HEPIA
Applied robotics and automation for complex autonomous tasks.
- SRA Membership: Academic Institutions
With 28 schools spread across the entire French-speaking region and some 21,000 students, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO) is the largest network of higher professional education in Switzerland. In order to steer and manage the institution, the 4 members of the rectorate have the mission of strengthening the HES-SO’s proximity to its professional environment and its influence in the national and international landscape of higher education, research and innovation by building a solid network with its partners.
HEPIA is represented at the cantonal level in the bodies of HES-SO Geneva and at the intercantonal level in those of HES-SO.
We offer...
- Applied robotics R&D for industry and academic partners.
- Industrial robotics and automation, including robotic cells and automated production systems.
- Custom robotic mechanisms, including multi-axis parallel, serial and hybrid mechanisms.
- Actuator design for high-value robotics and Industry 4.0 applications.
- Robot sensing and instrumentation, including position, velocity and force sensing.
- Advanced robot control, trajectory generation, kinematic/dynamic modelling and impedance control.
- Custom grippers, tools and fixtures adapted to specific industrial applications.
- Collaborative robotics, including programming of systems such as YuMi and KUKA iiwa.
- Robot vision and pick-and-place applications.
- Simulation of robotic installations and virtual validation.
- Robotic safety for industrial installations.
- Applications spanning manufacturing, sustainable mobility, space and medical fields.
We are looking for...
- Industrial partners with concrete automation and robotics challenges.
- Joint R&D projects to develop and validate new robotic technologies.
- Companies looking for customised robotics solutions, prototypes or feasibility studies.
- Technology partners in sensors, actuators, control, vision and automation.
- Innovation projects in advanced mechanisms and high-value robotic systems.
- Collaborations in Industry 4.0, intelligent automation and robotic manufacturing.
- Partners for applied research and technology transfer, including Innosuisse and European projects.
- Start-ups and SMEs seeking feasibility studies, prototyping or technical support.
- Research collaborations in autonomous machines, robot control, mechatronics and robotic systems.