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🧘Are you feeling balanced?
In this week's post, Jethusan Jeyaruban teaches you how to walk the electricity slackline. Find out more here: www.real-lab.ch/how-to-walk-...
In this week's post, Jethusan Jeyaruban teaches you how to walk the electricity slackline. Find out more here: www.real-lab.ch/how-to-walk-...
February 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
🧘Are you feeling balanced?
In this week's post, Jethusan Jeyaruban teaches you how to walk the electricity slackline. Find out more here: www.real-lab.ch/how-to-walk-...
In this week's post, Jethusan Jeyaruban teaches you how to walk the electricity slackline. Find out more here: www.real-lab.ch/how-to-walk-...
📝 When everything works seamlessly: algorithms in your daily life?
With RADAR RP, we are launching a survey to better understand how people in Switzerland perceive automation and where they encounter it.
Responses are anonymous. Take part in the survey and share your perspective!
bit.ly/3Zh2xdg
With RADAR RP, we are launching a survey to better understand how people in Switzerland perceive automation and where they encounter it.
Responses are anonymous. Take part in the survey and share your perspective!
bit.ly/3Zh2xdg
Automation in everyday life
L’automazione nella vita quotidiana
Automatisierung im Alltag
L'automation dans la vie quotidienne
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February 2, 2026 at 1:22 PM
📝 When everything works seamlessly: algorithms in your daily life?
With RADAR RP, we are launching a survey to better understand how people in Switzerland perceive automation and where they encounter it.
Responses are anonymous. Take part in the survey and share your perspective!
bit.ly/3Zh2xdg
With RADAR RP, we are launching a survey to better understand how people in Switzerland perceive automation and where they encounter it.
Responses are anonymous. Take part in the survey and share your perspective!
bit.ly/3Zh2xdg
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🍺 It's Friday afternoon. How about a beer from the tap? 🍺
Samuel Renggli explains how the capacity of the electric power grid can be increased by reducing the foam in the pipes. Metaphorically speaking. Cheers! 🍻 www.real-lab.ch/power-on-tap
Samuel Renggli explains how the capacity of the electric power grid can be increased by reducing the foam in the pipes. Metaphorically speaking. Cheers! 🍻 www.real-lab.ch/power-on-tap
January 30, 2026 at 4:12 PM
🍺 It's Friday afternoon. How about a beer from the tap? 🍺
Samuel Renggli explains how the capacity of the electric power grid can be increased by reducing the foam in the pipes. Metaphorically speaking. Cheers! 🍻 www.real-lab.ch/power-on-tap
Samuel Renggli explains how the capacity of the electric power grid can be increased by reducing the foam in the pipes. Metaphorically speaking. Cheers! 🍻 www.real-lab.ch/power-on-tap
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🚀 This week, we are flying to the moon. 🌕 With robots! 🤖 How cool is that?
www.real-lab.ch/one-giant-le...
www.real-lab.ch/one-giant-le...
January 26, 2026 at 11:18 AM
🚀 This week, we are flying to the moon. 🌕 With robots! 🤖 How cool is that?
www.real-lab.ch/one-giant-le...
www.real-lab.ch/one-giant-le...
MPC. Three small letters, one big meaning. But have you ever wondered about what that meaning is? Let Claire Blackman, Dimitris Kouzoupis and Juxhino Kavaja tell you about how MPC actually works, by using the example of how nuorail helps trains to run smoothly.
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What is MPC anyway?
ETH Zurich Automatic Control Laboratory
nccr-automation.ch
January 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM
MPC. Three small letters, one big meaning. But have you ever wondered about what that meaning is? Let Claire Blackman, Dimitris Kouzoupis and Juxhino Kavaja tell you about how MPC actually works, by using the example of how nuorail helps trains to run smoothly.
nccr-automation.ch/news/2026/wh...
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🌊 🌊 🌊 Are you drowning in a stormy river?
Marcell Bartos knows which combination of control tools and strategies keep you afloat in unpredictable environments.
www.real-lab.ch/staying-afloat
Marcell Bartos knows which combination of control tools and strategies keep you afloat in unpredictable environments.
www.real-lab.ch/staying-afloat
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 AM
🌊 🌊 🌊 Are you drowning in a stormy river?
Marcell Bartos knows which combination of control tools and strategies keep you afloat in unpredictable environments.
www.real-lab.ch/staying-afloat
Marcell Bartos knows which combination of control tools and strategies keep you afloat in unpredictable environments.
www.real-lab.ch/staying-afloat
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🎙️ New episode! Jeff Shamma (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) on gain scheduling, robustness, game theory and multi-agent learning... and some advice from both control and jiu-jitsu: “Don’t get tired.” Unmissable!
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
Links: www.incontrolpodcast.com
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
Links: www.incontrolpodcast.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM
🎙️ New episode! Jeff Shamma (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) on gain scheduling, robustness, game theory and multi-agent learning... and some advice from both control and jiu-jitsu: “Don’t get tired.” Unmissable!
