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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

At TUM, we are investigating and developing intelligent systems, while keeping an eye on our responsibility for people and society at all times. Find out what's new in the fields of AI, robotics, machine learning and data science.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI applications are profoundly changing the world of work, research and everyday life. We are helping to shape this technological progress: in research, in studies and teaching and in the field of entrepreneurship. This includes new methods and applications of AI, subject-specific degree programs, new teaching and learning methods and cooperation with industry.

AI at the TUM

Dr. Raimund Strauß will be supported by the ERC with a Proof of Concept Grant.
7/14/2025
Reading time: 5 Min.

European Research Council funds Proofs of Concepts

Six ERC Grants for TUM researchers

The European Research Council (ERC) supports scientists, who want to develop marketable innovations based on their research results, with Proof of Concept Grants. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where technology transfer plays a particularly important role, have now been awarded six of these grants. Funding will be allocated to projects in the fields of cloud computing, robotics, cancer medicine, drug development and astrophysics.

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Research Quantum Technologies Artificial Intelligence
7/14/2025
Reading time: 3 Min.

Classification system for robot fitness

TUM creates seal of approval for robotics

When autonomous robots interact with humans and perform tasks independently, their sensitivity is crucial. This is what makes them safe and flexible. However, there is currently no standardized procedure for determining this sensitivity and thus individual robots’ fitness for physical interactions. Researchers at the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed an evaluation scheme that can be used to compare industrial robots and, in the future, other systems such as mobile and humanoid robots or robotic hands.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
Vice President Prof. Gerhard Kramer presents the TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award to Flora Geske, founder of the start-up SUMM AI.
6/27/2025
Reading time: 1 Min.

Entrepreneurship Day brings together Munich ecosystem

Presidential Award goes to AI start-up

For the development of an AI tool that translates complex texts into plain language, the start-up SUMM AI has received the TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award. The other finalists for this year’s award were KEWAZO, with a robot for the construction industry, and Phlair, with a new technology for CO2 capture.

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President Entrepreneurship Sustainability Artificial Intelligence Community
6/23/2025
Reading time: 3 Min.

Remote relief of tension pneumothorax

Robot treats injured people in flight

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a medical robotic system to save lives. It relieves injured people with life-threatening tension pneumothorax in the chest cavity. At the Automatica robotics trade fair, the researchers are presenting the robotic solution for the first time. In the future it will be capable of telemedical operation during evacuation flights. It was developed as part of the iMEDCAP project financed by the European Defense Fund.

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Research Mobility Artificial Intelligence
6/17/2025
Reading time: 3 Min.

AI and robotics at automatica 2025

MIRMI showcases advanced AI-based robotics

Nearly 25 robotics and AI demos, panel discussions on the RIG STAGE, the Robothon robotics competition and, as a big highlight, the munich_i Hightech Summit, featuring keynote addresses from entrepreneurs and leading researchers: the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is showcasing the full diversity of its own robotics and AI research at automatica, which, thanks largely to the Robotics Institute Germany (RIG), coordinated by TUM, is now even more tightly integrated into a robust ecosystem extending beyond the Munich region.

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Artificial Intelligence
Prof. Dr. Julijana Gjorgjieva
6/12/2025
Reading time: 3 Min.

Neural Networks benefit from biological data

How artificial intelligence can learn from mice

The ability to precisely predict movements is essential not only for humans and animals, but also for many AI applications — from autonomous driving to robotics. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now discovered that artificial neural networks can perform this task better when trained with biological data from early visual system development.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
Dr Jan Peeken and his team at the Clinic for Radio Oncology and Radiotherapy
6/10/2025
Reading time: 3 Min.

Funding for the AIdvice digital knowledge assistant

Artificial intelligence to support cancer treatment

For people with a cancer diagnosis, understandable and reliable information is crucial – but is often difficult to find. The wording of medical guidelines and advice is often too complex for many patients to understand. At the same time, they are exposed to widespread misinformation online. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the TUM University Hospital have now received funding from Google.org for the AIdvice project, which aims to translate up-to-date, evidence based knowledge into answers that are understandable and adapted to individual needs.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
Professor Tina Seidel in a seminar that prepares students for their careers with digital technologies.
5/30/2025
Reading time: 3 Min.

DFG funds research on education and mobility

Two new Collaborative Research Centers at TUM

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding two new Collaborative Research Centers (CRC) in which the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is significantly participating. The researchers will develop new data-supported methods for mobility planning and investigate how students can be prepared for complex professional activities using simulations.

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Teaching Research Mobility Artificial Intelligence
Professor Sebastian Pfotenhauer
5/26/2025
Reading time: 7 Min.

New Cluster of Excellence TransforM

“Studying socio-technical shocks in real time”

The Cluster of Excellence TransforM aims to find new ways of conducting research into how transformative technologies shape societal change. In this interview, TransforM spokesperson Prof. Sebastian Pfotenhauer explains why it is essential for social and engineering sciences to face highly speculative questions, discusses how the public can be involved, and how a cluster of this kind could have enabled a different response to the covid pandemic.

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Research Sustainability Mobility Quantum Technologies Artificial Intelligence Public Engagement
5/19/2025
Reading time: 2 Min.

Cyber-secure and energy-saving

AI chip developed for decentralized use without the cloud

A new AI chip developed at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) works without the cloud server or internet connections needed by existing chips. The AI Pro, designed by Prof. Hussam Amrouch, is modelled on the human brain. Its innovative neuromorphic architecture enables it to perform calculations on the spot, ensuring full cyber security. It is also up to ten times more energy efficient.

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Research Quantum Technologies Artificial Intelligence
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