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Artificial Intelligence is transforming our work, our research, and our daily lives. Discover how we are helping to shape this progress through innovative AI methods and applications.

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Dr. Jochen Hahne and Prof. Peter Ueblacker
6/11/2026
Reading time: 8 Min.

Interview: German national soccer team physician Jochen Hahne and FC Bayern physician Peter Ueblacker

“When you're on the field, you shut everything else out”

Dr. Jochen Hahne and Prof. Peter Ueblacker met at TUM University Hospital 20 years ago, when Hahne was a medical student and Ueblacker was a doctor in training. Today, the two alumni serve as team physicians for FC Bayern Munich. Jochen Hahne is also a physician for the German national soccer team. Before departing for the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the two spoke in an interview about their work as team physicians, their studies and their hopes for the tournament.

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Studies Artificial Intelligence Community
Two business leaders talking
5/22/2026
Reading time: 3 Min.

New program for members of supervisory and executive boards

TUM launches Board Academy

What is the current state of development of key technologies, and how do they impact the economy? TUM is launching a new qualification program for members of supervisory boards and executive boards. At the Board Academy of the TUM Institute for Lifelong Learning, participants learn about the latest research in tech labs and analyze its implications for the business world together with leading scientists. The program formats also provide ample opportunity for open discussion.

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Campus news Quantum Technologies Artificial Intelligence
5/20/2026
Reading time: 4 Min.

Sensors are making operating rooms smarter

How robots are becoming surgical assistants

How can robots and humans work together as effectively as possible in the operating room of the future? Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and TUM University Hospital investigated this question as part of the ForNeRo research project. Using a sensor-equipped system, they analyzed surgeons' movements during procedures and collected data from simulated robot-assisted operations.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
Michael Mehringer (Mitte) mit Prof. Simon Jacob (l.) und Prof. Bernhard Meyer
4/27/2026
Reading time: 5 Min.

Brain-computer interface: restoring agency with AI

The power of the mind

Michael Mehringer is paralyzed from the neck down. Together with a team of neuroscientists, neurosurgeons, robotics experts, and AI researchers, he is working to gain more autonomy through a brain-computer interface.

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TUM Magazine Research Artificial Intelligence
4/24/2026
Reading time: 3 Min.

Beijing Robot Half Marathon

TUM team won the “Best International Team Award”

At the half-marathon race for humanoid robots in Beijing, the team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) won the prize for best international team. The robot, entered into the race by TUM Professor Gordon Cheng, completed the 21-kilometre course in 3 hours and 35 minutes. This made it the best team from outside China, finishing in 39th place overall. Around half of the 124 participants had to withdraw.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
Assistant robot Garmi
4/14/2026
Reading time: 2 Min.

Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future: new project

How artificial intelligence is changing health care

The project “2036 – Healthy with AI?” explores how AI will shape health care in the future – from prevention and diagnosis to treatment. Its aim is to help the broader public understand the potential, limitations, and impact of AI applications. The project by M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance, of which TUM is a partner, is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) as part of Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future.

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Artificial Intelligence Public Engagement
A girl with a smartphone
4/7/2026
Reading time: 6 Min.

Digital safety for children and youths

“Better design instead of blanket bans”

US courts have ruled against platform providers for failing to protect children, and the debate over age restrictions for social media has gained momentum. An international group of experts from academia, children’s rights organizations and non-profit institutions is convinced that bans would be the wrong approach. In the journal Science they advocate for new strategies for the digital safety of children and youths aged 13 and older.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
Three people standing around a table testing a prosthetic hand. The woman on the left is holding an apple, which the prosthetic hand is reaching for.
3/18/2026
Reading time: 3 Min.

Anniversary on March 18, 2026

150 Years of Electrical and Computer Engineering at TUM

In 1876, Wilhelm von Bezold delivered the first lecture on electrical telegraphy at the Technische Hochschule München - now known as TUM. This laid the foundation for a discipline that continues to shape our daily lives to this day: electrical and computer engineering.

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Research Quantum Technologies Artificial Intelligence
Prof. Johanna Pirker
3/17/2026
Reading time: 2 Min.

NewIn: Johanna Pirker

Games as learning and working environments

In this episode of “NewIn,” we meet Johanna Pirker. As a professor of N-Dimensional User Experience, she researches how interactive, immersive environments can be designed to support people in learning, science, or industrial applications.

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Research Artificial Intelligence Community Public Engagement
3/12/2026
Reading time: 3 Min.

Tracking objects with the help of language models

Search robot thinks for itself

A robot that can locate lost items on command – this is the latest development at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). It combines knowledge from the internet with a spatial map of its surroundings to efficiently find the objects being sought.

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Research Artificial Intelligence
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