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Making start-ups successful and building next-generation research infrastructure: These are the two core tasks of the MIRMI Board Member for Start-ups and Infrastructure, Eckehard Steinbach. In recent years, young robotics companies at TUM have received more than 20 million euros in funding. A great success for the man who is also responsible for the TUM MIRMI research laboratories and is currently pushing ahead with several major construction projects that will benefit the entire robotics community at TUM. [read more]

With 28 demos, several stages, the munich_i and the Hightech Summit, our institute is setting an example in tangible research. A visit to the most important industry meeting for robotics and AI is still possible until Friday - June 27, 2025, 4 p.m. [read more]

Making work easier with ergonomic assistance systems is the mission of start-up EASE. The first prototypes are already helping people carry heavy loads. The exoskeletons were tested on production lines in the industry and logistics sectors, among other places. [read more]

Robotic systems will have a more significant impact on our future lives than ever before. Autonomous vehicles transport goods or people in our transportation networks, household robots support us with everyday tasks like cleaning or folding clothes, and healthcare robots operate in clinics or nurseries. Accordingly, the necessary skills should be developed early on in training and studies. [read more]

A researcher at MIRMI, together with researchers from Örebro University, has developed an innovative approach to radar odometry, which earned the 'Best Paper Award in Computer & Robot Vision' from the IEEE RAS Technical Committee on Computer & Robot Vision. Their work introduces CFEAR (Continuous Frequency Extended Adaptive Registration). This method surpasses existing algorithms in accuracy and generalizability across diverse environments, including smoky, dusty, or foggy conditions. We asked Prof. Achim Lilienthal three questions about this innovative method and its impact on radar odometry. [read more]

As part of her four-year status assessment, Prof. Dr. Berna Özkale Edelmann will give a talk on Microrobot-assisted tissue construction for diagnostic applications on Wednesday, 16 April 2025, at 17:00 CEST. The event will take place in Room 03.049, Hans-Piloty-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, and will also be accessible via Zoom. In her talk, Prof. Özkale Edelmann will present her latest research on the integration of photothermally powered microrobots in biomedical applications. These microrobots are designed to navigate three-dimensional environments and interact with mammalian cells in a… [read more]

Three years of successful Geriatronics Summit now followed by the first Summer School. From July 7 to 10, 2025, 40 selected young researchers will meet keynote speakers and professors from the field of care assistance robotics in specialist workshops in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. They will discuss, outline and develop ways to improve the future of ageing with robotics and AI. [read more]

Prof. Lorenzo Masia has taken the role of Executive Director of the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He will continue the work of Prof. Sami Haddadin, who established the institute in 2018 and led it for almost seven years. Prof. Masia will work closely with Prof. Achim Lilienthal, who joined the MIRMI Board of Directors and has accepted the role of Deputy Director at MIRMI. [read more]

More than 60 children visited the KI.Fabrik as part of the KinderUni to learn about what the factory of the future will look like. How long does it take to program a robot? How does a robot manage to recognize objects? And can it even speak? [read more]