The students got to know cable-driven parallel robots, a dual-arm collaborative robot and mechatronic model factories at ISW. One of the main attractions of the visit was a workshop with robotic cats, four-legged robots inspired by animal movement. Built with lightweight 3-D-printed frames and driven by 16 servo motors, the robots offered a tangible introduction to the world of robotics. Guided by researchers from the ISW, the students explored every step of the process: from mechanical design and electronics to programming and user interface development. The workshop showed how mechanics, software and control systems come together and how such systems can be applied in real-world contexts like logistics or manufacturing.
Hands-on Innovation: Mobile Lab Inspires Students from Hong Kong
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During their technology-focused summer tour in Germany, 20 students from TWGHs Chang Ming Thien College in Kowloon, Hong Kong, made a special stop at the University of Stuttgart. At the Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW), they experienced one of the InnovationCampus Future Mobility’s hands-on educational tools: a mobile research lab that explores how nature inspires robotics and how mechanics, sensors and electronics interact.
This mobile lab is part of the ICM’s Mobile Research Labs, a portfolio of interactive demonstrators designed for schools, public events and outreach activities. The labs cover a wide range of topics, from AI-coordinated model cities to optical sensing and smart materials, and aim to get students and pupil excited about technology and digitalization in the fields of mobility and manufacturing.
"Our goal is to show young people how broad and varied technology is and that engineering is something they can try, build and shape themselves contributing their personal skills," said Annika Kienzlen, research assistant for the topic "Virtual Methods for Production Engineering" at the ISW of the University of Stuttgart, who supervised the workshop.