Gilbert Tanner

Robotics Researcher at ETH Zürich

I'm a Master's student in Robotics, Systems and Control at ETH Zürich. My research spans state estimation and autonomy for quadrotors and multi-agent drone systems, and learning-based control of humanoid robots, from sign language motion retargeting to dexterous manipulation. I'm currently doing an internship at Flexion, working on dexterous manipulation with humanoid robots.

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Feb 2026

Sign Language Interpreter

A pipeline that converts spoken language into continuous sign language motions for a humanoid robot.

Humanoids Motion Retargeting Reinforcement Learning

Jun 2026

Hilti × Trimble SLAM Challenge 2026

Hilti × Trimble SLAM Challenge 2026 entry built for the 3D Vision course at ETH Zürich — a metric, gravity-aligned, …

SLAM Visual-Inertial 3D Reconstruction

Nov 2024

SAPIENCE - Sense & Avoid - a cooPeratIvE droNe CompEtition

Through a series of collaborative competitions, the Sapience initiative fosters innovation in search and rescue …

Drones SLAM Multi-Agent

Oct 2023

HASCY - HTLs Asfinag Safety Cat

HASCY is a remote-controlled sled that drives on a rail that is mounted at the top of a tunnel. It is equipped with …

Inspection Embedded Systems

Dec 2025

TransformerBot – Multi-Mission Ground/Drone Platform

This project presents a multi-mission transformer robot capable of operating both as a ground …

Drones Robot Design

Mar 2025

Real Time Gesture Control System with EMG

This project implements real-time gesture classification using the uMyo EMG sensors. The system is designed to be …

EMG Machine Learning HRI

Research Interests

State Estimation Quadrotor Autonomy Multi-Agent Systems Humanoid Robotics Dexterous Manipulation Reinforcement Learning Drone Simulation Human-Robot Interaction