Hardware Podcasts

222. Tree-Climbing and Reef-Restoring Robots

The Next Byte Podcast · 17 Jun 2025 · 21m

What this episode covers

Hosts discuss three robotics projects developed by students at ETH Zurich under the Focus program: Monkey, a tree-climbing robot using screw-based adhesion; Reef Ranger, an autonomous underwater robot for coral restoration; and Argos, an automated monitoring system for laboratory mice welfare. The episode highlights how student constraints drive innovation and how these technologies address ecological and ethical challenges in biology and environmental science.

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makers and hobbyists

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Companies
ETH Zurich, Mouser Electronics, Gecko Robotics, Dyson
Products
Monkey, Reef Ranger, Argos

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