The Robotics Institute Germany (RIG) offers weekly insights into current research work on robotics. In RIG's weekly online lectures, leading robotics researchers present the latest developments, challenges, and visions and answer questions from the audience. SCIoI spokesperson Oliver Brock will kick off the series with a talk about the future of robotics and AI. He
Abstract: From ice fishers and marlins to robots, natural and artificial collectives show remarkable ways of making decisions together. Join us as we explore the collective mind! How do sardines escape the attacks of marlins – and how do marlins adapt their hunting strategies in return? What guides groups of hobby ice fishers in Finland
Amidst the excitement, one event stands out for its humor, heart, and energy: the Battle of the Brains: The Ultimate Science Slam Edition. This much-loved tradition, hosted by Berlin’s seven Clusters of Excellence (SCIoI, MATH+, UniSysCat, SCRIPTS, Neurocure, Temporal Communities, Matters of Activity) transforms complex research into lively and entertaining performances. Researchers bring their work to life with everything from
Dive into the wonderful world of research of the seven Berlin Clusters of Excellence: from literature to chemistry, from politics to AI, you and your team can find answers for exciting and surprising questions from the clusters’ research areas. So seek fellows and think of your team name! Every quiz evening focuses on the research
More details to follow. Image created with DALL-E by Maria Ott.
More details to follow. Image created with DALL-E by Maria Ott.
Enabling robots to perform complex manipulation tasks in open-world environments requires approaches to intelligence that bridge the traditional divide between symbolic and subsymbolic systems. Hybrid systems that combine reasoning over symbolic knowledge with probabilistically approximately correct inference over probability distributions promise to make robot manipulation actions generalizable, interpretable, and scalable to address real-world challenges. This
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How does sensory information shape animal behaviour? This year’s Winter Conference of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) takes on one of the most intriguing questions in behavioural biology: how animals perceive, interpret, and act on information from their environment. From camouflage to communication, from primate foraging to the “linguistics” of animals,
4D computer vision using egocentric visual sensors on head-mounted devices (such as Aria glasses) is gaining momentum. While substantial progress has been made in recent years, various open challenges remain in the field, including robust 3D human and hand pose estimation from egocentric cameras, optimal egocentric camera placement, real-time processing, and fulfilling ergonomic and power
What is intelligence, and how can research help improve current technologies with new insights? At Girls’ Day with the Cluster of Excellence Science of Intelligence, you’ll discover how scientists from many different disciplines explore the topic of intelligence. You’ll paint pictures with your eyes, play with a robot, learn how to teach robots new skills,
Join the “Excellent Pub Quiz” at the Long Night of the Sciences 2026! Back by popular demand: team up with your friends (2–4 people), come up with a fun team name, and put your knowledge to the test at the Excellent Pub Quiz hosted by Berlin’s nine Clusters of Excellence at HU Berlin. Exciting prizes
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