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Schülerinnen und Schüler beim Bundeswettbewerb Künstliche Intelligenz geehrt

  • 15 November 2024

Algorithmen für eine intelligente Ampelschaltung, scharfe Mikroskopbilder und gegen Bienensterben – Bundespräsident Steinmeier tauscht sich mit Finalisten in Tübingen aus

Bernhard Schölkopf Wieland Brendel


3D robot navigation could enable multi-site medical procedures

  • 07 November 2024

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany, developed a novel method for deploying several magnetic miniature robots which can easily navigate through a 3D matrix resembling a network of blood vessels. This new method could one day enable the simultaneous treatment of multiple locations in hard-to-reach areas of the human body, which is currently unattainable with conventional tools. This innovative approach could significantly reduce procedure time and increase the effectiveness of minimally invasive therapies.

Chunxiang Wang Tianlu Wang Li Mingtong Rongjing Zhang Metin Sitti


Forty years of robotics research showcased at ICRA@40

  • 15 October 2024

The anniversary celebration for the world’s largest robotics conference brought together top leaders in Rotterdam, among them MPI-IS Director Katherine J. Kuchenbecker.

Katherine Kuchenbecker Ludovic Righetti Linda Behringer


Funded Ph.D. Positions at the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems

  • 10 October 2024

The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the Universities of Stuttgart and Tübingen collaborate to offer an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems (IMPRS-IS). IMPRS-IS will accept its ninth generation of doctoral researchers in spring of 2025.

Katherine Kuchenbecker Leila Masri Sara Sorce Pannapa Huayhangtong


Hexagonal electrohydraulic modules shape-shift into versatile robots

  • 18 September 2024

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart combined soft artificial muscles with a rigid, magnetic exoskeleton to create building blocks for fast-moving reconfigurable robots.

Ellen Rumley Zachary Yoder Ingemar Schmidt Philipp Rothemund Christoph Keplinger


Artificial muscles propel a robotic leg to walk and jump

  • 09 September 2024

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and ETH Zurich have developed a robotic leg with artificial muscles. Inspired by living creatures, it jumps across different terrains in an agile and energy-efficient manner.

Toshihiko Fukushima Christoph Keplinger


Learning from the Nobel Laureates in Lindau

  • 17 July 2024

Early this July, two members of the MPI-IS community were invited to the 73rd Annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting held in Lindau. Andrew Schulz, an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and postdoctoral researcher in the Haptic Intelligence Department, and Zhijing Jin, a Ph.D. student in the Empirical Inference Department, had the time of their life meeting many inspiring nobel laureates.

Zhijing Jin Andrew Schulz



Prof. Achim Menges appointed Max Planck Fellow at MPI-IS

  • 27 June 2024

The world-renowned architect will set up a new research group on Intelligent Construction and Building Systems starting July 1, 2024

Christoph Keplinger Katherine Kuchenbecker


World's first ELLIS Institute opens

  • 21 June 2024

The new ELLIS Institute stands for the convergence of European AI research and will attract bright minds from all over the world.

Bernhard Schölkopf