TUM Press Releases

The European Research Council (ERC) awarded nine ERC Starting Grants to TUM researchers, recognising their impressive work in science and technology innovation. One of the recipients is Prof. Berna Özkale Edelmann, for her research in the field of nano- and microrobotics. [read more]

The start-up Reverion was awarded the TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award for developing its highly efficient power plant. RobCo, founded by a TUM graduate and a student of Prof. Alois Knoll, Chair of Robotics, AI, and Real-time Systems, also reached the finals of the award. The prize was awarded at the TUM Entrepreneurship Day, which showcases Munich's diverse innovation ecosystem and celebrates start-ups and entrepreneurship from the TUM community. [read more]

At the robotics conference KIRO2024 in Berlin, Prof Angela Schoellig from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Prof Tamim Asfour from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) presented the Robotics Institute Germany. TUM is the consortium leader of this new robotics institute. [read more]

Prof. Nassir Navab from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) uses robotic ultrasound systems that perform routine examinations autonomously and support doctors in the operating theater. His research shows that these systems can make everyday life easier for doctors. [read more]

The industrial robots from the Munich-based start-up sewts use AI algorithms to learn how to handle materials with unstable shapes. Laundries are already using the technology to automatically transfer towels to folding machines. The founders and graduates of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) now want to automate the processing of clothing returns in online retail. Co-founder Till Rickert completed his Master's degree at the Chair of Automotive Engineering of Prof. Markus Lienkamp, Head of the Mobility Sector at MIRMI. [read more]

Majid Khadiv, our new professor of AI Planning in Dynamic Environments, will also be attending a workshop at ICRA 2024. He wants to develop robots that can do dangerous work for humans, such as putting out fires, which are still too complex for humanoid robots. Read about his work on how this can change with the help of machine learning, and watch the new episode of NewIn, which explores the work of new professors at TUM. [read more]

Prof. Angela Schoellig from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) uses ChatGPT to develop choreographies for swarms of drones to perform along to music. An additional safety filter prevents mid-air collisions. The researchers' results demonstrate for the first time that large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT can be used in robotics. [read more]

At the new Siemens Technology Center (STC) on the TUM Campus Garching, 150 TUM staff and researchers will work with more than 450 Siemens specialists on new solutions related to digital twins, the industrial internet of things, robotics and automation. Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder, TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann, the CTO of Siemens Peter Körte and State Minister for Science and Arts Markus Blume were on hand to open the new research facility. [read more]

In the future, robots will assist more frequently during operations and should enable greater precision in surgical procedures. The ForNeRo research project, led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is now analyzing ways of integrating various systems in the fields of surgery and imaging into everyday surgical procedures. The Bavarian Research Foundation funds the project with two million euros as part of the Hightech Agenda Bayern. [read more]

It is essential in nursing care to have a transparent mapping of the entire human-robot interaction. That is the outcome of the interdisciplinary research project Responsible Robotics, which researchers from TUM and the University of Graz completed in 2023. A data recorder helps to capture all events that occur when using a nursing care robot and make them visible and understandable for everyone involved. [read more]