The Innovation Booster Robotics was active from 2021 to 2025 as a Swiss initiative supported by Innosuisse. This website is its legacy page. Throughout its duration, the Booster created and strengthened a national community fostering an open innovation culture in robotics. It brought together key players across academia, industry, startups, and public stakeholders to explore new ideas, catalyze collaborations, and accelerate technology transfer and innovation.
Although the Innovation Booster Robotics program has concluded, our mission continues through the Swiss Robotics Association (SRA), a standalone initiative dedicated to serving as a national networking hub for robotics stakeholders across Switzerland and fostering long-term collaboration, visibility, and impact. Visit the Swiss Robotics Association.
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RoboPrint will develop a novel printing method that follows stress curves, enhancing structural strength and eliminating the need for supports. This innovation will be pivotal in treating bone and organ-related diseases.
The Acoustic Robotics Systems Laboratory at ETH Zurich specializes in acoustic micro robotics, acoustic microfluidics and additive manufacturing technologies. They are pioneers in developing additive manufacturing solutions for tissue engineering and precision medicine applications. This project develops a novel bioprinting method using robotic arm assisted 5D bioprinting.
Maxon is the market leader in slotless fractional horsepower motors. Maxon also develops and produces gears, control electronics, sensors, housings. Competences range from R&D to manufacturing, production engineering, environmental testing for harsh environments as well as a small series prototype production and several mechanical workshops with milling, turning, welding, electro erosion, injection molding, CIM, MIM, 3D printing of polymers, metals and ceramics. Maxon supports the robotics community with off-the-shelf and custom robotic joints, as well as detailed robotic simulations and optimizations

