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From ironing to cooking – in order to function in everyday life, robots need a lot of knowledge. The KnowRob project wants to provide this.

The Collaborative Research Center EASE (Everyday Science and Engineering) can look back on another successful Fall School.

Professor Michael Beetz from the University of Bremen and Professor Philipp Cimiano from the Bielefeld University have established a long-term collaboration with the goal of making knowledge from many different sources accessible in a machine-readable format.

Setting the table or cooking – robots are being programmed to carry out everyday activities like these in a research lab at the University of Bremen. All of the robots and their environments also have digital twins.

The universities of Bremen, Bielefeld, and Paderborn have joined forces to develop AI systems that can provide humans with targeted support in performing tasks.

AI achieves impressive results, however it still lacks the ability to plan actions predictively. Professor Michael Beetz from the Institute for Artificial Intelligence is working on the foundations for this and has received the ERC Advanced Grant, which is endowed with 2.5 million euros.