Ascento team publishes two-wheeled jumping-robot research
The ETH Zurich team behind Ascento published the mechanical design, control architecture and experimental validation of its compact wheeled-biped robot.
Evidence notes
- The prototype combined fast wheeled travel with obstacle-clearing jumps in mixed indoor environments.
- The paper documented the mechanical architecture and controllers that preceded Ascento’s commercial security-robot work.
- The ETH Zurich team behind Ascento published the mechanical design, control architecture and experimental validation of its compact wheeled-biped robot.
Company context
Ascento builds autonomous wheel-legged robots for outdoor security patrol and industrial-site inspection. Its Ascento Guard service combines all-terrain mobility, thermal and RGB sensing, autonomous charging, encrypted remote monitoring and integration with existing video-management systems. The company raised $4.3 million in 2023 and has deployments with security and industrial customers.