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3D Printer Kit

Alumni

DIY Build

Art, culture and entertainment

Community empowerment

Consumer goods

Education

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Software Engineering

Advanced

Digital Fabrication

Electronics
The Project 3D Printer Kit aims to provide Makerspace users with an instruction manual for constructing a 3D printer using materials available at SPH Makerspace. The manual will detail the specific SPH machines and tools required for the assembly. Additionally, it will guide users on how to acquire components not stocked in the Makerspace shop, such as extruders and electronic boards. This project aims to offer ETH students a platform for learning about and delving into 3D printer design....
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AirLeg

Alumni
AirLeg is a project that was born during ETH Week 2021 and came to life trought the SPH hatschery program. The team is composed by Michelangelo (medical technology), Sebastian (computer science) and Justyna (physics). Together we want to solve the issue that current prosthetic sockets are undynamic and do not adapt to volume fluctuation of the residual limb. AirLeg has the goal to develop a platform that enables amputees in need to have access to a personalized dynamic prosthetic socket. Therefore, we aim to enhance comfortability, while improving affordability and accessibility of prosthetic sockets. To achieve this we exploit smartphone-performed photogrammetry and low-budget FDM 3D printing.Our current approach is to manually modifiy 3D scans from the residual limb to model the prosthetic socket. Yet, we are aspiring toward AI-based automatic modelling of the socket geometry from 3D scan data.To date, we built the first prototype of a functional, low-cost 3D printed lower limb prosthetic socket that is compatible with conventional prosthetic attachment system. Our next step is to implement a 3D printable pneumatic/hydraulic system able to automatically adapt and compensate for volumetric fluctuation of the stump....
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Antelope

Alumni

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Health and wellbeing

Software Engineering

Sports
Join Antelope, where we are redefining human biomechanics, transforming bodies into precision-tuned data engines at a fraction of the cost.Our breakthrough technology, ten times cheaper and more effective than existing solutions, harnesses the power of wearable sensors to predict muscle force — accurately and non-invasively. Discover how our innovative research is not only meeting but surpassing the current challenges, propelling the future of biomechanical assessments into uncharted territories.With Antelope, experience the forefront of biomechanics innovation!...
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Appeal AI

Alumni
Appeal is building AI algorithms that help YouTubers find the most appealing titles and thumbnails for their videos, maximize their viewership, and boost their growth. The choice of title and thumbnail are vital to the success of a YouTube video. The creator community has observed over and over again that even the highest quality productions will severely underperform if not supplemented with an adequate title and thumbnail. Similarly, an excellent title and thumbnail can cause the viewership of a mediocre video to skyrocket. Until now, it was impossible to know how well a title & thumbnail would perform without actually trying them out. Creators have to rely on their gut feeling to choose the title & thumbnail for their videos, where suboptimal choices result in significant revenue loss and much slower channel growth. We are building cutting-edge algorithms that can reliably assess the quality of titles & thumbnails by analyzing the historical performances of millions of YouTube videos. We are planning to offer our services to creators around the globe at an affordable cost, so that they can fully reap the fruits of the countless hours of work that go into their videos....
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ARIS

Alumni

Aerospace, automotive and nautical industries

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
Project TELL At its very first participation at the Spaceport America Cup, ARIS won the Charles Hoult Award for Modeling and Simulations for its technical achievement – one of the ten main awards of the competition. Despite a motor failure and the resulting explosion of the rocket a few seconds into the flight, the project TELL was very well received for its technical and operational excellence. Project HEIDI With project HEIDI, ARIS – in the second year of its existence – competed for the second time at the Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico and made the second place in its category of 10’000ft and commercial-off-the-shelf solid motors with a nominal flight. Project RHEA As a team of 10 students, project RHEA developed the first ever student-built rocket engine test stand in only one year, which lays the auspicious foundation for future engine development projects. Additionally, the first generation of a hybrid rocket engine was designed, manufactured and tested. Project EULER In the third year, project EULER is aimed for the first flight to a height of 30’000ft at the SPAC 2020 in New Mexico. Project IRIDE The focus project IRIDE developed the next generation of hybrid rocket engine. Several test firings with different injector and nozzle configurations led to a peak thrust of almost 8 kN and to firing duration of up to 16 seconds. Project PICCARD, DAEDALUS and PHOENIX In 2020, three new teams started to space career with the aim of launching the rocket PICCARD at EuRoC with the self developed hybrid rocket engine by team DAEDALUS. Team PHOENIX demonstrated a first version of an Automated Guided Recovery mechanism for sounding rockets. Projects 2021 In 2021 ARIS launches three additional projects joining the portfolio of last years projects. In the coming year ARIS will be developing a CubeSat, a Liquid Rocket Engine and an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle....
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Bottleplus

Alumni
bottleplus allows you to make you own sparkling water on the go - wherever and whenever you want. It works with an integrated carboniser that is enough for 10 bottles (0.6 liters each) of sparkling water. If the carboniser is empty, simply charge it at the refilling station at home. By carbonating drinking water with bottleplus, you avoid plastic bottles and reduce your environmental footprint by 90% when drinking sparkling water. Also, 1 liter of sparkling water only costs you 15-20 cents. The modular bottle base is the heart of our bottle. It can be easily unscrewed, replaced and cleaned. Today it is primarily a carboniser. In the future, for example, it will also be used as a water filter and flavour carrier. One day we will be able to offer (almost) every drink with it. And would come very close to our vision of sustainable beverage consumption....
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Caterra

