TUM Press Releases
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a robotic pair of pants that makes walking easier and significantly reduces energy consumption. The smart technology, which adapts to individual needs and is ready to use without any preset configurations, particularly benefits older adults or individuals with health limitations. The vision: a modular system that functions like clothing and can even be used for demanding activities like hiking in the mountains.
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Robots on an environmental mission, strong performance at the IROS robotics conference, exoskeleton expert new MIRMI Deputy Director: the highlights of 2024.
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Nursing care robots, autonomous driving, digital twins: all of these high-tech applications will play an essential role for the new 6G mobile communications standard. The first commercial 6G networks are expected to be available as of 2030. In the 6G-life and 6G Future Lab Bavaria initiatives, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and TU Dresden are already testing and developing the fundamental mechanisms of the sixth mobile communications generation. One goal is to establish a complete communications system with components supplied exclusively by German start-ups.
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Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a tool that uses natural rhythms to improve the movement efficiency of robots. By applying intrinsic dynamics, similar to those found in humans and animals, robots like the four-legged BERT can operate with less energy. This development contributes to making robots faster and more dynamic.
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Robotics and AI researchers at the MIRMI will be working with physically impaired and disabled people from the Pfennigparade Foundation in future. Over the next three years, the aim is to develop technical ideas that will make people's lives easier.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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