For the first time, the assistance robot GARMI demonstrates that it can directly combine specific skills and support seniors throughout the day. With the help of a digital twin, artificial intelligence and ChatGPT, the care assistant from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) conducts caregiving tasks such as bringing water and breakfast to the bedside, booking medical appointments and setting up and facilitating telemedical examinations. It also helps care recipients to get out of bed and do rehabilitation exercises.
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A team of scientists of the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) won one of the five Best Paper Awards at ICRA 2024. Their paper on „Energy Transfer in Elastic Joints“ has been chosen out of more than 1.200 papers published in the IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L) in 2023. The award ceremony was in Yokohama yesterday during the ICRA 2024. MIRMI-scientist Mehmet Can Yildirim answers our questions.
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Today, Peter So, a MIRMI research associate, will be presenting his and colleagues' work at ICRA 2024 in Yokohama, Japan. We ask him three questions about his research into an electronic 'taskboard' to measure robots manipulative skills across a range of activities.
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On 29th April, executives and experts from the technology, innovation, risk and safety sectors gathered at MIRMI’s AI Robot Performance & Safety Center at the MIRMI facility in Carl-Zeiss-Straße to discuss the institute’s approach to safety and responsible innovation and provide insights into the future of human-centered research in robotics. At the AI Robot Performance & Safety Center, researchers analyse and quantize the performance and safety characteristics of robots, defining reference points and carrying out benchmark experiments to ensure human safety in human-robot collaborative…
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Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have set themselves the goal of cleaning the environment with robots and drones, and have therefore been developing a technology platform for environmental robotics at the TUM Institute MIRMI for around four years. In an initial implementation, it can already be used to control robots and drones via telepresence and directly on site.
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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.
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With the help of a new software, researchers from the Chair of Applied Mechanics and the Chair of Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) control a mobile robot system. The robot arms mounted on it can take on tasks even during transport. The artificial intelligence (AI) used immediately adjusts its plans as needed, saving time and being highly efficient. Scientist Jonas Wittmann talks about the new solution.
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Sami Haddadin, Director of the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) and Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), will continue his role as Chairman of the Bavarian AI Council for the next five years. The core task of the committee, consisting of 21 experts from universities, non-university research, and the business sector, is to promote Artificial Intelligence (AI) 'at all levels of society, the economy, and the state.'
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Fast wireless connections are the foundation for streaming movies and communicating seamlessly. Above all, they secure many applications in human-robot communication. In the 6G Lab at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), led by the dedicated professors Eckehard Steinbach and Wolfgang Kellerer, research is conducted on 6G communication.
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The next flagship conference on robotics and automation is coming. With the theme “CONNECT+”, the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2024) will be a perfect platform to meet TUM MIRMI researchers and get to know our latest developments at plenary and keynote sessions, contributed paper sessions, workshops, and video sessions. Find here a preliminary list of MIRMI researchers’ contributions to this Conference. Congratulations to all authors, and see you from May 13-17, 2024, in Yokohama, Japan!
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