Alumni

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
We enable herbicide-free precision farming for a sustainable future. Weeding is a significant problem in farming coupled with high costs. Conventionally, herbicides are used to treat the problem, but with more being prohibited every year, as well as a general trend to organic farming, alternatives are needed. While weeds between crop rows can be removed by tractor mounted cultivators, weeds within the rows must be removed by hand. However, with the increasing number of organic farmers, the required workforce is difficult to find and automation is necessary. We propose a small autonomous rover which drives through the field and removes weeds close to the crops using a laser-based module. Any vegetable grown in a row is a possible....
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CHAZE

Alumni
Sports with health-related focus have boomed in the last decade. The popularity of sports like running, or going to the gym has seen an unprecedented rise in the 2010s. Recent sports and market research shows that technological gadgets are the main reason for that new trend. The availability of apps or smart watches that track user’s sport activity, motivate people to continue or even start following a fitness routine. These devices are available for almost any individual and unstructured sport, including running, cycling and weight lifting. However, such devices don’t offer today an accurate way to measure swimming activity. This is unfortunate, given swimming is one of the very few “low impact” sports, placing minimal burden on joints, ligaments and bones. Yet, at the same time, it is a high-intensity full body workout. With CHAZE we want to unleash the potential of swimming to make fitness and healthy exercise widely adopted. To do so, we are building a hand-wearable smart band. When a swimmer wears the band, the band’s sensors record the swimmer’s motion and pressure. This data allows our app to provide the swimmer with valuable feedback: An overview of the pace, distance, force and further metrics lets users check on their performance. A visualization and analysis of their stroke further lets them fine-tune their technique. The band should also help pro athletes to work on their technique and should help the rehabilitation process of people with bone or joint injuries, including osteoporosis patients. https://www.chaze-swim.com/...
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Circular Horizon

Alumni

Association/Club/Competition-Team

Environmental Sustainability
Circular Horizon is an association of around 40 bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. students from various study fields spread across universities in Switzerland. We strive to contribute to the climate challenge by building and scaling a sustainable and innovative carbon dioxide removal technology.We are currently developing a prototype for a pyrolysis reactor that is able to process biowaste to biochar....
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Cosmo

Alumni

Consumer Apps

Software Engineering
Cosmo is a social media app that revolves around saving your favorite locations - bars, restaurants, working spots etc. - and sharing these with your friends. Whether you don’t know where to invite your date for dinner or in a new city and don’t know where to go, Cosmo makes it easy to access your friends’ or favorite influencers’ curated recommendations. Recommendations are the most trusted marketing channel for leisure services / cultural institutions - and simultaneously, you can spread your good taste and document your favorite moments in the places you’re discovered....
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DIGIT SOIL

Alumni

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Environmental Sustainability

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Software Engineering
Digit Soil is a team of experts in soil science, biotechnology, agronomy, and software engineering that aims to revolutionize agriculture and regenerate soils. We believe that farmers need accurate and directly interpretable information to farm sustainably, starting with an indication of the optimal amount, type, and timing of fertilizer application to improve their efficiency and foster the use of organic fertilizer. At Digit Soil, we have developed a technology that provides farmers with the information they need to optimize the use of both synthetic and organic fertilizers. Our device measures soil enzymatic activity, the biochemical process responsible for releasing nutrients to plants in the soil. By combining this data with current agronomic models and deep-learning approaches, we can provide farmers with the optimal timing, amount, and composition of fertilizer to increase nutrient uptake by crops, leading to a more sustainable and productive farming system....
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ERducation

Alumni
ERducation is a small effort to use existing augmented reality, computer graphics and household smartphones to provide affordable solutions that make teaching for teachers and learning for primary school students, simpler and fun.Learning Chemistry Many students with parents from non-academic backgrounds or from underprivileged households do not have the resources to seek extra tutoring and do not have the possibility of optimal academic guidance at home. Some students face learning challenges like ADHD or Dyslexia. These students are more likely to underperform at school and schools may not have dedicated resources to target and uplift these students. Eventually, the students fall out of the track to pursue an academic degree and may never realise their true potential. ERducation is looking to help students in this quest. ...
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Fempatch

Alumni

LifeScienceLab

Health and wellbeing

Social Impact
10% of reproductive women are effected by endometriosis and 10-13% struggle with PCOS. The hormone replacement industry was estimated to be 18.7 USD in 2022.The "one size fits all" approach is ineffective, causes headaches, mood changes and many more problems to women.Fempatch aims to create aptamer-based biosensors that measure concentration of estrogen and progesterone in blood at the comfort of your own home to model your unique cycle.We were part of the BioIncubate program in 2024 and supported by the SPH Life Science Lab....
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Fidenso

