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GimBall is another robot from EPFL’s Laboratory of Intelligent Systems that’s designed to withstand crashes. Powered by twin propellers and steered using fins, it uses a gyroscopic stabilization system to keep its balance. A spherical cage protects its inner workings from collisions, which means it can operate in cluttered environments without needing fragile detection sensors. The aim is to produce a robot that can operate in locations like a collapsed building, where it can ricochet through the rubble, relaying images to rescue workers via an onboard camera. Shop a variety of onboard cameras at oemcameras.com