A perching and drilling aerial robot

This video presents a novel perching and tilting aerial robot for precise and versatile power tool work on vertical walls. The system was developed as part of the AITHON ETH Zürich Bachelor student focus project and presented at IEEE IROS 2023. It combines a compact integrated perching drone design with a concrete drill's heavy payload and reaction forces.
Winner of IROS 2023 Best Paper Award on Mobile Manipulation sponsored by OMRON Sinic X Corp.
Paper preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/...
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