Alumni
Large and complex organisation with a wide range of activities, many employees and multiple branches or departments are struggling to a) measure their carbon emissions from direct and particularly indirect sources such as procurement, third-party contractors, digital home office emissions and employee commuting, b) to determine what the financial cost, carbon savings and overall impact on climate change associated with potential reduction and compensating methods are. Fidenso is building a software accounting tool for sustainability officers to estimate the Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions of a large organisation with their available data to efficiently and comprehensively complete their annual carbon tracking and to formulate a cost- and carbon-effective strategy for reduction and compensation that can be proposed to the administration. ...
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Floatz

Alumni

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Education

Software Engineering
floatz helps researchers find the most relevant and accurate science through novel AI architectures. 2 million scientific articles are published every year and, to make things worse, the disruptiveness of these articles has dropped by 90% over the last 50 years. How can a researcher find innovation in so much redundant information? The consequence is that researchers spend one year, on average, to write a successful project proposal that unlocks fundings. Practically, a researcher receives hundreds of articles every day from journals, newsletters etc. Most of it is irrelevant and they end up, after many hours, picking what seems useful while looking for novelty or impact. floatz provides a familiar and streamlined user experience. Researchers prompt for what they need and floatz uses AI to deliver relevant science and display it in a way that is easiest to digest. It combines the relevance capabilities of ChatGPT with the precision of scientific search engines like Google Scholar....
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FooDi

Alumni
Changing one’s (eating) habits is hard and information concerning healthy, eco-friendly diets can be overwhelming and contradicting. Therefore, we want to support people who want to make the change by creating a place for open exchange about environmentally friendly food. FooDi provides a cooking hub to meet, cook and learn from each other. FooDi, the cooking hub, offers a shared kitchen space, where community members can learn by cooking and eating with other food lovers to have a more sustainable and healthy diet. We offer guided and personalized activity on site! Our goal is to engage and empower individuals to make informed diet choices. Our three pillars are: learn-by-doing, fun and knowledge exchange. Our team is now composed of of three environmental engineers: Annie, Giovan Battista and Giulia. We are food and nature lovers. With this project, we are trying to combine our two passions!...
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Generai

Alumni

Software Engineering
We at Generai are building machine learning algorithms to generate art with AI, purely from text! Use Generai to create beautiful artworks to your liking, to serve as an inspiration or to introduce people to the wonderful world of AI art. Our vision is to be pioneers in the field of generative art while simultaneously enabling you to experience the power of cutting-edge research and use it to your needs. We are a team of four master students in Computer Science with backgrounds in business, machine learning and software engineering. We met back when we started our studies back in 2017, and already have experience working together on other projects. Emerging from a personal project on generative art, Generai was born early June 2022. Visit us on our website, where your personal AI artist will soon be ready to take your orders!...
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greenioty

Alumni

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Environmental Sustainability
Greenioty is an open source vertical farming project. We are creating adaptable and replicable vertical farming systems, that can be installed directly on site, e.g. in restaurants, canteens, supermarkets, or other public spaces. Our goal is to develop urban and vertical farming solutions to produce tastier, healthier, and more sustainable food while sharing all the documentation and data to enable anyone to produce food anywhere, at any time. We want to inspire and influence people to produce and consume better food and are aiming to reduce the huge gap of the current food system between the consumers and the producers....
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Impromptu – AI art party game

Alumni
You know how AI generated images are kind of weird sometimes? That's what Impromptu is about! In Impromptu, you first think of something you'd like to see as an image - like "Cats sword fighting" and watch the weird image get made. None of the other players can see what great image you just generated. When even that one slow person has their prompt written, we'll show one of the generated images to all of the players. They will try to come up with what the prompt might have been and trick everyone into thinking theirs is the original. Then, everyone guesses what the AI prompt actually was. You get points for guessing right and also if someone guesses your prompt (whether fake or real). So now go! Get engulfed in the wacky world of AI generating anatomically incorrect hands with Impromptu!...
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INSTANT WINDOW PROJECT

Alumni
The Instant Windows Project aims at providing an inexpensive and reliable method to restore broken windows in conflict zones and areas affected by natural disasters. With Instant Windows, we offer a solution to quickly and easily repair broken windows by using a patent pending, translucent double-layer plastic sheet. It provides both daylight as well as insulation. A broken window may seem like a small problem – but depending on the climate, it can render homes uninhabitable, making their residents more vulnerable, endangering their health, and threatening them with displacement or homelessness. Every year, millions of people around the world are driven into this cycle of vulnerability for different reasons. One major reason is conflict. The Instant Windows project aims to intervene early on by offering a simple, inexpensive replacement for broken windows, restoring people’s shelter and preventing a slide into displacement and further vulnerability. Conflict simultaneously increases the risk of broken windows and makes them more difficult to repair: markets in affected areas are understocked, services are disrupted, and people’s financial resources are depleted. Shockwaves from shelling and explosions affect windows in a far larger radius than the explosion parameter. As conflict moves to more urban contexts, thousands of people lose vital protection against the elements. Instant Windows doesn’t aim to offer a flashy gadget, but rather an inexpensive tool that is both accessible and practical, even under extreme circumstances....
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Irmos (ex-SeismoHealth)

