Robots for a sustainable future.

Industrial robots have been a cornerstone of automation for decades, but their energy consumption creates significant economic and ecological challenges.

PROJECT

The Challenge

Today's industrial robots lack the flexibility to adapt to varying tasks, weights, and changing environments, which limits their potential and leads to inefficiencies. As the industry evolves and tasks shift faster than the lifespan of specialized robots, the need for adaptable, energy-efficient, and customizable solutions is more pressing than ever.

This static design holds back an untapped potential to improve energy efficiency, enhance adaptability, and reduce operational costs while minimizing the environmental impact. It's time to evolve.

Our Vision

We envision a future where industrial robots evolve from rigid, taskspecific machines into highly adaptive, intelligent systems.

Our vision is to leverage artificial intelligence to make hardware smarter, transforming industrial robots into self-optimizing systems. Every task—whether it’s a delicate, complex assembly or a broad, rapid pick-and-place operation—requires an ideal physical configuration. To achieve this adaptability, we must bridge the gap between the physical and digital worlds, providing software with awareness of its hardware while giving the hardware the ability to make configurational adjustments in near real time.

Presenting ASIRA: Adaptive Selfoptimizing Industrial Robot Arm. Our next-generation selfoptimizing robot is designed to physically adapt to various tasks while prioritizing energy efficiency. ASIRA represents more than just a new robot arm—it’s the future of automation. By allowing robots to configure and optimize their performance based on task requirements, we are setting a new standard for industrial innovation, redefining the boundaries of what machines can do.

What exactly is a Focus Project?

In the third year of the bachelor in mechanical engineering, students have the option to work on a focus project. By electing this option, we choose to apply our theoretical knowledge in a practical setting.

We dedicate ourselves to design and realize a new innovative idea in the span of nine months. In our case, we are fascinated by the idea of what more energy efficient robots may look like.

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TEAM

Miro Gygax
Hardware and Team Lead
Marc Holzgang
Hardware and Finances
Laurin Klein
Hardware and Materials
Dario Furrer
Electrical and Lead Sponsoring
Benjamin Bürgi
Software and Design
Sarah Klink
Software and Social Media
Emanuel Jucker
Software and Sponsoring
Richard Zuber
Electrical and Documentation

EXPERTS

Prof Dr Markus Bambach
Professor of Advanced Manufacturing
Thomas Denoréaz
Head Supervisor
Patrick Moser
Coach

ACADEMIC PARTNERS

SPONSORING

Help Us Bring Our Vision to Life

We are seeking sponsors to support our mission, and we greatly appreciate any form of contribution. Whether it’s financial support, in-kind donations of materials, parts, services, or technical consultations, your help is invaluable.

If you're interested in partnering with us and supporting our technical and educational goals, please take a look at our sponsorship brochure or contact us via email. We would be delighted to discuss how you or your company can become part of ASIRA.
Thank you for considering joining us on this journey!

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CONTACT us

ETH Zurich

PFA F43 (1. Floor)
Technoparkstrasse 1
8005 Zurich
Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 633 94 13
E-Mail: asira@ethz.ch