Contact: Prof. Dr Andreas Hein

The aim of the Robotics specialisation is to deepen and practically apply Computing Science, Embedded Systems and Microrobotics. Students acquire the ability to transfer previously acquired knowledge to the diverse control, regulation and planning tasks in the field of robotics. Due to the proximity of robotics to other sciences such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and physics, students learn to apply the methods of Computing Science in an interdisciplinary manner. In the "Micro- and Nanorobotics" application area, this is illustrated using specific systems that work with accuracies in the nanometre range and can therefore be used for a wide variety of tasks, e.g. in nanotechnology, microsystems technology and biotechnology. In the "Medical Technology" application area, the focus is on the development of automation solutions and assistance systems for surgical and medical applications.

• Fundamentals of robotics, including kinematics and control engineering,
• Micro- and nanorobotics,
• Real-time capable robot control and regulation,
• Intelligent control using neuro and fuzzy methods,
• Methods of medical technology,
• Image processing for technical applications.
• Combined hardware and software development,
• Design and automation of micro- and nanorobotic systems, as well as handling typical devices and processes of micro- and nanorobotics (e.g. scanning electron microscopes and atomic force microscopes).

This is a compulsory module:

• inf307 Robotics

Students must select at least four modules from the following modules:

• inf100 Human-Machine Interaction,
• inf301 Hardware-related system development,
• inf303 Fuzzy control and artificial neural networks in robotics and automation,
• inf305 Medical Technology,
• inf308 Microrobotics II,
• inf311 Low Energy System Design

The project group and the final thesis must be chosen in the field of robotics. If a project group in the field of robotics cannot be organised or no places are available, a project group from Computing Science can be chosen.