Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE

The Fraunhofer FKIE mourns the loss of an outstanding scientist, great colleague and impressive person: At the age of 90, Dr. Wulf-Dieter Wirth passed away on 14 February 2025. With his passing, research has lost a pioneer in the field of radar technology, a creative mastermind and a personality who has shaped generations of scientists.

Fraunhofer FKIE is one of the strongest partners of the NATO Science & Technology Organization (STO). The institute is significantly involved in the organization's current 350 research activities. One of them is NATO Research Task Group “Edge Computing at the Tactical Edge” (IST-193). The group is working on an important prerequisite for uninterrupted communication and cooperation in joint operations: the federation of various national clouds.

Preparations have been underway since September with the first teams having already registered: In early July 2025, robotics experts from all over the world will come together for the 5th time at the European Robotics Hackathon (EnRicH) near Vienna. At the Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant they will test their robotic systems under the most difficult conditions.

Robot systems explore unfamiliar terrain, buildings or danger zones with cameras. In the 3D-InAus project, researchers from the Fraunhofer FKIE are using a LiDAR laser on a mobile robot, emitting laser pulses to measure distances. The results are used to produce geometrically accurate 3D environments.

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