Swiss Robotics Association set to launch

Two Swiss universities are launching the Swiss Robotics Association (SRA) at the Robotics Day in Basel tomorrow.

The SRA aims to promote Switzerland as a global leader in robotics innovation and build interactions within the Swiss robotics ecosystem, serve as a networking hub.

This follows the ending of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) and a documentary highlights the activities over the last decade.

The association has been founded by Prof. Aude Billard, Head of LASA laboratory at EPFL, Lead of the Innovation Booster Robotics, co-organizer of the Swiss Robotics Day 2024 and one of the two Vice-Presidents of the Swiss Robotics Association, along with Prof. Roland Siegwart, Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering of ETH Zurich, researcher at the Autonomous Systems Lab, Head of Wyss Zurich Translational Centre. They are joined by Dr. Nicola Tomatis, CEO at BlueBotics (above) as President.

Switzerland is a key area for robotics research as a result of the activities at EPFL and ETH Zurich, with companies such as ANYbotics and Exotec developing autonomous robotic systems and mobile robotics firm Sevensense acquired by ABB.