1080pFLARE: twin snake robots patch thermal-barrier coatings
Two snake robots reach a combustor through limited access to observe and patch local thermal-barrier coating damage.
Laboratory engine testsRead case
TECHNICAL DIRECTION
Planning & control
Choose feasible paths, coordinate motion and respond to feedback.
NASA/JPL-CaltechPUBLIC CASES
1080p1080pEELS: a snake robot for passages through ice
A segmented robot combines rotating screw propulsion with environmental mapping in ground tests on ice, snow, sand and glacier passages.
Ground prototypes and glacier testsRead case
1080pA soft robot that advances by tip growth
A flexible tube grows by eversion at its tip, offering another way to move around obstacles.
Growth-based proof of conceptRead case
4KMagnetically steered thread in a cerebral-vessel model
A magnetic field steers a slender thread, with a hydrogel coating to reduce friction.
Vascular-model experimentsRead case
1080pPeripheral-airway navigation with a magnetic catheter
A 2.4 mm magnetic catheter integrates shape sensing and an optical fibre for peripheral-airway navigation and laser delivery.
Phantom and ex-vivo validationRead case
1080pmini-RCM: an origami-inspired miniature teleoperator
The miniature teleoperated mini-RCM demonstrates tracing and simulated retinal-vein cannulation.
Bench-top micromanipulationRead case
1080pAn ingestible origami robot in a stomach model
A robot unfolds from a capsule and uses magnetic guidance to remove a button battery in a simulated stomach.
Simulated-stomach proof of conceptRead case
VideoSpot: remote inspection in an operating converter station
Visual and thermal inspection in an energised valve hall inaccessible to personnel.
Used in site inspection routinesRead case
Spot: thermal and gauge inspections at a gas-fired power plant
Collecting heat-recovery steam-generator thermograms and temperature-gauge images across industrial stairs and platforms.
Power-plant field pilotRead case
Spot: from an industrial test site to a refinery
Trials at a simulated industrial site and Whiting refinery examined mobility through narrow passages, grating and stairs.
Industrial testing and field trialRead case
VideoANYmal X: multi-level inspection in a chemical plant
Field tests at BASF Ludwigshafen examined automated inspection of gauges, pumps and tanks.
Chemical-plant field testsRead case
VideoA space continuum arm: orbital technology tests for refuelling
Orbital tests aboard Xiyuan-0 examined simulated refuelling and compliant manipulation.
Orbital technology demonstrationRead case
VideoDextre and RRM: orbital servicing and fluid transfer
Removing caps, operating valves and transferring ethanol on an external station experiment module.
Orbital demonstration on the ISSRead case
RELL and Dextre: locating external ammonia leaks on the ISS
A robot-mounted gas detector surveys the station exterior for cooling-system leaks.
Documented orbital leak localisationRead case
720pBerkeley Humanoid Lite: a reproducible humanoid platform
Open hardware and learning-based control, from 3D-printed gearboxes to arm manipulation and bipedal walking.
Research prototype and hardware experimentsRead case
1080pHOVER: switching whole-body control modes within one policy
A humanoid policy tracks hand, head and root commands while coordinating upper and lower body motion.
Hardware control experimentsRead case
VideoAtlas: autonomous handling of engine-cover parts
Moving parts between supplier containers and a sequencing dolly from a list of bin locations.
Manufacturer hardware demonstrationRead case
GR00T N1: bimanual humanoid manipulation
Studying pick-and-place, handovers and bimanual coordination with hardware demonstrations, simulation and task-specific adaptation.
Model and hardware manipulation experimentsRead case
1080pGemini Robotics: coordinating whole-body movement
An official whole-body demonstration shows a robot carrying a container while moving, linking instruction understanding with execution.
Official model demonstrationRead case
π₀: from language instructions to laundry handling
A cross-embodiment vision-language-action model studies folding laundry, clearing tables and assembling boxes.
Hardware manipulation researchRead case
720pMobile ALOHA: learning with two arms and a mobile base
Teleoperated demonstrations support learned mobile tasks such as opening cabinets, rinsing a pan and cooking.
Hardware imitation-learning experimentsRead case
JOURNAL
Field-record notePerception & localisation
The next move beneath the ice
EELS brings locomotion, mapping and risk assessment into a single exploration task.
Methods discussionHumanoid robotics
What can we learn from humanoid robotics?
Start with control, perception and data, then examine access to a specific space.
SELECTED SOURCES
CodeOpenLoong-Dyn-ControlPublic datasetDROIDPublic datasetLIBEROInstitutional recordMeet the robotsInstitutional recordEELS (Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor)Institutional recordStanford researchers develop a new type of soft, growing robotInstitutional recordRobotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vesselsInstitutional recordPersonalized magnetic tentacles for targeted photothermal cancer therapy in peripheral lungs
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