MIRMI News

To better assess the danger posed by volcanoes, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new measurement system. Laser beams are sent through escaping gas clouds and reflected by drones. An algorithm uses the reflected signals to generate a map showing gas concentrations, including elevated carbon dioxide levels. The ratio of carbon dioxide to sulfur dioxide is an important indicator of impending eruptions. [read more]

TUM MIRMI researcher Federico Masiero and colleagues have developed a new prosthetic interface that restores the perception of hand movement after amputation. Their findings provide new insights into how the brain senses movement and could pave the way for more intuitive prosthetic limbs. The study was published in Science Advances. Questions for Federico Masiero, first author of the study. [read more]

Campus partners are researching robotics and innovative care approaches to address the challenges of an aging society [read more]

Prof. Sandra Hirche, member of the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI), is among five TUM researchers who have received an ERC Proof of Concept Grant. [read more]

Enrica Tricomi, a researcher at TUM MIRMI, has been awarded this year’s Bertha Benz Prize for her research on robotics shorts. The Daimler and Benz Foundation is presenting the prize, endowed with 15,000 euros and recognising outstanding achievements by women in engineering, for the sixth time this year. [read more]

Riemannian manifolds for robot learning, optimization, and control are the focus of a new book that will soon be published by Cambridge University Press. A preprint version has already been available since the ICRA robotics conference. Three researchers from the Technical University of Munich contributed to the book: Arne Sachtler, Prof. Suvrit Sra, and Prof. Alin Albu-Schäffer. Questions to Arne Sachtler. [read more]

Building with aerial robots, especially in places that are difficult or impossible for humans to access: this is the goal of the new EU-funded research project HARPA, which is receiving four million euros in funding. Technical University of Munich Professor of Digital Fabrication Kathrin Dörfler is researching digital construction methods and strategies suitable for this type of assembly. [read more]

For her scientific achievements in grasping and manipulation in robotic and prosthetic applications, TUM MIRMI professor Cristina Piazza has been awarded one of five IEEE RAS Early Academic Career Awards in Robotics and Automation, one of the most prestigious international distinctions for emerging faculty in robotics. [read more]

Using a film containing 128 electrodes, researchers at the Technical University of Munich are now able to read a user’s intended movements directly from the motor neuron. According to tests carried out on healthy individuals and one participant with limb loss, this can improve the precision of prosthetic movements. Questions for Johanna Happold, who conducts research under the ‘Healthcare and Rehabilitation Robotics’ professorship led by Prof. Cristina Piazza. [read more]

From 1–5 June 2026, Vienna will host the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), the flagship event of the global robotics community. Researchers and industry leaders will present the latest advances in autonomous systems, AI, and robotics. The Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) will contribute with numerous workshops and tutorials, bringing key insights from TUM’s robotics research to the international stage. [read more]