Simon
Kerscher
Alumni
Simon Kerscher has worked in construction robotics, automating a walking excavator since 2018. Previously he studied mechanical engineering with a focus on controls and robotics at ETH Zurich.
He is now a robotics engineer for the NCCR DFAB Spin Off: Gravis Robotics.
Work Topic
Simon works on driver-assistance and teleoperation of a walking excavator. The aim is to use this technology in challenging environments, where access by humans is undesirable.
Role in the NCCR Digital Fabrication
Alumni: Technical Researcher
Current position
Co-Founder + Robotics Engineer, Gravis RoboticsNCCR publications
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Soil-Adaptive Excavation Using Reinforcement Learning (2022)
- Date: 01.10.2022
- Authors: Pascal Egli, Dominique Gaschen, Simon Kerscher, Dr. Dominic Jud, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter
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HEAP – The autonomous walking excavator (2021)
- Date: 01.09.2021
- Authors: Dr. Dominic Jud, Simon Kerscher, Dr. Martin Wermelinger, Edo Jelavic, Pascal Egli, Philipp Leemann, Gabriel Hottiger, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter
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Terrain-Adaptive Planning and Control of Complex Motions for Walking Excavators (2020)
- Date: 01.01.2020
- Authors: Edo Jelavic, Yannick Berdou, Dr. Dominic Jud, Simon Kerscher, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter
- Event: IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2020)
- Notes: Conference lecture held on October 26, 2020. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the conference was conducted virtually.
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Autonomous Free-Form Trenching using a Walking Excavator (2019)
- Date: 01.10.2019
- Authors: Dr. Dominic Jud, Philipp Leemann, Simon Kerscher, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter
- Event: IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
- Notes: Presented on Wednesday, 6. November 2019.