Through fundamental research across computational, physical, and social dimensions, we shape artificial intelligence and robotics to advance knowledge and benefit society.
Located in Stuttgart and Tübingen we combine theory, software, and hardware expertise in the research field of intelligent systems.
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2026 Intelligent Systems Summer Event
CANCELLED! Rethinking dynamic muscle function
MLSS 2026 - Machine Learning Summer School 2026 in Tübingen
Responsible Conduct in Research: 2026
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Maria-Paola Forte receives PI Innovation Award 2026
Innovative Algorithms for species conservation
Flying robot rides the wind like a bird
Decoding gravitational waves with machine learning
Otto Hahn Medal awarded to Ellen Rumley and Max Dax
Buse Aktaş named to ASME’s 2026 Mechanical Engineering Watch List
Society Challenge first place and Best Poster Award at EuroEAP won by MPI-IS researchers
Three MPI-IS scientists to serve on the EU AI Act Scientific Panel
Moritz Hardt has contributed to the Legal Agent Benchmark launched by Harvey
Renate Sachse awarded Elisabeth Schiemann Kolleg fellowship
Human cell-based microrobots selectively kill cancer cells without harming healthy tissues
The future of actuation is soft and EFFICIENT
Siyuan Guo one of Forbes` 30 Under 30 in Science
A network for all neurodivergent employees of the Max Planck Society
Ultralight artificial muscles for agile soft robots
Paul Wrede selected as 2026 Schmidt Science Fellow
Annalena Kofler and Daniela Macari selected to join the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
A record-setting 10th recruitment round for our IMPRS-IS doctoral program! 85+ new scholars to join!
MPI-IS Researchers Participate in the 2nd German Robotics Conference (GRC 2026)
From Passive Vesicles to Cell-Like Microrobots
Florian Hartmann receives scholarship from Daimler and Benz Foundation
Katia Bertoldi from Harvard University holds Max Planck Lecture 2026
Magnetic Microrobot Swarms Enable Contactless Manipulation of Objects Through Fluidic Torque
Max Planck spin-off draws Epic Games to Tübingen
Bernhard Schölkopf elected for UN AI Scientific Panel
Elephant trunk whiskers exhibit material intelligence
Michael J. Black elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
OptoMaG: An Optoacoustically Augmented Magnetic Guidewire for Radiation-Free Image-Guided Therapies
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