2023–2025
MOBIUS
MOBIUS is a multi-modal capable kid-size (10 kg) quadrupedal/bipedal robot.
With spine-enhanced GOAT grippers, it can pinch-grasp to pull itself up and climb a human kid's slide.
Research focus
- Published in Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), 2026
- Multi-modal locomotion
- GOAT grippers
- Whole-body control
Project story
Images and demonstrations
18 media items
01 / Architecture
A compact humanoid platform designed for many ways of moving.
Standing up
Motion study
02Mechanical components
Documentation
03MOBIUS front render
Documentation02 / Modes of movement
Standing, crawling, walking, and rolling in a single machine.
Bipedal locomotion
Motion studyRolling
Motion study03 / Climbing and manipulation
Slide traversal, bar grasping, and compliant pull-ups.
Kids slide
Motion studySlide down
Motion studyPull-up: grasp the bar
Motion studyPinch-grasp pull-up
Motion studyPinch-grasp pull-up with admittance control
Motion studyMOBIUS perception
Motion study04 / Demonstrations
Early walking, the complete platform, and public showcases.
01MOBIUS robot line-up
DocumentationMOBIUS demonstration
FilmICRA Expo 2024
FilmPublications & related research
MOBIUS paper (RSS 2026) →MOBIUS / SCALER-B (ICRA 40) →MOBIUS mechanism workshop paper →MOBIUS software workshop paper →