RobotCare – Network for Robots who Care

Similar to the electrification of bicycles, motorised ascent assistance systems are emerging in ski touring. The e-SKI module is biomechanically evaluated regarding efficiency and reduction of physical effort and compared with an existing exoskeleton-based ascent system.

The study experimentally investigates how tibial slope and lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) influence anterolateral knee instability under sport-specific loading conditions.

The SALVE project addresses a key challenge in intralogistics: enabling forklifts and related vehicles to operate autonomously in outdoor environments where current systems fall short. Most existing solutions are limited to indoor warehouses, flat floors, and standard pallets. Logistics operations,…

Talking Bots: Interactive voice interface for humanoid robots in networking events with context-aware conversational capabilities.

Humanoid Robot Assistant with Physical Agetic AI: Towards general robotics for mobile manipulation with adaptability across tasks and environments.

This project aims to sensibly improve the safety and success rate for long-horizon tasks of autonomous robots leveraging GenAI “robotic brains” (e.g. LLMs, VLMs) in unstructured environments.

Objectives of the project: / Establish a systematic dialogue between the technology developers and researchers and the elderly/healthcare institution stakeholders (including medical, care, and service personnel, management, patients, and their families) in both regions and develop a suitable…

Background: Social assistance robots (SAR) are increasingly being used in care homes, but the specific needs/requirements for their use in dementia care are unclear. A literature review, focus group interviews and a future workshop are used to gain insights for further development. Aims…

Automation in dynamic environments - in agriculture, healthcare, or small-scale production - is limited. Rigid industrial robots fail in these complex environments. The key towards more flexible, adaptive, and safe automation is better perception. Robots need to assess their environment visually…

Development of various experimental setups for the optimization and further development of a circular economy insect breeding system for upcycling food waste.

In the Oasis project, we demonstrate how neuromorphic technology -- Intel's research chip Loihi 2’s -- can be used for assistive humanoid robot used in a smart city environment. Neuromorphic hardware and software support development of applications featuring low-latency real-time sensory processing…

SmartSenseAI develops a robust, extremely low-cost, customizable, flexible multi-purpose skin for cobots, enhanced by cognitive information processing. This will significantly increase safety in physical human-robot collaboration (pHRC) and enable proactive, intuitive and reactive interaction.…

Development of mathematical-technical concepts for novel robot sensors and actuators, particularly using smart materials and "optimal morphology", enabling e.g. more efficient control, reduced energy consumption, or safer direct interaction with humans. Examples include approaches from the area of…

Human-Machine Cooperation Paves the Way for Smart Factories of the Future: Various manual work tasks necessary to industrial manufacturing processes are difficult to automate – even today - due to their complexity. This is particularly the case in assembling and dismantling operations, such as…

CASCADE is an EU-funded project in which a unified control framework for continuum robots that can operate in complex and deformable environments (specifically in the cardiovascular system) is developed. Recent efforts in robotics and automation research have fostered the development of a wide…

Background :Demographic developments, shortage of skilled personnel and growing economic pressure in the health sector lead to an increased focus on technical solutions in the field of medical care and treatment of people. So far, robots are mainly technology-driven and still in the development and…