2023

Presented at the 2023 IEEE-RAS Humanoid Robots Conference, this paper demonstrates a biomimetic tendon-driven robotic hand capable of dexterous in-hand manipulation. Using reinforcement learning (RL) and a high-DoF design, the system successfully performs a complex task—rotating a sphere in-hand. This research marks a minor breakthrough in RL-based dexterous manipulation.


Our work on Vision Controlled Jetting was published online today on Nature. We can finally 3D print complex multimaterial robots that are fully functional without assembly. We present in the journal Nature our contactless method of multimaterial 3D inkjet printing that makes these robots possible. We created a robotic hand derived from a human hand scan, a pneumatic robotic walker, and a heart-like pump.

We introduce an autonomous system for rapid aerial grasping using drones, relying solely on vision-based object localization. The system successfully detects and grasps objects with a 94.5% success rate, advancing aerial robotic manipulation towards practical applications in real-world settings such as warehouses and search-and-rescue operations. We present the work at the robotics conference IROS 2023.

"Schüler werden nur noch Stichworte eintippen – und die KI schreibt den Aufsatz“ (“Students will only type in keywords – and the AI ​​will write the essay”).

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