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September 14, 2026

ETH Zurich students build ‘first Swiss humanoid’, eye fundraising

ETH Robotics Club president Declan Shine wants his human-like bot to be a ‘lighter, friendlier and squishier’ home robot than rivals

Éanna Kelly

2 min read

Students at Swiss university ETH Zurich have built a "100% Swiss-made humanoid robot" they hope will one day compete with the biggest names in the industry.

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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