News

September 2025

Visit from Slovenian Exchange Class

On 09.09.2025, Bastian Schindler welcomed an exchange class from Slovenia, offering students an introduction to the fundamentals of AI and hands-on robot control in our labs.

04.09.2025: Talk

Sascha Kaden gave a talk on AI at the Stammtisch organized by the Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted. The topic was: "Current Research on AI: What Do We Need to Know?"

02-04.09.2025: Visit

We hosted members of the Neuromorphic Computing Group from fortiss

01.09.2025: Conference

Our poster on "Do we talk differently to humans and robots when assembling a object together?" was presented by Sascha Kaden at the MuC Conference!

01.09.2025: Visit

Staff from the Technical University of Schweinfurt-Würzburg visited us. Their visit focused on initiating a new project partnership. We showcased our 1-on-1 platform and walked them through its core features. We were excited to explore potential collaborations together!

01.09.2025: Talk

Lucas Schwarz talked about "Learning Partitions of Dynamical Systems with Stability Guarantees" at the Mittweida Workshop on Computational Intelligence.

August 2025

31.08.2025: Team

At the Mensch und Computer 2025 conference Sascha Kaden co-organised the full-day workshop “How to Team with Your Robot? – Exploring Challenges and Opportunities for (Inclusive) Design of Human-Robot Interaction.” Researchers were invited to submit 4-page position papers on multimodal.

19.08.2025: Team

Our annual summer BBQ was once again a great success! The whole team came together to enjoy the afternoon, with plenty of food, drinks, and good vibes.

10.08.2025: Publication

Our paper entitled "Position Estimation Experiment on Bio-inspired Robotic Mouse with Inertial Measurement Unit" has been accepted to the SWARM 2025 in Göttingen.

01.08.2025: Team

We are delighted to announce that Lucas Schwarz is joining our team as a new PhD student!

July 2025

29.07.2025 : Conference

Our abstract “Weight Perturbation and Competitive Hebbian Plasticity for Sparse Text Representations“ has been accepted for a poster presentation at the Bernstein Conference 2025 in Frankfurt am Main.

11.07.2025 : Workshop

Our workshop “Bioinspired Robotics for Bridging Artificial and Natural Intelligence” has been selected among the top 10 workshops at this year's European Robotics Forum (ERF).

10.07.2025 : Announcement

As a newly established Bernstein node, Chemnitz is now officially on the German computational neuroscience landscape.

09.07.2025 : Conference

Our submission “Another bit. Upwards. Okay, stop.” – exploring whether we speak differently to humans and robots when assembling an object together – has been accepted to the Scientific Short Papers track of Mensch und Computer 2025.

08.07.2025 : Team

We are welcoming a new team member: MAiRA, NEURA’s cognitive robot, which the company describes as “the world’s first commercially available cognitive robot”.

02.07.2025 : Conference

We gave our IJCNN presentation in the special session on “Explainable Deep Neural Networks for Responsible AI” at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

June 2025

25.06.2025 : Conference

At the 10th Saxon Day of Automation, Bastian Schindler presented “CORINNE – Semi‑supervised and Federated Learning for Industrial Welding Robots”, showing how advanced AI approaches could drive intelligent and resilient industrial automation.

18.06.2025 : Internship

At the MINT Vocatium fair, Bastian Schindler presented a robotics internship program for high school students, offering hands‑on experience with intelligent robots.

17.06.2025 : Workshop

Prof. Röhrbein participated in the event series “On the Way to a (Junior) Professorship”, advising early‑career researchers at the engineering and natural sciences workshop.

16.06.2025 : Publication

Our latest submission for the 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) was accepted as an oral presentation—only 46% of submissions were accepted.

16–26.06.2025 : Internship

A student from the “Prof. Dr. Max Schneider” Gymnasium in Lichtenstein completed his student internship at our department.

05.06.2025 : Talk

Prof. Röhrbein gave a talk on neurorobotics at the “What Makes Us Human” symposium hosted by TU München’s Junge Akademie.

May 2025

23.05.2025 : Talk

For the annual meeting of the MGG‑MDCV at the Congress Center Carlowitz in Chemnitz, Professor Röhrbein was invited to give a presentation on artificial intelligence and virtual reality in medicine.

21.05.2025 : Talk

As part of the Zukunftsdenken.Live series, our colleague Sascha Kaden (TU Chemnitz) delivered the online talk Digital Zettelkasten – verzetteln mit Vorsatz! He demonstrated how the classic Luhmann note-box method can be implemented with tools like Zotero and Obsidian and answered many questions.

