EPFL Lab Tours

Come and see the rich tapestry of robotics labs at EPFL on Tuesday 22nd afternoon and Friday Evening 28th, lab tours include:

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For the Lab tours, meet in the MED Building Atrium, and members of the lab will come and meet you from there. We will follow up will more information closer to.

Zurich Lab Tours, Tuesday 22nd April

Join us for an exclusive tour of cutting-edge soft robotics research at Empa and ETH Zurich! This event offers a behind-the-scenes look at pioneering labs, showcasing advanced materials, bioinspired designs, and innovative soft robotic systems. Engage with leading researchers, explore state-of-the-art facilities, and discover how soft robotics is shaping the future of exploration, healthcare, and sustainability.

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📅 Event Details

🗓 Date: April 22, 2025

📍 Locations: Empa (Dübendorf) & ETH Zurich

🚍 Departure & Return: From EPFL to Zurich and back

📝 Program Schedule

🕘 09:00 – 12:00 | Departure from EPFL & Travel to Empa

🕛 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch at Empa

🕐 13:00 – 14:30 | Tour of Empa Robotics and Materials Labs  

🕝 14:30 – 15:00 | Travel to ETH-Z Robotics Lab

🕒 15:00 – 16:30 | ETH Zurich Lab Tours

🕟 16:30 – 19:30 | Free Time in Zurich

🕢 19:30 – 22:00 | Return to EPFL

For any questions, please contact: [email protected] and [email protected].

The Empa Materials and Robotics Lab tours will be organized by the Laboratory of Sustainability Robotics, the team of Prof. Mirko Kovac. We will offer tours to the following groups:

• Laboratory of Sustainability Robotics (LSR)- Mirko Kovac

https://www.empa.ch/web/s799

• Soft Sensing and 3D Printing – Frank Clemens

https://www.empa.ch/web/s201/smart-ceramic-processing

• Laboratory for Functional Polymers – Dorina Opris

https://www.empa.ch/web/s209/functional-polymeric-materials

The ETH Zurich Robotics Lab tours will be organized by the Soft Robotics Lab, and the team of Prof. Robert Katzschmann. We will offer tours to the following groups:

• Soft Robotics Lab (SRL) – Robert Katzschmann

https://srl.ethz.ch

• Multi-Scale Robotics Lab (MSRL) – Bradley Nelson and Salvador Pane

https://msrl.ethz.ch

• Robotic Systems Lab (RSL) – Marco Hutter

https://rsl.ethz.ch

• Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL) – Roland Siegwart

https://asl.ethz.ch

• Computational Robotics Lab (CRL) – Stelian Coros

https://crl.ethz.ch/index.html