ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich is a Swiss university whose robotics laboratories study autonomous systems, legged robots and manipulation. Its researchers have demonstrated a quadruped solving a large Rubik's Cube with its feet.
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3 November 2026
WayTrace: a robot followed web-map walking directions in four real missions, with two operator command changes on the longest
Research: a language model reads the route and an onboard model draws the path; the 1.37 km mission needed two operator command changes.
arXiv (preprint)
3 November 2026
ETH Zurich's FlexiQuad drone flexes on impact and keeps flying
Switzerland: ETH Zurich researchers built a ring-shaped drone frame that deforms in collisions but stays stiff vertically for flight.
ETH Zurich
17 October 2026
A quadruped solves a giant cube with its feet
ETH researchers report three autonomous hardware solves, each taking eight to nine minutes.
ETH Zurich researchers / arXiv