Bio-inspired robots

Last November 23 Aníbal Ollero delivered a plenary presentation entitled «Aerial Manipulators and Bioinspired Robots» at the Robot 2022 Fifth Iberian Robotics Conference. The presentation showcased recent research from the H2020 AERIAL-CORE project, which Ollero is coording, on aerial manipulation techniques, including manipulation while flying and perching.

Ollero also presented results from his ERC Advanced Grant GRIFFIN, including more efficient prototypes of bioinspired flapping-wing aerial robots that are capable of fully autonomous indoor and outdoor flight, with on-board perception for guidance and obstacle detection and avoidance. Finally, Ollero provided a glimpse into the future, presenting preliminary results on manipulation with flapping-wing robots.