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Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (RMC)

Germany

RMC coordinates euROBIN, the European network of excellence in AI-powered robotics (Horizon Europe grant agreement 101070596, 2022-2026); its own spin-off Agile Robots also has an entry in this Atlas, which makes the institute the meeting point between a European consortium and a European robot maker.

Updated 2026-09-03 · Last verified 2026-09-03

AffiliationDLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt)
CountryDE
TypePublic research
Research areastorque-controlled lightweight arms, compliant manipulation, telerobotics, space robotics, whole-body control
Flagship contributionBuilt the DLR lightweight robot family from the impedance-controlled LBR I in 1995 and licensed the LBR III to KUKA in 2004, a transfer that produced the KUKA LBR 4, LBR 4+ and finally the LBR iiwa in 2013.
Key peopleAlin Albu-Schäffer (directeur de l'institut depuis 2012, coordinateur du réseau d'excellence européen euROBIN)
Open outputsAucun dépôt ni dataset open source majeur revendiqué au moment de la vérification : le transfert passe par la licence industrielle (KUKA) et par les essaimages, dont Agile Robots et Sensodrive.
CityOberpfaffenhofen-Weßling

Sources: DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (2026-09-03)DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (2026-09-03)CORDIS (Commission européenne) (2026-09-03)

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