Welcome to the Institute for Artificial Intelligence!
The Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAI) is directed by Prof. Michael Beetz.
As a research institute, we conduct basic scientific research in the field of cognition-enabled robotics for everyday activities.
As part of the Faculty of Computer Science, we have a project-based teaching approach. Our hands-on projects in teaching include SuTuRoProjekt: SUTURO - sudo tidy-up-my-room, IntEL4CoRo and the annual EASE Fall School.
The IAI is member of the Center for Computing and Communication Technologies (TZI) as well as the high-profile area Minds, Media and Machines (MMM) at the University of Bremen.
Research
| Funded projects | |
|---|---|
 | EASE (SFB 1320) is a collaborative research center for everyday activities. |
 | IntEL4CoRo provides an interactive learning environment. |
 | euROBIN is a European Network of Excellence that the IAI is part of. |
 | REMARO develops a reliable and safe AI system for underwater robotics. |
 | Tracebot enables robotic systems to understand what they do. |
| Internal projects | |
|---|---|
 | CRAM is a software toolbox for the implementation of autonomous robots. |
 | KnowRob is a knowledge processing system for robots. |
 | OpenEASE is a web-based knowledge service providing robot and human activity data. |
 | GISKARD is a framework for constraint- and optimization-based robot motion planning and control. |
 | RoboKudo is a perception framework targeted for robot manipulation tasks. |
A full overview of our ongoing and completed projects can be found here.
News
European Robotics Challenge: IAI accepted as challenger
We're happy and excited to announce that a team consisting of PhD
students from the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and
undergraduate students from the successful Suturo project have been accepted to compete in the European Robotics Challenge (EUROC). The team
will be headed by Prof. Michael Beetz.
Our team has successfully applied to participate in the first stage of challenge 2 of EUROC, focussing on logistics and manipulation in dynamic shop floor environments. During this summer, challengers will develop their solutions in simulation. Challenge entries will be evaluated in November.
Ocean Sampling Day: DNA Extraction Demonstration
As a side-event of the Ocean Sampling Day 2014 there will be a special public demonstration in our lab on Saturday, the 21st of June, at 10:30. Our PR2 robot will perform some laboratory tasks which are part of a DNA extraction process, such as pipetting and centrifugation using ordinary lab equipment. Please, confer to our press release (in German) for more details about this event. We are looking forward to see you on Saturday! For those who could not attend, the recording of the event can be watched on the following links (starts at ~30 mins):
Webcam,
RobotCam.
Final demonstration of the SUTURO bachelor project
After the demonstration of the intermediate milestone in February, the SUTURO bachelor project has now presented its final results. As part of the project, 14 students implemented a mobile pick-and-place application on the PR2 robot. The PR2 is able to recognize objects of different kinds and sort them into a box (for non-edible items) or bring them to the opposite counter (in case they are edible). If an object is unknown, it tries to scan the barcode and retrieve semantic information about this object from the Web. More information can be found in the video on the right and on the SUTURO homepage. For implementing this functionality, the SUTURO team used open-source software components developed by the IAI group such as the CRAM plan-based executive and the KnowRob knowledge base.
Teaching
A detailed description of most courses can be found in the Online Module Handbook of the Department.
If you are looking for lectures from past semesters, take a look at our Lecture archive.
Besides lectures and projects, we also offer thesis assignments and jobs for student research assistants. If you are interested, you can find more information here.
Prof. Dr. hc. Michael Beetz PhD
Head of Institute
Contact via
Andrea Cowley
assistant to Prof. Beetz
ai-office@cs.uni-bremen.de
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