Link ]

7.07.2015SRF 10vor10

"Post aus der Luft" [ Link ]

14.08.2015Technische Rundschau

"Die autonome Drohne ist da!" [ Link ] [ PDF ]

14.04.2015Tages-Anzeiger

"Mit der Drohne ueber die Teppich-Stadt" [ Link ]

09.04.2015The Times of India

"New technology makes drones safer, smarter" [ Link ]

08.04.2015Bangalore Mirror

"Just toss it in the air and this drone will take off, land itself" [ Link ]

30.03.2015Blick

"Forscher ruesten Drohnen zu «Seiltaenzern» um" [ Link ]

30.03.201520 Minuten

"Forscher ruesten Drohnen zu Luftakrobaten auf" [ Link ]

01.01.2015EB-Navi

"Autonomous Vision-Controled Flying Robots (in German)" [ PDF ]

31.10.2015Robots Podcast

"Embodied Quadrotors" [ Link ] [ RoboHub ]

21.09.2015Futurezone

"Wenn Drohnen mit eigenen Augen fliegen" [ Link ]

15.04.2015Robotics Business Review

"Swiss Team Develops Self-Stabilizing Drones" [ Link ]

14.04.2015IEEE Spectrum

"You Can Launch This Quadrotor by Throwing It in the Air" [ Link ]

10.04.2015Futura Sciences

"Un drone qui se stabilise comme un funambule" [ Link ]

09.04.2015De Ingenieur

"Full-safe drone" [ Link ]

08.04.2015Scientific Computing

"New Technology Making Drones Safer and Smarter" [ Link ]

08.04.2015engadget

"New technology keeps drones from crashing and burning" [ Link ]

07.04.2015gizmag

"System allows hampered drones to regain control and land safely" [ Link ]

31.03.2015moneycab

"Zuercher Forscher macht Drohnen zu 'Seiltaenzern'" [ Link ]

30.03.2015inside-it.ch

"Zuercher Forscher ruesten Drohnen zu Luftakrobaten auf" [ Link ]

30.03.2015Robohub

"Quadrotor automatically recovers from failure or aggressive launch, without GPS" [ Link ]

16.03.2015DailyMail

"Attack of the drones! Palm-sized machines and self-flying vehicles go on display in Germany" [ Link ]

05.03.2015UZH News

"Flying with Drones" [ Link ]

27.02.2015youBot Newsletter

"Aerial-guided navigation of the youBot" [ Link ]

16.02.2015Robohub

"Ground-Flight collaboration" [ Link ]

21.04.2015BBC

"Drones Under Control" [ Link ]

14.12.2014SonntagsBlick

"Die 50 wichtigsten Fragen" [ PDF ] [ Link ]

19.10.2014NZZ

"Labor für künstliche Intelligenz der UZH geschlossen" [ Link ]

12.10.2014SonntagsBlick

"Die schlauste Drohne der Welt kommt aus Zuerich" [ Link ]

12.06.2014Augsburger Allgemeine

"Quadrocopter steuert aus der Luft Robotereinsatz" [ Link ]

04.06.2014Pressebox

"KUKA Innovation Award verliehen" [ Link ]

22.10.2014NCCR Site visit, Lausanne

[ Video ]

3.-6.06.2014AUTOMATICA, Munich

31,000 visitors [ Link ] [ Video ]

01.12.2014UZH News

"Die gute Drohne" [ Link ]

07.10.2014IEEE Spectrum

"Dynamic Vision Sensors Enable High-Speed Maneuvers With Robots" [ Link ]

10.06.2014Robohub

"Research Group from University of Zurich wins KUKA Innovation Award" [ Link ]

05.06.2014UZH News

"Erster Preis fuer Zuercher Flugroboter" [ Link ]

01.06.2014SPARC Robotics

"Stories of Success: Enabling researchers to innovate in small scale for the factory of the future" [ Link ]

30.05.2014MIT News

"Think fast, robot" [ Link ]

02.12.2013SRF 10vor10

"Drohnen als Postboten" [ Video ] [ Link ]

07.11.2013Arte X:enius

"Drohnen - Nuetzliches Werkzeug oder toedliche Waffe?" [ German ] [ French ] [ Link ]

29.04.2013RTS nouvo

"Des drones pour sauver des vies" [ Link ]

13.05.2014Neue Luzerner Zeitung

"Drohnen: Die Vielfalt scheint unbegrenzt" [ PDF ]

03.12.201320 Minuten

"Amazon-Drohne hebt noch lange nicht ab" [ PDF ]

29.08.2013Die Zeit

"Die fliegenden Kuriere" [ Link ]

28.02.2013Weltwoche

"Der Spion vor deinem Fenster" [ PDF ]

02.12.2013Radio 24 Tag

"Amazon revolutioniert Bestellservice" [ MP3 ]

31.08.2013Regionaljournal ZH/SH, SRF 1

"Fuer den Kriseneinsatz: Uni Zuerich zeigt Roboter-Duo" [ MP3 ] [ Link ]

23.-25.10.2013tunZurich, Zurich

[ Link ]

31.08.-01.09.2013Scientifica, Zurich

20,000 visitors [ Link ]

20.04.2013Festival de Robotique, EPFL Lausanne

17,000 visitors [ Video ] [ Link ]

09.03.2013Robots on Tour, Zurich

4,000 visitors [ Link ]

31.03.2013IEEE Spectrum

"UZH Wishes Us All a Happy Robot Easter" [ Link ]

31.03.2013Gizmodo

"Robots Save Easter After Negligent Bunny Makes A Mess Of Everything" [ Link ]

11.11.2012SonntagsZeitung

"Die Dressur der Drohnen" [ PDF ]

01.09.2012MIT Technology Review Magazine

"Roboter fliegen mit Teamgeist" [ Link ]

25.10.2012TEDxZurich

"Autonomous Flying Robots" [ Link ]

03.05.2012IEEE Spectrum

"sFly Quadrotors Navigate Outdoors All By Themselves" [ Link ]