Institute for Robotics and Autonomous Systems

What are we doing?

Our Institute of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (IRAS) focuses on the application of machine learning in robotics and automation, as well as the integration of cloud technologies in autonomous robotic systems.

In our state-of-the-art robotics lab, we conduct research and practice on two floors. Our team is integrated by doctoral students, academic staff, and students from various faculties. At IRAS, we aim to promote cross-faculty collaboration to foster the exchange of ideas, drive innovation and establish a collaborative work culture.

Where are we?

IRAS is located on the modern HKA 2023+ model campus in the Technology Park. The vision here is to create new ways of cross-faculty collaboration and to promote future-oriented work. True to the motto Space for creative engineers.

contact

Institute Spokesperson
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Björn Hein
Tel.: +49 (0)721 925-1942
bjoern.hein@h-ka.de

Institute Assistance
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Wurll
Tel.: +49 (0)721 925-1913
christian.wurllspam prevention@h-ka.de

Our mission

We bring robotics to life and cultivate a collaborative work culture that encourages the free flow of ideas and foster innovation together.

Latest news

KATE - Doctoral College on Accessibility Through AI-Based Assistance Technologies

The KATE graduate school is a new cooperative and interdisciplinary graduate school between the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The goal of the doctoral program is to enhance the autonomy and participation of people with disabilities through the use of artificial intelligence-based assistance systems. Currently, two of our IRAS employees are involved in KATE research projects.

Best Paper Award Runner Up für Gergely Soti

Our research associate, Gergely Soti, wins the Best Paper Award Runner-Up for his article entitled 'Gradient-based Grasp Pose Optimization on a NeRF that Approximates Grasp Success' at 'The 18th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems 2023'. Project: KI5GRob

IRAS Team at IAS-18

Our research associates Luisa Hornung, Philipp Augenstein, Gergely Soti, Moritz Weisenböhler, and Andreas Zachariae attended the conference 'The 18th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems' and presented their research results in four publications. Projects: KI5GRob, PeTRA, QualiTED, Tourings

Received a Teaching Award for Excellence in Higher Education

On June 29, 2023, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Björn Hein and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Wurll received the Teaching Award from KIT during the Hector School's graduation ceremony.

Publication accepted at IROS

Our research associate Yucheng Tang's article titled 'Reachability-aware Collision Avoidance for Tractor-Trailer System with Non-linear MPC and Control Barrier Function' has been accepted at the renowned IEEE conference IROS. The project associated with this research is PeTRA.

Robotics with AI support in industrial applications

Impressions from the Innovation Alliance: Latest developments from the robotics research landscape in Karlsruhe. The team from the iRAS research group, led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Björn Hein, demonstrated how robots can be programmed through a grasping task demonstration.

Dates

Ausstellung / Messe

IT Thementage mit der Rennbuckel Realschule

Thu, 13.06.2024 | 09:00 bis 12:00

Location: HKA TP
Maximum number of participants: 12

Faculty: Institut für Robotik und autonome Systeme

Während der IT Thementage besucht uns die Rennbuckel Realschule mit einer Gruppe von interessierten Schülern um hinter die Kulissen einer Hochschule und hinein in ein Robotik-Labor zu blicken.

Bei unserem Besuch werden wir eine Labtour machen, die einzelnen Roboter vorstellen und die Anwendungsgebiete einzelnen Stücke erklären.

Unser Ziel ist es junge Menschen schon früh an MINT heranzuführen und das Interesse in diesem vielfältigen Bereich zu wecken und die Einstiegshürden so gering wie möglich halten.

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