Reymond Clavel (born June 23, 1950) is director of the ''Laboratoire de Systèmes Robotiques 2'' (LSRO2) at the
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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in
Switzerland
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. He is one of the pioneers in the development of ''
parallel robots
A parallel manipulator is a mechanical system that uses several computer-controlled serial chains to support a single platform, or end-effector. Perhaps, the best known parallel manipulator is formed from six linear actuators that support a mova ...
'', and the inventor of the notable
Delta robot
A delta robot is a type of parallel robot that 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. In contrast, S ...
. His interest in research and his teaching are related mostly to
robotics
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, 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.
Biography
Reymond Clavel obtained his degree in
mechanical engineering
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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
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Computing
* Parallel algorithm
* Parallel computing
* Parallel metaheuristic
* Parallel (software), a UNIX utility for running programs in parallel
* Parallel Sysplex, a cluster of IBM ...
and
industrial robotics
An industrial robot is a robot system used for manufacturing. Industrial robots are automated, programmable and capable of movement on three or more axes.
Typical applications of robots include welding, painting, assembly, disassembly, pick a ...
received worldwide special mentions.
Awards
* 1989: Laureate of the JIRA AWARD (
Japan Industrial Robot Association) 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 .
References
External links
Reymond ClavelLaboratoire de Systèmes Robotiques 2
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1950 births
Living people
Swiss roboticists
Swiss mechanical engineers
Academic staff of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne