Institute News
Diversity and inclusion accelerate the pace of innovation in robotics
- 12 December 2024
Diverse and inclusive teams are not merely a moral imperative but also a catalyst for scientific excellence in robotics, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems point out in a study. The team now published an article in which they outline how a scientific community can benefit if its leadership fosters an environment of diversity and inclusion, and propose a leadership guide for roboticists to help reap these benefits.
Delivering medicines with microscopic flowers
- 10 December 2024
These small particles are reminiscent of paper flowers or desert roses. Physicians can use them to guide medicines to a precise destination within the body. Better yet, the particles can easily be tracked using ultrasound as they scatter sound waves.
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
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.
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.
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.
Siyuan Guo wins 2024 MPI-IS Outstanding Female Doctoral Student Prize
- 15 July 2024
Rachael Bevill Burns, Marilyn Keller and Cansu Sancaktar receive honorable mentions
Siyuan Guo Marilyn Keller Rachael Burns Katherine Kuchenbecker Bernhard Schölkopf Leila Masri Florian Hartmann Alona Shagan