Alumni

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Software Engineering
Maximizing the safe life of bridges and buildings based on data Irmos'software translates vibrations of buildings and bridges due to wind or traffic into structural health metrics for a safer and more sustainable infrastructure. Based on a limited number of low-cost sensors that they developed, the software tracks key damage indicators and supports the decision making for optimial maintenance planning. Their solution attracted key infrastructure owners and top engineeing offices, counting already multiple pilot projects, including an 8-year monitoring contract with the Swiss federal office for the road network (ASTRA). The founders count 4 PhD and 6 MSc degrees in civil engineering, structural health monitoring, data science and robotics and the team is growing from 4 to 8 until the end of 2023....
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KORA LABS

Alumni

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Data-driven & Machine Learning
KORA LABS provides personalised and sustainable fertilisation plans for any farm.We believe that feeding the world should not destroy limited natural resources like groundwater and agricultural soils. Moreover, 60% of food is produced by farms smaller than 20 hectares. For this reason, we are on a mission to democratise precision agriculture. To do this, we develop agriculture management tools that make sustainable practices a reality and that can be used for farms of any size and type....
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Labwear Studios

Alumni

Environmental Sustainability
Labwear Studios is transforming fashion manufacturing to create a more equal, efficient and sustainable production solution. The fashion industry has a major sustainability problem. Clothing is produced in large quantities, shipped to Europe, put on sale and the remaining stock is tried to be sold with big discounts. However, 20-30% of the clothes produced cannot be sold and end up on a landfill. So far, the industry lacks an alternative model that prevents overproduction and eliminates market entry barriers, as currently the minimum quantities are too large for emerging designers to build their own brands with their own products.Team – Labwear Studios Labwear Studios manufactures clothing for fashion designers and brands in the best factories in Portugal starting at as few as 50 pieces. The production takes only 4-6 weeks, instead of the usual 6 months in Asia. The production system of Labwear is based on the idea of "Lean Manufacturing" and applies this system of the car industry to the fashion industry. Labwear optimizes production to the smallest possible quantities to produce more agile, faster, and without overproduction. In addition, the garments are designed for a circular economy. Finally, all designers are empowered to give free rein to their creativity and develop better fashion....
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LEMNA PRO

Alumni
LemnaPro develops a technology that enables the sustainable and economic cultivation of Wolffia for human nutrition. Wolffia is a water plant with high levels of protein and a very rapid growth. It has traditionally been harvested and consumed in Asia. It is our aim to introduce it to Europe as a healthy and delicious food ingredient. The introduction of this novel crop into our food system will alleviate the pressure on natural resources related to protein production today. To achieve our aim in light of the above we are developing a tailored hydroponic system for Wolffia, which currently already yields 20 times more protein per area than soy....
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Lumia

Alumni

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Social Impact

Software Engineering
Revolutionizing Fair Hiring: Introducing AI-Powered Solution by Lumia! 🚀 Our cutting-edge platform empowers recruiters to make equitable decisions, by becoming aware of and overcoming unconscious biases that affect the hiring process. This is done through Lumia's Fairness Engine which is our one-of-a-kind model that is built on principles of fairness and is able to analyzes past hiring decisions to identify potential biases based on gender, age, race, and more. 📊 Boost diversity and attract top talent with our certification of inclusivity. Join us in shaping a future where every candidate is evaluated fairly. Learn more at our website....
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mã

Alumni
Mã is an innovative project at the university that aims to introduce children to the world of engineering and design. The project focuses on developing a domino machine kit that can automatically set up 10 dominos after they are pushed over. The kit is designed to be both educational and fun, providing an exciting way for children to learn about physics, engineering, and mechanics, and help them develop problem-solving skills. The kit is built using a combination of 3D printing, laser cutting, and electronics. The user manual provides detailed instructions and suggestions to help children get started with building and exploring the kit. The kit is designed to be both educational and fun, providing children with a hands-on learning experience that promotes creativity and problem-solving. Overall, Mã is a fantastic example of how innovation and education can come together to create something truly exciting and beneficial for children. By providing a hands-on learning experience, the kit inspires children to explore the world of engineering and design while promoting sustainability and creativity. ...
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Marmotian

Alumni

Education
Have you ever been inspired by an amazing article (e.g., on National Geographic, Scientific American, Wired)? Do you want to be the one to inspire people? The Internet has enough low-quality contents, especially on sciience and complex issues like environmental degradation. Books are too cumbersome for most people living a modern hustle lifestyle. The traditional magazine giants also settled in a specific niche with predictable content and is no longer producing novel inspiration. We need something better.The project Marmotian is launched recently (link below) after some grueling hours of rewriting and web design. It is intended to be an online magazine/inspiration hub. The main goal is the synthesize new knowlegde from diverse disiplines (~ philosophy to natural sciences, currently with a major focus on environmental issues), with a creative and story-telling style. Articles can range from an imaginative story, analytic essay, interview with experts about an exciting discovery or problem.There are 3 main sub-journals currently:1. Ideollurgy 2. Debatique 3. Poetry and shortsI am looking for teammates who share a passion of creating knowledge, creative writing, debate, graphic and web design, poetry, etc. Join me to spice up your life and mind!:) Contact me for more detail...
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Moon AI