20.05.2025 : Conference

Our conference talk was presented in the “Tactile Sensing and Manipulation” session at 14:40 EDT in Atlanta, U.S.A.

20.05.2025 : Lecture

KPMG visited us and gave a lecture on “GenAI Security”.

17.05.2025 : Talk

Sascha Kaden gave a talk at RoboDay at Chemnitz University of Technology on robot research for Industry 5.0.

16.05.2025 : Talk

FR gave a talk on AI Strategies for the Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG in Frankfurt.

10.05.2025 : Talk

At TUCtag, Sascha Kaden gave two talks: one at 18:00 on artificial intelligence in education and another at 20:00 about robotic research for Industry 5.0.

April 2025

12.04.2025 : Event

Our chair participated with a stand as part of the supporting program at the Sächsischen Informatikwettbewerb in Zwickau. Bastian Schindler presented a project on the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and robot programming.

08–11.04.2025 : Conference

The Human‑Machine Teaming workshop was organized at the hfes conference in Bologna, where we presented the poster “Can you hold this for a second? Speech Acts in Human‑Robot and Human‑Human Interaction”.

05.04.2025 : Conference

Our paper “Intersectional Bias Quantification in Facial Image Processing with Pre-Trained ImageNet Classifiers” was accepted for IJCNN 2025 and will appear in the IEEE proceedings.

March 2025

26.03.2025 : Workshop

We organized a workshop entitled “Bioinspired Robotics for Bridging Natural and Artificial Intelligence” at the European Robotics Forum.

21.03.2025 : Conference

Our team attended the 1st German Robotics Conference in Nuremberg, presenting each of our five accepted papers in individual poster sessions.

11.03.2025 : Meeting

The general assembly of EBRAINS Germany took place at the European Institute for Neuromorphic Computing in Heidelberg.

06.03.2025 : Lecture

Lecture on the slip box (Zettelkasten) method for the Long Night of Postponed Course Papers at the University Library.

February 2025

20.02.2025 : Conference

We’re excited to share that all five of our research papers were accepted for publication at the 1st German Robotics Conference in Nürnberg. See our Lab Publications for details.

12.02.2025 : Meeting

Robotics Institute Germany meeting at KIT in Karlsruhe.

11.02.2025 : Talk

Prof. Röhrbein gave an invited talk at the Robotics & AI EXPERIENCE in Dresden.

06.02.2025 : Workshop

Our interactive workshop “Human‑Machine Teaming” explored human and technical factors of close collaboration.

January 2025

29.01.2025 : Talk

Invitation to speak at the 1st meeting of the Medical AI Valley in Tübingen.

27.01.2025 : Conference

Our paper “Whisker‑based Active Tactile Perception for Contour Reconstruction” was accepted for ICRA in Atlanta.

20.01.2025 : Project

Kick‑off meeting of our BMBF‑funded project IntelliVoiceAnalytic in Heilbronn.

18.01.2025 : Meeting

Happy to meet with famous AI researcher Gary Marcus.

16.01.2025 : Event

The IHK Technologiestammtisch took place at our university, where we showcased our projects and robots.

10.01.2025 : Talk

Sascha Kaden presented “Robot research for Industry 5.0” at the Senior college, highlighting our platform where humans and robots collaborate on assembly tasks.

December 2024

13.12.2024: Conference

Prof. Röhrbein presented an invited talk on Neurorobotics at the EMERGE conference in Belgrade, Serbia!

11.12.2024: Announcement

We are now an official member of the CAIRNE research network.

November 2024

29.11.2024: Team

We were visited by Prof. Walter, Machine Intelligence Lab, Technical University of Nuremberg.

25.11.2024: Workshop

We visited BMW in Leipzig, for a joint workshop on AI Bin Picking.

21.11.2024: Lecture

BMW gave a lecture about how they are using AI in their Leipzig plant.

14.11.2024: Award

Honoring our professor. The TU Chemnitz awarded Prof. Röhrbein the Transfer Award in the 'Science Communication' category for his outstanding work in enhancing our external reputation.

14.11.2024: Talk

Discussion at the Volkshochschule Chemnitz on the topic: "Current research on AI. What do we need to know?" with Sascha Kaden as speaker.

October 2024

24.10.2024: Lecture

Prof. Röhrbein gave a guest lecture about Neurorobotics at the Seniorenkolleg of the University of Leipzig.

