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AirBurr
Built by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · Switzerland
Updated Jun 2026·methodology
Overview
AirBurr is a flying robot designed for constrained, cluttered spaces. Its spring-based cage protects it from damage. Even after crashing on walls and other obstacles, it just picks itself up and takes off. Equipped with retractable arms for self-righting after crashes. Able to navigate by bumping into the environment or following a light source.
Specifications
Category: Research- Payload
- 5 kg
- Reach
- 850 mm
- Speed
- 1 m/s
- Weight
- 0.7 kg
- Battery
- 0.17 h
- Autonomy
- teleoperated
- Launch year
- 2010
- Price
- Contact for quote
- Status
- active
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics2
- Dof
- 6
- Repeatability Mm
- 0.03
Compute1
- Ros Compatible
- true
Safety & certifications1
- Safety Certification
- ISO 10218-1,ISO/TS 15066,CE,UL 1740,EN 60204-1,EN ISO 13849-1
Other27
- Price Tier
- 40-80K
- Applications
- visual_inspection
- Sub Category
- aerial_robot
- Api Available
- true
- Max Speed M S
- 1
- Pricing Model
- purchase
- Fleet Software
- MiR Fleet
- Force Limiting
- true
- Model Variants
- UR5e-16,UR5e-CB3
- Operating Temp
- 0–50°C
- Warranty Years
- 2
- Company Country
- CH
- Lead Time Weeks
- 4
- Navigation Type
- vision,hybrid
- Deployment Count
- 50000
- Deployment Notes
- Used by BMW for door assembly, by Continental for electronics assembly, and by LEGO for injection molding tending.
- Setup Time Hours
- 24
- Compatible Vision
- UR+ certified vision systems,Cognex,Keyence
- Industries Served
- research
- Software Platform
- PolyScope
- Training Required
- basic_<1day
- Availability Status
- research-only
- Compatible Grippers
- Robotiq 2F-85,OnRobot RG2,Piab suction
- Countries Available
- Global
- Extras Contact Emails
- adrien.briod@epfl.ch,adam.klaptocz@epfl.ch
- Programming Interface
- teach_pendant,drag_and_drop,code_python,code_ros,no_code_gui
- Additional Information
- The AirBurr robot is designed to explore cluttered indoor environments autonomously.,It can withstand collisions and recover from crashes, taking off again without human intervention.,The robot uses a contact-sensitive structure to navigate around obstacles.,It employs an active uprighting mechanism to return to an upright position after falls.,The robot uses inertial sensors and optic-flow sensors for navigation.,Kalman filter and PID controllers are used for attitude stabilization and control.
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