Alumni

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Software Engineering
At MoonAI we believe that the future of VC is decentralised and AI-augmented. We’re building tools to enable this. Our first product is an AI-enabled CRM for VCs to find deals, analyse them and win them. Our product helps you understand your investment hypotheses by finding entrepreneurial talent in the space, identifying key research and searching the internet for related startups. Our next feature will help VCs build decentralised scout networks to find startups before they’re incorporated....
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MycoCycle

Alumni

Construction, architecture, built environment
Using cutting-edge mycelium-based technology, we restore ecosystems by converting contaminated soils into clean, thriving environments. Our innovative process turns pollutants like oil spills, heavy metals, and wastewater into non-toxic substances while upcycling mycelium into eco-friendly insulation materials. MycoCycle is dedicated to building a greener, healthier future through sustainable practices and circular solutions. ...
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NAPOLY.ch

Alumni
Napoly.ch is a shortcut to all exercises, solutions, lecture slides and information for your studies. We aim to put an end to the multitude of websites every student has to navigate in order to get started on their work. Adjusting to life at ETH can be confusing at times. The sheer amount of websites students need to go through to access working materials and information is overwhelming. Our goal is to make all relevant learning documents easily available to as many students as possible. This allows them to focus on their studies, making the time spent studying more efficient. In order to provide this service, the Napoly-team consists of and relies on volunteers from all over ETH, who upload and update content daily. If you are interested to know how this works or would like to participate in some way, feel free to contact ...
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NAUTILUS

Alumni

Aerospace, automotive and nautical industries

Environmental Sustainability

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
Our mission is to develop an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) capable of collecting crucial data for Arctic research, with a particular focus on climate change. The glider will operate autonomously and be designed to withstand the harsh conditions of the Arctic, with a mission length of several days without recharging. Our goal is to help researchers better understand the changing conditions of the Arctic, including temperature, salinity, and other environmental factors. With climate change posing a significant threat to the Arctic ecosystem and mankind itself, we hope to make a meaningful contribution to climate change research and promote the protection of the Arctic region....
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NeuroPrune

Alumni

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Software Engineering
At NeuroPrune, we are inspired by the biological process of neural pruning. In the realm of artificial intelligence, we believe the path to advancement isn't solely through expansion or smarter chatbots but through strategic enhancement and, sometimes, necessary reduction. Our mission is to mature neural networks. This philosophy led us to our initial concept of machine unlearning, introducing anonymity as a service — the idea designed to enable neural networks to forget, thereby protecting user privacy by erasing sensitive data like leaked passwords or personal information. However, our journey didn't stop there. We pivoted towards an underrated yet profoundly impactful area: facilitating conversations between chatbots. Imagine a digital offshoring realm where chatbots, each with unique roles and expertise, communicate with each other to solve problems more efficiently than a single, more advanced AI could. Or instead of having to ask the chatbot multiple times until it returns the answer you want, let another chatbot do that work for you. This approach not only has great use cases, but also makes us think about AI shortcomings, such as bias and hallucinations. Communication and the freedom to structure conversations gives us the framework to counteract those....
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Optisole

Alumni

Consumer goods

Health and wellbeing
The sneaker industry is dominated by mass-produced designs lacking personalization and uniqueness.72% of consumers want sneakers that reflect their individual style and medical needs.Current solutions are limited and fail to meet customer expectations for high-quality, personalized options. A need for a unique and comfortable shoe that offers Personalized experience exists.Our Custom Shoe Design Service allows customers to create one-of-a-kind shoes with personalized assistance from skilled designers.We provide a wide range of customization options and curate exclusive designsOur Engineering team will choose the material and structural design that meets your medical and physical needs....
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P2P Industries

Alumni

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Software Engineering

Web3
Operating swarms of robots in a simple and out-of-the-box way. P2P Industries enables resilient connection, high-bandwidth communication, and abstracted control.We have built networking software that will be open sourced for academia and sold to enterprises.We have secured funding and started refining the networking software to the needs of roboticists. The goal is to be the number one networking extension for robots.The project grew out of a hackathon, more than one year ago. It morphed into an IoT company, and after countless hours in SPH of building our software and an automatic plant care demo, we have started to use the stack for robots.The team has known each other for over 3 years in CS studies....
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Perseus

Alumni

Aerospace, automotive and nautical industries

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
Although a recent development in rocketry, the experimental implementation of Rotating Detonation Engines (RDREs) is taking place at many academic institutions. Swiss institutions have yet to join its contemporaries in this endeavor. Project PERSEUS aims to provide a “proof-of-concept” of an RDRE within swiss academia.The goal of the project is to build a small-scale RDRE and successfully fire it on the existing test bench of ARIS with confirmed detonative waves. The project will establish a fundamental understanding on safely operating and testing an engine of this kind, which can be applied in future development RDREs....
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R & J Cookies

