• School of Engineering

    Robot Assisted Surgery: Four Arms Are Better Than Two

    Researchers at EPFL have developed the first system that enables four-arm laparoscopic surgery by controlling two additional robotic arms via haptic foot interfaces.

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  • School of Engineering

    Bringing Leonardo da Vinci’s designs to life

    STUDENT PROJECTS – Fourteen mechanical engineering students spent a semester getting inside the head of Leonardo da Vinci. Using his drawings from the 15th and 16th centuries, the teams built ingenious machines – altering the design in some cases – in order to better understand how they worked.

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  • School of Engineering

    Swiss energy system could be independent and carbon-neutral by 2050

    Researchers from EPFL and HES-SO Valais have modeled the Swiss energy system under the hypothetical constraints of carbon neutrality and energy independence by 2050. The results show that these two constraints could be met while reducing energy system costs by about 30% compared to 2020.

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  • School of Engineering

    New inspection drone uses wind to lengthen flight times

    EPFL spin-off Elythor has developed a new drone whose wing shape can adapt to wind conditions and flight position in real time, reducing the drone’s energy consumption, in collaboration with the School of Engineering’s Laboratory of Intelligent Systems. The position of the drone’s wings can change, allowing it to fly vertically or ho…

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  • School of Engineering

    Engineering discovery and fun at the EPFL Open Days

    Members of the public enjoyed more than 20 engaging and educational activities on a wide variety of engineering topics, animated by researchers from the School of Engineering, at the 2023 edition of the EPFL Open Days on April 29 and 30.

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  • School of Engineering

    Robots that adapt to their environment – and you

    On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab, a demonstration of daily-use devices showcased director Jamie Paik’s vision – now a reality – for a new category of versatile robots.

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MechE Colloquium: Design of composite materials and structures across the scales: physical and data-driven models 5.12.2023 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Prof Pedro Camanho, University of Porto Place: MED 0 1418 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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MechE Colloquium: Fluid dynamics of pulsed fusion machines 12.12.2023 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Prof Jovan Nedic, Mc Gill University Place: MED 0 1418 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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MechE Honorary Lecture: A Random Walk Through Random Materials 12.12.2023 – 18:00 > 19:00 Speaker: Prof. William CurtinLaboratory for Multiscale Mechanics Modeling (LAMMM)Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IGM)School of Engineering (STI)EPFL Place: SG 1138 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more
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MechE Colloquium: Cusps, tips, and threads: fluid dynamics and elasticity 19.12.2023 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker: Prof. Jens Eggers, School of Mathematics, University of Bristol Place: MED 0 1418 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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MechE Honorary Lecture: Water Turbines, Storage Pumps and Pump-Turbines Key Technology for Hydropower 1.2.2024 – 17:15 > 18:00 Speaker: Prof François Avellan,Technology Platform for Hydraulic Machines,Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IGM)School of Engineering (STI)EPFL Place: L’Aula des Cèdres, Av. de Cour 33, Lausanne Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more

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