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
Links: www.incontrolpodcast.com
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
Links: www.incontrolpodcast.com
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New episode out 🎙️ This one is a bit different: we look at female influencers in control — ideas, trajectories, some data, and why this conversation matters. Constructive feedback, criticism, and perspectives welcome 💬
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
Links: www.incontrolpodcast.com
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
Links: www.incontrolpodcast.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
New episode out 🎙️ This one is a bit different: we look at female influencers in control — ideas, trajectories, some data, and why this conversation matters. Constructive feedback, criticism, and perspectives welcome 💬
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
Links: www.incontrolpodcast.com
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
Links: www.incontrolpodcast.com
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❓ What do the Gotthard tunnel on a holiday weekend and the electric power grid on a sunny day have in common? Fabian Böhm knows. Read and learn. 😉
www.real-lab.ch/no-need-to-w...
www.real-lab.ch/no-need-to-w...
December 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
❓ What do the Gotthard tunnel on a holiday weekend and the electric power grid on a sunny day have in common? Fabian Böhm knows. Read and learn. 😉
www.real-lab.ch/no-need-to-w...
www.real-lab.ch/no-need-to-w...
Our researcher blogs are back! This time let Muhammad Zakwan tell you about how he's making machine learning safer.
nccr-automation.ch/news/2025/so...
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Sounding Smart Isn’t Enough: How We Can Make Machine Learning Safer
ETH Zurich Automatic Control Laboratory
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November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Our researcher blogs are back! This time let Muhammad Zakwan tell you about how he's making machine learning safer.
nccr-automation.ch/news/2025/so...
nccr-automation.ch/news/2025/so...
Last week we welcomed back the companies and researchers from our previous industry-academia workshops for our industry open-house. Thank you to everyone who bought ideas, presented, asked questions and generally contributed to an enthusiastic and open space for sharing.
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Last week we welcomed back the companies and researchers from our previous industry-academia workshops for our industry open-house. Thank you to everyone who bought ideas, presented, asked questions and generally contributed to an enthusiastic and open space for sharing.
Last week we were happy to host 20 school children as part of the Nationaler Zukunftstag. Thank you to the NomadZ, @ethz.ch, @acupofmilkyway.bsky.social and Anamarija Zivkovic for their brilliant organisation.
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Last week we were happy to host 20 school children as part of the Nationaler Zukunftstag. Thank you to the NomadZ, @ethz.ch, @acupofmilkyway.bsky.social and Anamarija Zivkovic for their brilliant organisation.
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What is feedback, really? In this episode, we retrace its prehistory, revisit Black’s invention of the negative-feedback amplifier, and look at why feedback keeps reappearing in biology, strategy, behaviour shaping machines, organisms, and decisions.
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
What is feedback, really? In this episode, we retrace its prehistory, revisit Black’s invention of the negative-feedback amplifier, and look at why feedback keeps reappearing in biology, strategy, behaviour shaping machines, organisms, and decisions.
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
Thanks: @nccr-automation.bsky.social
Beat your Monday blues with a new episode of inControl. This time host Alberto Padoan is looking at all things feedback - give it a listen: www.incontrolpodcast.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Beat your Monday blues with a new episode of inControl. This time host Alberto Padoan is looking at all things feedback - give it a listen: www.incontrolpodcast.com
Did you know that we also do research into the ethics of automation? If you want to learn more about it then you can join this lecture over teams using the link in the QR code (or in person if you're lucky enough to be in Montréal 😉 )
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Did you know that we also do research into the ethics of automation? If you want to learn more about it then you can join this lecture over teams using the link in the QR code (or in person if you're lucky enough to be in Montréal 😉 )
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Do you need high-quality traffic data but your only source of information is a distorted drone video?
Learn more about how Robert Fonod solved this problem with Geo-trax, a toolbox that lets you extract the information you need! www.real-lab.ch/geo-trax
Learn more about how Robert Fonod solved this problem with Geo-trax, a toolbox that lets you extract the information you need! www.real-lab.ch/geo-trax
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Do you need high-quality traffic data but your only source of information is a distorted drone video?
Learn more about how Robert Fonod solved this problem with Geo-trax, a toolbox that lets you extract the information you need! www.real-lab.ch/geo-trax
Learn more about how Robert Fonod solved this problem with Geo-trax, a toolbox that lets you extract the information you need! www.real-lab.ch/geo-trax
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"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." [Niels Bohr]
Zheyu Wu knows what to do in times of uncertainty! Learn more: www.real-lab.ch/distribution...
Zheyu Wu knows what to do in times of uncertainty! Learn more: www.real-lab.ch/distribution...
October 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." [Niels Bohr]
Zheyu Wu knows what to do in times of uncertainty! Learn more: www.real-lab.ch/distribution...
