GCtronic
Swiss robotics spin-off from EPFL founded in 2005, commercially manufacturing the e-puck and e-puck2 mobile robots for university-level robotics education.
GCtronic is a Swiss company founded in November 2005 by Dr. Gilles Caprari as a spin-off from the Autonomous Systems Laboratory at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne). Headquartered in Lugano, Ticino, the company commercially produces the e-puck and e-puck2 small mobile robots developed originally at EPFL for teaching purposes. The e-puck2, introduced in 2018, features an STM32F4 microcontroller at 168 MHz, eight proximity and ambient-light sensors, a time-of-flight distance sensor, 3D IMU, four omnidirectional microphones, a VGA color camera, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.
Approximately 3,000 units have been deployed in universities and research institutes worldwide. Beyond robot sales, GCtronic offers electronics and mechatronics design services, software development, and system integration consulting.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
e-puck2
Small open-platform educational mobile robot with Wi-Fi, sensors, and camera for university robotics teaching.
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2005
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