23.10.2024: Workshop

As part of the TU Project Days, Bastian Schindler led a hands-on course focusing on the basics of AI and robotic motion. This session was designed to give participants a practical understanding of how artificial intelligence drives robotic actions.

23.10.2024: Lecture

Prof. Röhrbein gave a guest lecture about Neurorobotics at the Seniorenakademie Dresden.

15.10.2024: Conference

Our IROS contribution entitled "Pattern-based Complementary Learning for Monocular Depth Estimation by Best of Both Worlds" was presented in Abu Dhabi!

01-02.10.2024: Visit

We visited our project partner NEURA Robotics, find more details here.

September 2024

29.09.2024: Publication

Our submission entitled "Habit-inspired Methods for Embodied Intelligence" has been accepted by IOP Publishing!

28.09.2024: Visit

Visit to MAPS - the Medical Autonomy and Precision Surgery lab of TUM & MRI.

23.09.2024: Event

Exchange of project leaders for TUCculture 2025 projects.

19.09.2024: Publication

Our paper "Adversarial Evasion Attacks on Computer Vision using SHAP Values" has been accepted for publication at the 10th bwHPC Symposium in Freiburg, Germany.

19.09.2024: Publication

Also our paper "Energy-Efficient Information Representation in MNIST Classification Using Biologically Inspired Learning" has been accepted for publication at the 10th bwHPC Symposium in Freiburg, Germany.

August 2024

30.08.2024: Team

We were visited by TUC students with interest in Neurorobotics. Our team member Yousuf provided an overview and showcased a couple of demos.

28.08.2024: Conference

Sascha Kaden presented our paper "A Research Platform for Human-Robot-Interaction with Focus on Collaborative Assembly Scenarios" in Pasadena, California!

03.08.2024: Workshop

We cordially invite you to our interactive workshop "Human-Machine Teaming". Gain insights into the fascinating collaboration between humans and machines. All disciplines are welcome!

July 2024

03.07.2024: Conference

We gave an oral presentation at the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), in the "Cross-Disciplinary Topics" track, on our paper "Weight Perturbation and Competitive Hebbian Plasticity for Training Sparse Excitatory Neural Networks".

02.07.2024: Announcement

TU Chemnitz now is an official member of the EBRAINS German node as confirmed today by the General Assembly.

June 2024

30.06.2024: Publication

Our paper entitled "PCDepth: Pattern-based Complementary Learning for Monocular Depth Estimation by Best of Both Worlds" has been accepted for oral presentation at the 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

27.06.2024: Team

Marking the end of another productive semester, the department gathered for a BBQ which was both delicious and a little smoky.

21.06.2024: Conference

Our CVPR paper was presented at 10:30 Pacific Time in Seattle!

20.06.2024: Workshop

For the IEEE International Symposium on Robotic and Sensors Environments, we organised a workshop on Bio & Brain-inspired Robotics, see here.

18-19.06.2024: Visit

Dr Perzylo, Head of Robotic Platform Engineering at fortiss, visited us with his team.

13.06.2024: Keynote

Prof. Röhrbein gave a keynote speech entitled "More than Just Chat(GPT) - AI Potential in Startups" at the SAXEED Summer Festival in Villa Rosenberg.

11.06.2024: Publication

The leading publisher of neurorobotics, Frontiers, has published a new editorial today! Be sure to check it out here.

05.06.2024: Visit

We will be visited by Dr. Griffiths, Principal Consultant at adesso and expert in NLP, Conversational AI, & VoiceAI.

01.06.2024: Event

A robot competition for students is organised by RoboSAX in cooperation with the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) at Chemnitz University of Technology. In addition to the competition between various teams, Prof. Röhrbein will give a lecture on the topic of "Artificial Stupidity and Natural Intelligence". Furthermore, Martin Richter (Chair of Operating Systems) will also give a lecture in the field of swarm robotics.

May 2024

30.05.2024: Conference

At 16:20 we will have a poster presentation in Rome at the "Fifth International Convention on the Mathematics of Neuroscience and AI".

26.05.2024: Publication

Our paper entitled "A Research Platform for Human-Robot-Interaction with Focus on Collaborative Assembly Scenarios" has been accepted for presentation at the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication RO-MAN.

22.05.2024: Workshop

TU Chemnitz and BMW Leipzig met for the first transdisciplinary research workshop in Leipzig to consider their research collaboration. In a keynote speech, Prof. Dr. Röhrbein introduced the AI Lab at the Faculty of Computer Science at TU Chemnitz and its current research focus.