Zheyu Wu knows what to do in times of uncertainty! Learn more: www.real-lab.ch/distribution...
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How do you come up with the perfect (control) recipe? Learn more about what Salma Elfeki has been cooking up during her master's project! www.real-lab.ch/the-recipe-f...
October 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
How do you come up with the perfect (control) recipe? Learn more about what Salma Elfeki has been cooking up during her master's project! www.real-lab.ch/the-recipe-f...
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❓ Did you know that you cannot just turn off run-of-river power plants when there is an overproduction of electric power?
🌊 Yannick Schüpbach explains what you can do instead. www.real-lab.ch/when-water-m...
🌊 Yannick Schüpbach explains what you can do instead. www.real-lab.ch/when-water-m...
October 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
❓ Did you know that you cannot just turn off run-of-river power plants when there is an overproduction of electric power?
🌊 Yannick Schüpbach explains what you can do instead. www.real-lab.ch/when-water-m...
🌊 Yannick Schüpbach explains what you can do instead. www.real-lab.ch/when-water-m...
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❓ Why do you prefer one brand over another? 💡 Learn more about opinion dynamics from Michelle Egger's explainer!
www.real-lab.ch/the-coke-vs-...
www.real-lab.ch/the-coke-vs-...
September 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
❓ Why do you prefer one brand over another? 💡 Learn more about opinion dynamics from Michelle Egger's explainer!
www.real-lab.ch/the-coke-vs-...
www.real-lab.ch/the-coke-vs-...
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💡 How can you make sure the lights stay on and react early on to problems in your power grid?
Ioannis Papadopoulos explains how in our latest REAL text: www.real-lab.ch/know-thy-vol...
Ioannis Papadopoulos explains how in our latest REAL text: www.real-lab.ch/know-thy-vol...
September 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
💡 How can you make sure the lights stay on and react early on to problems in your power grid?
Ioannis Papadopoulos explains how in our latest REAL text: www.real-lab.ch/know-thy-vol...
Ioannis Papadopoulos explains how in our latest REAL text: www.real-lab.ch/know-thy-vol...
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🤔 Can your heat pump stabilise the electricity grid?
Find out more from Boxuan Yao's text! www.real-lab.ch/flex-your-he...
Find out more from Boxuan Yao's text! www.real-lab.ch/flex-your-he...
September 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
🤔 Can your heat pump stabilise the electricity grid?
Find out more from Boxuan Yao's text! www.real-lab.ch/flex-your-he...
Find out more from Boxuan Yao's text! www.real-lab.ch/flex-your-he...
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🔭 Physical models explain the world in great detail but may be too complex to be useful.
💻 Data-driven models are simpler but do not consider the underlying physics.
🪢 Let's combine the best of both worlds! Muhammad Zakwan explains how.
www.real-lab.ch/simba
💻 Data-driven models are simpler but do not consider the underlying physics.
🪢 Let's combine the best of both worlds! Muhammad Zakwan explains how.
www.real-lab.ch/simba
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🔭 Physical models explain the world in great detail but may be too complex to be useful.
💻 Data-driven models are simpler but do not consider the underlying physics.
🪢 Let's combine the best of both worlds! Muhammad Zakwan explains how.
www.real-lab.ch/simba
💻 Data-driven models are simpler but do not consider the underlying physics.
🪢 Let's combine the best of both worlds! Muhammad Zakwan explains how.
www.real-lab.ch/simba
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Is stabilising the electricity grid just a game? Jonas Matt's research investigates what a fair rule-book could look like. www.real-lab.ch/a-game-plan-...
A Game Plan for Electricity — Real Lab
Our world relies on electricity. And we rely on the power grid, to deliver this electricity to us. As the world moves toward cleaner electricity, the complexity of this network grows as the number of ...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Is stabilising the electricity grid just a game? Jonas Matt's research investigates what a fair rule-book could look like. www.real-lab.ch/a-game-plan-...
New episode of the @incontrolpodcast.bsky.social! Cosimo Della Santina takes us inside soft robotics — a young, daring field where compliance replaces rigidity, intelligence emerges from shape, and underactuation is a feature, not a flaw.
www.incontrolpodcast.com/1632769/epis...
www.incontrolpodcast.com/1632769/epis...
ep35 - Cosimo Della Santina: From Dexterous Manipulation to Soft Robotics and Embodied Intelligence - inControl
Outline 00:00 – Intro 01:19 – Early steps: PhD journey & robotic hands 15:42 – What is a soft robot?23:35 – MIT years & models of soft robots 30:01 – Discretization & underactuation 37:21 ...
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August 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
New episode of the @incontrolpodcast.bsky.social! Cosimo Della Santina takes us inside soft robotics — a young, daring field where compliance replaces rigidity, intelligence emerges from shape, and underactuation is a feature, not a flaw.
www.incontrolpodcast.com/1632769/epis...
www.incontrolpodcast.com/1632769/epis...