Put your knowledge into practice, acquire new skills and carry out your research project – as a student, DLR is the right place for you. And as a doctoral candidate as well.

The DLR-HIT Hand II is used as a tool on Space Justin for telemanipulation. The human operator can perform a lot of manipulation task with this robot hand. To support the operator new methods of shared autonomy are proved.

The Institute of Communications and Navigation can now look back on a long history. Even in its early years, the Institute played a key role in space programs such as the HELIOS mission to the sun and the construction of the first European telecommunications satellite, Symphonie. Since then, it has been involved in numerous pioneering aerospace developments and projects.

The Structural and Functional Ceramics Department develops ceramic materials and technologies for applications in aviation, space travel and the energy sector.

International doctoral and postdoctoral students may apply for fellowships: The German Aerospace Center and the German Academic Exchange Service are recruiting more international researchers and scientists for Germany.

The DLR Light Weight Robot III (LWR III) is a light-weight robot with seven degrees of freedom, which was in 2003 presented to the public for the first time.

The humanoid walking robot TORO (TOrque-controlled humanoid RObot) is a research platform for scientific topics dealing with bipedal movement and dynamics. This includes things such as robust walking, climbing stairs and multi-contact scenarios.

The Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF) is an institute of the German Aerospace Center DLR. It is located in Oberpfaffenhofen (near Munich), Berlin-Adlershof, Neustrelitz (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) as well as an office in Bremen. IMF and the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) together comprise the Earth Observation Center EOC – a center of competence for earth observation in Germany.

Sep 27, 2024 · Clean engines for future space propulsion systems An increasingly complex world, the protection of the environment and the rapid increase in space activities require sustainability in space transport, space missions and in the space industry.

The DLR Institute of Maritime Energy Systems researches and develops innovative solutions for defossilisation, emission reduction and the increased use of renewable energies in the maritime sector.