Alumni

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages
Founded by two enthusiastic students, R and J Cookies is a startup dedicated to creating homemade cookies that blend traditional flavors with innovative twists. With a product range including classics like Chocolate Chunk and unique options like vegan-friendly Peanut Butter and Lotus, each cookie is crafted with care and high-quality ingredients. Their student centric approach is evident in our pricing and flexible arrangements, catering to both individual consumers and cafes/bars. Despite being in the early stages of our venture, R&J Cookies has established a growing online presence on platforms like Instagram, where we connect with their audience and share updates. Focused on quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction, R&J Cookies aims to deliver memorable experiences and become a cherished brand among cookie lovers....
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Ressource-Optimized Mealplanner

Alumni
Revolutionize meal planning with our app — optimize nutrition, minimize food waste, save money, and enjoy convenient home delivery. Introducing our innovative meal planning app, a game-changer for your personalized and target-oriented nutrition! Our cutting-edge program goes beyond the ordinary, considering not just your nutritional needs, but also budget constraints, and environmental concerns. Say goodbye to food waste as our app suggests recipes that utilize ingredients you already have and help you shop smarter, reducing excess purchases. Watch your grocery bill shrink while you enjoy healthy, budget-friendly meals. But we're not stopping there. We're working to integrate home delivery, eliminating the need for stressful grocery runs. ...
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Rimon Technologies

Alumni

Software Engineering
Industrial companies are facing a growing challenge: critical expert knowledge is retiring faster than it can be transferred to the next generation. This leads to longer downtimes, inefficient processes, and an increasing reliance on a shrinking pool of experienced technicians.Rimon addresses this problem with Digital Walter, an AI-powered knowledge management platform that captures, structures, and makes industrial expertise easily accessible. Through video-based capturing, and smart search, frontline workers can retrieve crucial guidance exactly when they need it—without relying on just a single expert.With 20 years of expertise digitized in just one week, Rimon helps industrial companies reduce costly downtime and ensure operational continuity.Based in Zurich and an ETH spin-off, Rimon is working with leading industrial companies to future-proof their operations and prevent knowledge loss before it happens....
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Rootlinks

Alumni
Rootlinks is a non-profit student organization active across all Zurich universities. Our mission is to empower students to become changemakers for sustainability, while simultaneously our partner organizations benefit from solutions to their sustainability challenges. Our semester-long learning journey offers workshops, team events, and inspirational talks that equip students with tools to work on a real-world sustainability challenge together with a partner organization in an interdisciplinary student team. The Learning Journey is a unique program teaching methods including Design thinking, Systemic Design and skills like Non-Violent Communication whilst supporting the personal growth and resilience of the students as changemakers. During the time at Rootlinks, students will also get the opportunity to grow their network and discover possible career paths in sustainability. Of course, all while having a fun semester and making new friends!...
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ROWCUS

Alumni
Rowcus is a collision avoidance radar tailored to the needs of rowers. It watches out when you cannot. In darkness, fog, glaring light or simply when you fail to turn around. Thanks to the integrated radar sensor and state of the art object detection and tracking algorithms, rowcus is aware of potentially dangerous obstacles. Be it other boats, buoys, swimmers, SUPs, metal poles, the shore or just a brave duck. Rowcus is also able to classify objects, which allows it to separate harmless waves from potentially dangerous objects.Thanks to the integrated radar sensor and state of the art object detection and tracking algorithms, rowcus is aware of potentially dangerous obstacles. Be it other boats, buoys, swimmers, SUPs, metal poles, the shore or just a brave duck.Rowcus is also able to classify objects, which allows it to separate harmless waves from potentially dangerous objects....
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Ryven

Alumni

Software Engineering
Ryven is a visual nodes editor for Python. It provides a framework for building nodes executing any Python code. It enables using the more diagram-like, data-flow inspired structure to represent data processing-centric functionality. The Ryven editor is a cross-platform desktop application that is primarily intended to explore use-cases, and it has led to substantial integration of the flow paradigm in several external projects by now. This is a non-commercial open-source software project hosted on GitHub....
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Scandens (former Greenovate)

Alumni
An increasing number of building owners in Switzerland either want (due to environmental awareness) or are forced to (due to new and stricter energy laws) renovate their building and replace their old, fossil fuel heating system with a low-carbon one. However, they face two problems: INFORMATION BARRIER: for that an expensive and time-consuming energy consulting is necessary;HIGH INVESTMENT COST: even though low-carbon heating systems are more profitable over their lifetime. This often results in the installation of a suboptimal system and a missed financial and environmental opportunity. greenovate is an energy consulting and financing platform designed for homeowners, installers/craftsmen and banks. With our bottom-up, physics based building evaluation tool, we determine the optimal renovation strategy for any building including a personalized financing solution. As a bridge between building owners, installers and financiers, we aspire to be a one-stop shop for building energy renovations. Our goal is to give 45’000 homeowners, who each year choose a fossil fuel heating system due to the lack of expertise and funds, the opportunity to get a low-carbon solution and save money. Energy consulting has never been so easy, affordable and time-saving as it is with greenovate....
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Semper Vision

