The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) is providing €1.91 million in funding for the GRATA research project, which involves RIG partners such as the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Chemnitz University of Technology. The project focuses on the development of a modular, AI-supported learning platform for robot-assisted surgery.
As part of the EU project SEACLEAR 2.0, a research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed an autonomous diving robot that can detect and retrieve litter. It uses an AI system to analyze objects with ultrasound and cameras, picks them up and brings them to the surface.
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In the future, a robot will help craftsmen to position the bricks precisely. In a workshop with apprentice bricklayers, this human-machine cooperation in construction has been tested under real-world conditions by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Munich-Ebersberg Construction Guild.
Researchers from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and the University of Bremen have developed a modular construction kit that allows robotic systems to be flexibly adapted to different mission scenarios. This is a paradigm shift in space robotics.
In 2027, the RoboCup World Championships will take place in Germany. Venue: Nuremberg.
RIG computer scientist Georgia Chalvatzaki has been awarded the Alfried Krupp Prize 2025. The Krupp Foundation annually awards a prize worth €1.1 million to young researchers with a first professorship. The 37-year-old has been Professor of Interactive Robot Perception and Learning at the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt since 2023.
The RIG has defined the focus areas for collaborative research. An overview of the topics and responsible leads can be found here.
With robot demonstrations, its own event area RIG STAGE, and speakers at the high-tech platform munich_i, the Robotics Institute Germany (RIG) is represented for the first time at the robotics trade fair automatica in Munich. An overview.
There are currently three master’s programmes in robotics at TUM. Doctoral students can enrol in a robotics-specific graduate programme. An overview.