- New approach makes it possible to equip objects of arbitrary shapes with smart sensors. - Innovative soft sensors are intended for use in robotics and especially in prosthetics. - Researchers see major advantages in the seamless and customizable sensor technology versus existing approaches. Researchers from the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an automatic process for making soft sensors. These universal measurement cells can be attached to almost any kind of object. Applications are envisioned especially in robotics and prosthetics.
The responsible institutions are the University of Bayreuth and the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg: close cooperation in the future fields of digitization.
- Bringing macro technologies to the nano-scale world - AI to play a key role - Top scientists from the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) in leadership positions The Scientific Council has approved the construction of a new research building at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The TUM Center for Embodied Laboratory Intelligence (TUM ELI) will receive 51 million euros in funding starting in 2024. The research facility is scheduled to go into operation in 2028.
Patients with limited hand function are soon set to benefit from an intelligent neuro-orthosis that will enable them to lead independent lives again. Prof. Dr. Alessandro Del Vecchio, a neuroscientist at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), is working on this aim in two new projects and has received over 1.3 million euros of funding from the Free State of Bavaria. The main focus of this research during the next three years will involve wireless measurements of muscle impulses and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to make the intended movements.
An intelligent suit is hoped to significantly improve rehabilitation after a serious spinal cord injury. The AI-supported solution will be developed over the next three years by researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) working in collaboration with Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University Hospital. It combines electrical simulation of muscles with support for movement using artificial tendons, and reacts to patients’ intended movements. The German Research Foundation has provided a total of approximately one million euros in funding for the project “HIT-Reha”, 357,000 euros of which are allocated to FAU.
At this year’s automatica trade show, the munich_i high-tech platform will highlight robotics and AI developments for the third time. More than 30 demos will be on display in the AI.Society exhibition. The i_Space stage program will include the award presentation for this year’s winner of the Robothon competition for young researchers as well as round table discussions and featured speakers. The High-tech Summit will also bring together some of the world’s leading researchers in robotics and AI.
- The AI requirements of classical robotics are more complex than language. - In environments where safety is a concern, regulation is important. - TUM ethics professor Alena Buyx: societies have the right to actively shape the use and regulation of technologies. - Prof. Klaus Diepold has doubts about the intelligence of ChatGPT. ChatGPT can make programming more efficient, write texts, act as a brainstorming partner or create design proposals. But when it comes to the deployment of generative artificial intelligence in the physical world of robotics, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are cautious.
A robot can be as small as a pill or as big as a (self-driving) car. It can look like a person or fly like a drone. “A robot,” says Angela Schoellig, Humboldt Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), “is the continuation of what humans have been doing since the Stone Age: developing tools to perform tasks faster and better.” At TUM, many researchers at the global forefront of their fields are addressing a wide range of challenges in robotics.
The TUM Think Tank is setting up a task force to provide orientation and guidance on handling generative artificial intelligence to the policy, administration, community and business sectors. The group, representing various disciplines at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), will formulate regulatory proposals and will facilitate exchange on practical questions.
As part of the EmmA project, the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Augsburg has developed a coaching assistant avatar designed to provide psychological support in times of occupational stress. It can recognise a user’s emotional moods via their mobile device and react appropriately in real time. The avatar is based on machine learning and complex data processing. The results of the project will be used in a follow-up study with people suffering from depression and is also part of an international collaborative project aimed at providing vulnerable people with access to personalised psychosocial services.
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