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Through fundamental research across computational, physical, and social dimensions, we shape artificial intelligence and robotics to advance knowledge and benefit society.

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Located in Stuttgart and Tübingen we combine theory, software, and hardware expertise in the research field of intelligent systems.

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Latest Talks & Events

Robotic Materials Talk

11 - 11 July 2025

10:30 - 11:30

Copper (2R04)

The S3® WEC (Wave Energy Converter) Journey

The S3® WEC (Wave Energy Converter) Journey

Haptic Intelligence PhD Thesis Defense

30 - 30 June 2025

10:00 - 10:45

Hybrid - Zoom plus in-person attendance in ML E 12 at ETH

Towards Robust and Flexible Robot State and Motion Estimation through Optimization and Learning

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26 - 27 June 2025

MPI-IS Tübingen

2025 Special Symposium on Intelligent Systems

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Haptic Intelligence Talk

10 - 10 June 2025

11:00 - 12:00

Hybrid - Webex plus in-person attendance in Silver (2P04)

Socially Aware Computing for Augmenting Virtual Social Interactions

Socially Aware Computing for Augmenting Virtual Social Interactions

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Latest News

News 2025-07-14

Shiwei Liu starts his position as new Group Leader

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News Social Foundations of Computation 2025-07-14

Paper co-authored by Moritz Hardt receives 10-Year Test of Time Award at ACM STOC 2025

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News 2025-07-10

MPI-IS researchers with 11 papers at upcoming ICML

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News 2025-07-07

Vivian Nastl wins 2025 MPI-IS Outstanding Female Doctoral Student Prize

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News 2025-05-28

T. Konstantin Rusch starts his position as new Group Leader

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News 2025-05-22

Double excellence

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Press Release 2025-05-15

Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of construction work for new Cyber Valley building in Stuttgart

{"en"=>"Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of construction work for new Cyber Valley building in Stuttgart", "de"=>"Spatenstich läutet Bauarbeiten für Cyber Valley Neubau in Stuttgart ein"}

News Robotic Composites and Compositions 2025-05-08

First team members join the new Robotic Composites and Compositions Group

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Blog Post Social Foundations of Computation 2025-05-07

The emerging science of machine learning benchmarks

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News 2025-04-28

Janneke Schwaner starts Neuromechanics of Movement research group

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News Empirische Inferenz 2025-04-23

Zhijing Jin Selected Young Researcher for the Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2025

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News Haptic Intelligence 2025-04-16

Max Planck Partner Group established to strengthen ties between MPI-IS and the University of Tennessee Knoxville

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News Physical Intelligence 2025-04-13

Ren Hao Soon named 2025 Schmidt Science Fellow

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News Physical Intelligence 2025-03-17

Magnetic microalgae on a mission to become robots

{"en"=>"Magnetic microalgae on a mission to become robots", "de"=>"Magnetische Mikroalgen werden zu Robotern"}

News Empirical Inference 2025-03-06

Neural network deciphers gravitational waves from merging neutron stars in a second

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News Robotic Materials 2025-03-06

Artificial Muscles for Tremor Suppression

{"en"=>"Artificial Muscles for Tremor Suppression", "de"=>"Künstliche Muskeln zur Tremor-Unterdrückung"}

News Biomimetic Materials and Machines 2025-02-20

A miniature swimming robot inspired by marine flatworms

{"en"=>"A miniature swimming robot inspired by marine flatworms", "de"=>"Miniatur-Schwimmroboter inspiriert von Plattwürmern"}

Press Release Haptic Intelligence Robotic Materials 2025-01-07

Electrohydraulic Wearable Devices Create Unprecedented Haptic Sensations

{"en"=>"Electrohydraulic Wearable Devices Create Unprecedented Haptic Sensations", "de"=>"Elektrohydraulische, tragbare Geräte erzeugen einzigartige haptische Empfindungen"}

News Robotic Materials Organizational Leadership and Diversity 2024-12-12

Diversity and inclusion accelerate the pace of innovation in robotics

{"en"=>"Diversity and inclusion accelerate the pace of innovation in robotics", "de"=>"Vielfalt und Inklusion beschleunigen das Innovationstempo in der Robotik"}

News 2024-11-15

Students honored at the National Artificial Intelligence School Contest BWKI

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News Physical Intelligence 2024-11-07

3D robot navigation could enable multi-site medical procedures

{"en"=>"3D robot navigation could enable multi-site medical procedures", "de"=>"3D-Roboter-Navigation könnte medizinische Eingriffe an mehreren Stellen gleichzeitig ermöglichen"}

Event 2024-10-17

The Atomic Human: Understanding ourselves in the age of AI

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Outreach 2024-10-15

Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems exhibits research in Stuttgart City Hall

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News 2024-10-10

Funded Ph.D. Positions at the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems

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News Robotic Materials 2024-09-18

Hexagonal electrohydraulic modules shape-shift into versatile robots

{"en"=>"Hexagonal electrohydraulic modules shape-shift into versatile robots", "de"=>"Sechseckige elektrohydraulische Module verwandeln sich in vielseitige Roboter"}

Symposium 2024-09-16

Max Planck - Amazon Science Hub 2024 Research Symposium

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News 2024-07-17

Learning from the Nobel Laureates in Lindau

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News Empirical Inference 2024-07-15

Siyuan Guo wins 2024 MPI-IS Outstanding Female Doctoral Student Prize

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