Alumni
Semper Vision builds smart bike cams that track rides, automatically generate video snippets of accidents/dangerous moments and aggregate data points for urban analytics. At the moment, we are mainly focused on our bike/scooter cam for individuals, insurance companies, and fleet businesses. In the long-term, however, we want to adapt the cams for usage in cars and public transport vehicles as well. It is our vision to build a dense network of smart cams that provides real-time insight into cities by continuously aggregating various data points (video recordings, traffic and road conditions, air quality, etc.). Such a network can be used to build useful services like, for example, a maps service with different data layers or city dashboards.Cam in Action – Semper Vision...
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Showzone

Alumni

Education
We are a team of product experts, data science and business enthusiasts. We firmly hold that content delivery is the cornerstone for effective presentations, enhancing your impact and fostering business success. Embracing a simple, scalable approach, we aim to unify the power of presentations with AI, and we're working hard to make this happen. Showzone provides a single app to deliver successful presentations across the world. We're proud to partner with ETH Zürich and ETH AI Center amongst other great organizations supporting us on our mission to deliver presentations with success. Join us now and make your next presentation a Showzone experience....
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Sightwalk

Alumni

Art, culture and entertainment

Community empowerment

Consumer Apps

Web3
Sightwalk is an app-guided sightseeing platform that empowers everyone from travel lovers to professional tour guides or travel influencers to create digital tours for travelers around the world. Without any travel preparation in advance, Sightwalk guides any user that starts a tour from one sight to the other and displays all of the tour creator's uniquely created content throughout the tour. We are currently testing our first app version and would love to have you as one of the first testers! Just sign up on our website and we'll reach out to you with all the necessary details. Thanks so much and we're looking forward to your feedback :)...
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spAIce

Alumni

Aerospace, automotive and nautical industries

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Software Engineering
Enabling in-orbit services at scale with native AI in space With the increasing frequency of satellite launches and impending space debris regulations, SPAICE is meeting the need for effective in-space servicing. Our solutions can enhance satellite lifespans by 50%, boost their revenue generation by 50%, and reduce collision risks by 20%. Traditional methods, limited by manual imprecise terrestrial controls, are inaccessible to 90% of the satellite market due to their prohibitive costs. SPAICE pioneered leveraging Generative AI and Deep Reinforcement Learning to develop the first fully autonomous solution for In-Orbit Services (IOS). Our proprietary software tools (under patent filing) enable seamless navigation and multitasking robotic services and integrate with existing satellite systems to improve their capabilities. Our software is delivered through a plug-and-play servicing platform including sensors, robot arms, and a computing unit. As a modular payload, our platform is ready to be integrated into any existing satellite, transforming it into a functional in-orbit servicer. Our positioning is centered around being a technological enabler, providing the missing piece to allow IOS to be applied at scale. Our team has developed the world's largest photorealistic dataset of orbiting assets, comprising over 1 million images. By learning to optimize universal reward functions, SPAICE's technology excels in understanding perception features and control policies from data patterns, directly through interaction with the environment. This innovation is scalable across multiple use cases and adaptable to varying targets and mission requirements, overcoming the main limitation of current IOS prototypes, whose design is tied to a particular target satellite and mission, thus being unscalable. Founded by a top-tier team from prestigious institutions including Imperial College London, ETH Zurich, and Oxford, SPAICE is at the forefront of space technology. We're currently validating our solutions through Proof of Concepts (PoCs) with leading European space entities and have an exciting lineup of projects in our pipeline....
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Study Break

Alumni

Consumer Apps
StudyBreak is an exclusive app for meeting other students! We know that students are busy with their studies and extracurricular activities, so we’ve made it easy for you to find like-minded people. With StudyBreak, you only get one match a day, so you can focus on getting to know that person without feeling overwhelmed. Our app is designed to help you find someone who shares your interests and values. Whether you’re looking for someone to talk, study or a serious relationship, StudyBreak will get you connected. You can choose between two options: Study Buddy👋 or Study Date🧡. Try it out now and find your match of the day!...
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Tablet holder for EC Bell

Alumni

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
In many ways, our everyday lives have become smart and digital. The healthcare industry is also rapidly advancing towards digitalization. Paton, a startup, has developed an "EC-Bell" digital nurse call system, but despite this progress, there is still a missing piece in the patient room - a suitable tablet holder. To address this need, we have developed a 3D-printed design that can be attached to any "Schwanenhals" of a hospital bed. Our design was successfully tested during the pilot phase for the EC-Bell system in a hospital. It provides a robust and flexible solution for a tablet at the patient's bedside, allowing tablets to be positioned at the perfect angle for various applications. By using our solution, patients can access their tablets easily and comfortably while resting in bed, improving their overall well-being during their stay at the hospital....
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theSwissPuzzle

Alumni
Forget everything you thought you knew about Puzzles! Are you tired of flat puzzle that are nothing else than nice photos?! What are you doing when you finish a Puzzle? Probably put it back in the box... Let's Change That! The Swiss Puzzle is a 3D Puzzle that enables a totally new Puzzle Experience. It ads another dimension to the Journey.Due to its absolute detailed 3D printed Pieces it can be exhibited in any room! Be creative and find a Place for your 3D Puzzle. Hang it on the Wall or put it on your Coffee Table, feel free to show it off to everyone....
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Thinkers & Makers Podcast