22.05.2024: Interview

Prof. Röhrbein was interviewed by MDR at the occasion of the approval of the European AI Act. The video is uploaded here.

13.05.2024: Media

Our co-worker Sascha Kaden was featured in a 10-minute report on CHEMNITZ Aktuell about his work on the development of future-oriented robots for elderly care. Kaden, who is working on the topic "Participation instead of acceptance: Technology in the Everyday Life of Older People," regularly meets with informal caregivers in small groups at the city laboratory to determine their specific needs. He believes that robots can play a valuable role in helping elderly people maintain their independence and quality of life. The video is uploaded here.

April 2024

27.04.2024: Talk

Sascha Kaden lead two discussions on the topics: "Artificial Intelligence in Education, for Learning and Teaching" and "Human-Robot Interaction in Industry 5.0 and Care - A Look into the Future" at the TUC Open Day. The presentation can be downloaded here.

17.04.2024: Exhibition

The ROBOTOPICS exhibition by Holger Dreissig is taking place again. This time with an analogue discussion about the digital, AI and robotics. The exhibition can currently be visited free of charge at the Unibibliotek 1st floor(Straße der Nation 33, 0911 Chemnitz). The exhibition will be open for six months. For more info click here.

16.04.2024: Conference

The third Saxon AI Congress takes place. This year's congress dives into relevant AI topics, discussing how AI can bring real benefits to businesses and society, shifting the focus from mere impressiveness to meaningful applications. It's full of practical insights, discussions, and ideas, where Prof. Röhrbein is also invited as an expert to talk about our AI Lab at TU Chemnitz.

05.04.2024: Conference

Our master student Gantogoo Oyunbat presents his work on "Low light monocular vision" at the AI for Robotics Workshop 2024 in Tilburg, Netherlands. His work on a U-net that transforms low-light monocular vision into more colourful images for further and more accurate image processing is summarised in a poster and can be viewed here.

March 2024

29.03.2024: Appointment

Prof. Röhrbein has been nominated as leader of the working group "Neurorobotics" in the Science and Technology Commitee of EBRAINS Germany.

29.03.2024: Project

Great news: Our project proposal CORINNE - Cobots' Relational Interface with Neuromorphic Networks and Events will be funded by the BMBF.

15.03.2024: Publication

Our paper "Weight Perturbation and Competitive Hebbian Plasticity for Training Sparse Excitatory Neural Networks" has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence WCCI 2024 to be held at Pacifico Yokohama in Japan.

06.03.2024: Talk

Discussion at the KaffeeSatz Chemnitz on the topic: "Artificial Intelligence in Education, for Learning and Teaching" with Sascha Kaden as speaker. The presentation can be downloaded here.

05.03.2024: Publication

Another paper by Saranraj Nambusubramaniyan has been accepted for the 5th International Conference on Mathematics of Neuroscience and AI. His work "Beyond Adam: Achieving Biological Fidelity with Dopamine, a Reward-based Optimizer for Accelerated Gradient-Free Learning" has been submitted to the biocomputation track.

03.03.2024: Conference

Saranraj Nambusubramaniyan has been invited to the Cosyne Conference to present his work on "Asynchronous Derivative-Free Learning Solving Synaptic Credit Assignment in Recurrent Neural Networks".

February 2024

27.02.2024: Publication

"LEAD: Learning Decomposition for Source-free Universal Domain Adaptation" has been accepted for CVPR, the most competitive conference in Computer Vision with an acceptance rate typically as low as 25%.

04.02.2024: Lecture

Prof Röhrbein gives a lecture at the Children's University on the topic "Why children are smarter than robots".

January 2024

31.01.2024: Education

Bastian Schindler is holding a practical project at Goethe Gymnasium Chemnitz. The aim is to give pupils a basic understanding of artificial intelligence, robot use and programming. The aim is to use a basic AI as a connection between sensors and two electric motors to enable a mobile robot to drive autonomously through a labyrinth.

18.01.2024: Publication

Our paper "Asynchronous Derivative-Free Learning Solving Synaptic Credit Assignment in Recurrent Neural Networks" has been accepted to Cosyne 2024.

11.01.2024: Talk

TUC Open Day What is the role of artificial intelligence in education, learning and teaching? Sascha Kaden gives you an insight into the possibilities of AI in this field.