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Empowering Swiss SMEs for Responsible AI Adoption

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Switzerland’s economy. Successful adoption of AI by SMEs is hindered by barriers including technological complexity, uncertainty about regulatory requirements and limited resources. In a…

ZHAW CAI Brings Swiss Physical AI to VivaTech in Paris

The ZHAW Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI), together with Binabik AI, joined the Swiss delegation at VivaTech in Paris, one of Europe’s largest technology fairs. The week kicked off with an evening event at the Embassy of Switzerland.

ZHAW CAI Welcomes Austrian Industry Delegation on Cognitive Robotics

The ZHAW Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI) hosted an Austrian business delegation on Cognitive Robotics. As the final Zurich stop after ETH, ANYbotics, mimic, and ABB, the CAI welcomed around 20 industry leaders for two research presentations…

ZHAW CAI at ICRA 2026: a paper on 4D Scene Graphs

Dr. Jorge Peña Queralta was at ICRA 2026 in Vienna, one of the world’s leading robotics conferences, to present “AION,” new research on helping autonomous robots understand how their surroundings change over time through 4D Scene Graphs. He was also…

ZHAW CAI Launches Its First Humanoid Robot Innosuisse Project

The ZHAW Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI) has launched the first Innosuisse project at ZHAW built around humanoid robots. With a budget of over CHF 1.1 million, the project brings AI-driven humanoid automation to hospital sterilization…

European Network on Agentic Physical AI: New COST Action Accepted, Chaired by ZHAW CAI

A new COST Action to build a European network around Agentic Physical AI has been approved. The ZHAW Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI) will chair the four-year network, while the University of Liverpool leads the proposal and administrative…

ZHAW Research on Cooperative Network Architecture Featured on the Cover of Neural Computation

A brain-inspired AI paradigm developed at the ZHAW Centre for Artificial Intelligence has been selected for the cover of MIT Press’s Neural Computation. The displayed research introduces an architecture that could significantly improve sample and…

New Platform Unites Expertise in Quantum Research

The ZHAW School of Engineering is launching the Quantum Lab. This cross-institutional platform focuses on quantum topics and strengthens research in this field. Partners benefit from the expertise of the individual institutes in the field of quantum…

ZHAW CAI Industrial AI at the Sino-Swiss Innovation Days 2026 in Hong Kong and Shenzhen

Prof. Dr. Alisa Rupenyan-Vasileva, Rieter Endowed Professor for Industrial AI, participated in the Sino-Swiss Innovation Days 2026 (15–24 April) in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. She delivered a keynote on industrial AI and intelligent automation at the…

CAI presents Readings in AI 2025/26

In our most recent research report, Readings in AI 2025/26 (Volume 1 - 3), we present the fruit of our labor from 2025 and first quarter of 2026. It is the result of our team of staff, students, and partners working together to enhance human-centric…