Robotics Has So Many Facets

Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Robots are no longer a vision of the future — they are already deployed in manufacturing, logistics, and service industries. This was demonstrated by the diverse contributions at this year’s efi colloquium on robotics, organised by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Precision Engineering and Information Technology (efi). The well-attended event addressed the question of “how intelligent robotic systems will transform our working world and society”, featuring contributions from industry and research.

Matthias Nickl from Siemens Energy spoke about deploying robots for maintenance and inspection tasks in response to demographic challenges. Dr. Jonas Graetz from Ziehm Imaging presented an X-ray robotic system. Dr. Jürgen Baier from IsentoVier introduced the humanoid open-source platform pip for educational use. Markus Fenn, an alumnus of the Faculty efi, presented his robotics start-up EduArt.

Prof. Dr. Christian Pfitzner introduced AerodrOHM — a research environment for complex flight systems at the OHM Innovation Center, spanning 280 m² with a ceiling height of up to 12 metres. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Enrico Schröder addressed AI trends in robotics, and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Sander spoke about humanoid mechatronics.

A particular highlight was the announcement of RoboCup 2027 in Nuremberg. The TH Nürnberg’s successful robotics team autonOHM is already preparing for the world championship of autonomous robots — to be held in their home city.

Source: TH Nürnberg — Original article

Colloquium | Mobile Robotics Research Group — Prof. Dr. Christian Pfitzner

Robotics Has So Many Facets