Work Topic

Philip works on scaffold-free construction with autonomous limbed robots. In this project, Philip combines and improves the locomotion and manipulation capabilities of limbed robots to autonomously build structures from pre-fabricated elements.

Role in the NCCR Digital Fabrication

Alumni: PhD Researcher

Current position

NCCR publications

• Energy-Efficient Learning-Based Control of a Legged Robot in Multiple Gravity Environments (2026)

  • Date: 01.01.2026
  • Authors: Dr. Philip Arm, Oliver Fischer, Joseph Church, Adrian Fuhrer, Hendrik Kolvenbach, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter
  • Event: International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo 2025)
  • Notes: Conference lecture held on December 3, 2025

• SpaceHopper: A Small-Scale Legged Robot for Exploring Low-Gravity Celestial Bodies (2024)

  • Date: 01.01.2024
  • Authors: Alexander Spiridonov, Fabio Buehler, Moriz Berclaz, Valerio Schelbert, Jorit Geurts, Elena Krasnova, Emma Steinke, Jonas Toma, Joschua Wuethrich, Recep Polat, Wim Zimmermann, Dr. Philip Arm, Nikita Rudin, Hendrik Kolvenbach, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter
  • Event: 41st IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2024)

• Pedipulate: Enabling Manipulation Skills using a Quadruped Robot’s Leg (2024)

  • Date: 01.01.2024
  • Authors: Dr. Philip Arm, Mayank Mittal, Hendrik Kolvenbach, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter
  • Event: 41st IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2024)

• Perceptive Pedipulation with Local Obstacle Avoidance (2024)

  • Date: 01.01.2024
  • Authors: Jonas Stolle, Dr. Philip Arm, Mayank Mittal, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter
  • Event: 23rd IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids 2024)
  • Notes: Conference lecture on November 23, 2024.

• Magnecko: Design and Control of a Quadrupedal Magnetic Climbing Robot (2024)

  • Date: 01.01.2024
  • Authors: Stefan Leuthard, Timo Eugster, Nicolas Faesch, Riccardo Feingold, Connor Flynn, Michael Fritsche, Nicolas Hürlimann, Elena Morbach, Fabian Tischhauser, Matthias Müller, Markus Montenegro, Valerio Schelbert, Jia-Ruei Chiu, Dr. Philip Arm, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter
  • Event: 27th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR 2024)
  • Notes: Conference lecture held on September 4, 2024.

• Scientific Exploration of Challenging Planetary Analog Environments with a Team of Legged Robots (2023)

  • Date: 01.07.2023
  • Authors: Dr. Philip Arm, Gabriel Waibel, Jan Preisig, Turcan Tuna, Ruyi Zhou, Valentin Bickel, Gabriela Ligeza, Takahiro Miki, Florian Kehl, Hendrik Kolvenbach, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter

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