Alumni
Thinkers and Makers are the people who move Europe towards a better, brighter future. Thinkers come up with new ideas, driving technological innovation and scientific progress. Makers take these ideas and turn them into tangible progress, improving peoples’ everyday lives. In each episode of the Thinkers and Makers podcast, I sit down with a Thinker or Maker from Europe, typically a scientist or start-up founder, and try to understand their journey. What inspired them to start? What helped them keep going? What are they aspiring to in the future?(Photograph: Project Thinkers & Makers Podcast) Each episode dives into one individual’s journey with hopes of sparking an inspiring and enriching conversation for listeners who want to help build a better Europe for all....
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tiun

Alumni
We are tiun, a micropayment service for media and streaming that enables users to pay for content based on the time they use a service for. tiun's technology allows consumers to access media content from their favorite online services and pay for it based on the time they consumed the service for. The pricing is set by the content creator or business, and the consumer gets charged seamlessly based on an unlock fee and a fixed time interval fee during the time he uses the service for. With tiun, consumers need only one account to access and pay for premium media content. tiun targets two customer segments: Businesses / enterprises interested in time-based payments and "never-subscribers," who are willing to pay more for convenience and flexibility. Enterprises and smaller businesses can benefit from tiun's low-code integration tool to accept payments and reach a new type of consumer. Consumers, on the other hand, can download one digital wallet in the form of an app and access digital content from different content providers with a tailored offering. tiun's solution provides a more cost-effective, convenient, and flexible way for consumers to access media content and for businesses to monetize their content, without the hassle and expense of subscriptions. ...
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Tomorrow Kids

Alumni
The Tomorrow Kids is a television show for children that aims to make early childhood education accessible for all learners in their first language. Think: Sesame Street of Nepal! Tomorrow Kids is transforming education in Nepal by supporting early childhood development (literacy, numeracy), addressing relevant social concerns, and making education accessible in all Nepali languages. Our goal is to reach all Nepali learners (ages 3-11) by dubbing the show into each of the 123 languages spoken in the country. We're prioritizing speakers of minority languages, as they are the ones who have been left behind in education in Nepal. The Tomorrow Kids was founded by Madison Coakley, an American linguist and student of international development in Switzerland who has spent the past five years researching mother tongue education in Nepal, inspired by the many years she spent traveling to the country. Otherwise, the Tomorrow Kids is completely Nepali-led! Thank you for reading about us. Connect with us on social media to learn more....
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Tri-Max

Alumni
Prevention is the best way to reduce health costs having great effects on patients. Tri-Max is the first fitness mat that helps and corrects users with simple vocal and visual advice. Through pressure sensors, Tri-max detects the patient's posture and determines whether it is right. Furthermore, an AI algorithm allows Tri-Max to learn all slight posture variation. Tri-Max connects with the user's smartphone. With Tri-Max App, users can select specific training that matches their age, fitness level, and desired duration of training. Eventually, all training data are stored in the app and can be shared with the physiotherapist that can further consult patients and improve the therapy....
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UniDress

Alumni
UniDress is a digital platform that helps local communities sell, rent and repair their wardrobe, creating a network that encourages the reduction of individual environmental and social costs. UniDress enables users to extend the life of their clothes, so that they are no longer considered disposable, thus changing the current linear path of our clothes. In concrete terms, UniDress is: - A second-hand marketplace for the sale, rent and rental of clothes between individuals - A first-hand marketplace where ethical and sustainable brands are distributed We also want to create value by giving life to our clothes. To do this, we ensure digital traceability of the garments. Everything is tracked, from the moment the garment enters to the moment it leaves the platform, or in other words from its birth to its death. We want the clothes to remain on the platform, even after a change of "owner", its status is the only variable. Our web app is already up and running. It enables students in Lausanne to sell and repair their clothes. To date, it has more than 400 users and over 200 clothing ads....
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unomr

Alumni

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Health and wellbeing
Single-protein analysis to unlock the power of proteomics. Personalized medicine by single-protein analysis. Unomr is a deep-tech startup from ETH that is developing a patented analytical instrument to revolutionize medical research. By measuring individual biomolecules with unattainable accuracy and sensitivity, we give academic research as well as biotech and pharmaceutical companies new tools to study the effects of pharmaceutical products. With our serial nanopore technology, our customers can develop treatments for diseases that are currently incurable more quickly and efficiently. Our vision is to enable the analysis of rare proteins such as cancer biomarkers and protein sequencing with our team of experts who have years of experience in the development of biosensors....
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We do it for Awá

Alumni
Northern Brazil, state of Maranhao. TIBA architects build earth houses in indigenous villages as a part of a compensation policy against the impact of an industrial railway which passes next to the territory. Architecture then becomes a pretext to talk about the complex situation of the native Brazilian population which faces rapid modernization of its culture and an intensifying invasion from neighbouring Brazilian villages. The efforts of the Guajajara tribe focus on guarding the forest and ensuring that the last uncontacted Awa tribes can continue their traditional way of life, undisturbed....
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