Reymond Clavel
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Reymond Clavel is director of the Laboratoire de Systèmes Robotiques 2 (LSRO2) at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
in Switzerland
. He is one of the pioneers in the development of parallel robots
, and the inventor of the notable Delta robot
. His interest in research and his teaching are related mostly to robotics
, micro-robotics and high precision mechanisms. His main domains of expertise are:
Under his leading, the research in his laboratory has resulted in (February 2010):
at the Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, in 1973. After nine years of gathered experience in industrial plants at Hermes Precisa International (research and development), he was appointed professor at the EPFL, where he obtained his PhD degree in parallel robotics in 1991. His present research topics are parallel robotics, high speed and high precision robotics, medical and surgical robotics
applications, surgical instrumentation and precision mechanisms. Reymond Clavel’s research successes in parallel and industrial robotics received worldwide special mentions.
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.The school was founded by the Swiss Federal Government with the stated mission to:...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. He is one of the pioneers in the development of parallel robots
Parallel manipulator
Parallel robots and parallel manipulators are articulated robots that use similar mechanisms for the movement of either the robot on its base, or one or more manipulator arms...
, and the inventor of the notable Delta robot
Delta robot
A delta robot is a type of parallel robot. It consists of three arms connected to universal joints at the base.The key design feature is the use of parallelograms in the arms, which maintains the orientation of the end effector...
. His interest in research and his teaching are related mostly to robotics
Robotics
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
, micro-robotics and high precision mechanisms. His main domains of expertise are:
- Conception of parallel and hybrid kinematics for robots and tool-machines.
- Conception of robots with high speed, high dynamics and ultra high precision.
- Conception of high precision mechanisms.
- Conception of complex medical devices.
- Virtual reality and active interfaces.
Under his leading, the research in his laboratory has resulted in (February 2010):
- 25 patents.
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Biography
Reymond Clavel obtained his degree in mechanical engineeringMechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
at the Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, in 1973. After nine years of gathered experience in industrial plants at Hermes Precisa International (research and development), he was appointed professor at the EPFL, where he obtained his PhD degree in parallel robotics in 1991. His present research topics are parallel robotics, high speed and high precision robotics, medical and surgical robotics
Robotic surgery
Robotic surgery, computer-assisted surgery, and robotically-assisted surgery are terms for technological developments that use robotic systems to aid in surgical procedures....
applications, surgical instrumentation and precision mechanisms. Reymond Clavel’s research successes in parallel and industrial robotics received worldwide special mentions.
Awards
- 1989: Laureate of the JIRA AWARD (Japan Industrial Robot AssociationJapan Robot AssociationThe Japan Robot Association is a trade association made up of companies in Japan that develop and manufacture robot technology. It was formed in 1971 as the Industrial Robot Conversazione. The association was reorganized and renamed as the Japan Industrial Robot Association in 1972, and was...
) for the DELTA parallel robot invented in 1985. - 1996: Project winner of the ”Technologiestandort Schweiz” competition and “ABB Sonderpreis” for the best robotics project.
- 1998: His laboratory is awarded the “Grand Prix de l’Innovation” in Monaco for new robot technologies.
- 1999: Laureate of the Golden Robot Award for the DELTA Robot.
- 2003: Each of his three different submitted projects received the Swiss Technology Award.
- 2005: Project winner of the “Swiss Technology Award” competition with further the “Sonderpreis 2005” from the Vontobel Foundation in the field of “Inventing the future”.
- 2006: Project winner of the “Swiss Technology Award” competition with “Quantum leap into world of nano-EDM” (a new high precision EDM machine based on the Delta kinematics).
- 2007: Two projects based on the LSRO’s researches are winner of the “Swiss Technology Award” competition: “Cyberthosis for paraplegia rehabilitation” (a collaboration with the company Swortec and the Fondation Suisse pour les Cyberthèses (FSC)) and the “Microfactory” realized in partnership with the CSEM .