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Project Coordination

Underwater Robotics

Ongoing Projects:CUSLAM
Localization and mapping in confined underwater environments
CView, subproject Survey
A semi-autonomous inspection unit for underwater structures and ship hulls
SeeGrip
Autonomous underwater gripper with tactile feedback for form- and force closed object manipulation
VI-Bot
Virtual Immersion for hollistic feedback control of semi-autonomous robots
Completed Projects:µAUV
AI the Outlook in Marine Technology
µAUV²
CManipulator
An Autonomous Dual Manipulator for Deep-Sea Inspection and Maintenance
ROV-Hovering
Autonomous Hovering Using an ROV
Schlange
Robotsnake MEHEN
SVEnnI
Service Vehicle Engineered for non-contact Inspection
Underwatersnake V3
Robotsnake MEHEN
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Space Robotics

Ongoing Projects: CoHoN
Communication in Heterogeneous Networks
ESA IMU
Multi Wafer Hybrid Integration: Rover IMU I
IMMI
Intelligent Man-Machine Interface

iMoby
Intelligent Mobility
iStruct
Intelligent Structures for Mobile Robots
Inveritas
Innovatice technologies for relative navigation and capture
RIMRES
Reconfigurable Integrated Multi Robot Exploration System
SpaceClimber
A Semi-Autonomous Free-Climbing Robot for the Exploration of Crater Walls and Bottoms
Virtual Crater
Development of Virtual Simulation and Demonstration Environment for Planetary Exploration with Focus on Extraterrestrial Crater
Completed Projects:AMOR
Acquisition of Moon Oxygen Resources

ARAMIES
Ambulating Robot for Autonomous Martian Investigation, Exploration and Science
Expl.Lun.Krater
Investigation of Different Robot Technologies to be Used in Lunar Pole Craters
Lunares
Reconfigurable Robots for Extraterrestrial Exploration
TDC Feasibility Study
Test and Demo Center
SCORPION
An Eight-Legged Robot for Hazardous Outdoor-Terrain
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Logistics, Production, and Consumer (LPC)

Ongoing Projects:MINOAS
Marine Inspection Robotic Assistant System 
ROSA
Efficient Sorting of Bulk Wastes with Robots
ROT
Robots in Tanks
Semantic Product Memory (SemProM)
Introducing a Digital Product Memory for Everyday Items
Completed Projects:C3FO
Robot Centric Communication and Control Framework

RobKnowHow
New ways of knowledge transfer in SMBs
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Search and Rescue Robotics (SAR), Security Robotics

Ongoing Projects:go!Cart
Development of aerial robotic systems
Completed Projects:CARLTON
Verify State Estimation Algorithms Using Optical Flow on an Aerial Robot

SentryBot
An Autonomous, Co-Operative Multi-Robot System for Security and Surveillance
SentryBot II
An Autonomous, Co-Operative Multi-Robot System for Security and Surveillance
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Cognitive Robotics

Ongoing Projects:LittleApe
SFB A3
Coordinated Multi-Robot Navigation and Exploration
Completed Projects:Labyrinth 2
Setup as testbed for learning architectures and EEG/ fMRI- analysis
Labyrinth 1
Development of Learning Architectures and Experiments in Sensory Motor Learning
SFB TR8(A6)-[ReactiveSpace]
Hybrid Learning Architecture for Spatial Recognition, Representation, and Navigation 
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