Name: The electromagnetic future and life beyond Earth
Start: 2026-05-19T19:00:00
End: 2026-05-19T21:00:00
Location: Buena Vista

Science is reshaping mobility and expanding our understanding of the universe. One talk explores how electromagnetic and robotic technologies can assist people with mobility needs, while the other examines the scientific possibilities of complex life elsewhere in the Galaxy.

Making a Robot Move with a Fridge Magnet

Federico Masiero (Postdoc - TUM Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence )

Robots are often seen as complex machines, but even simple magnets can help them move more naturally with people.
In this talk, I explore how magnetic technologies can improve robotics, from exoskeletons and prostheses to industrial arms. Magnets can help detect human movement and control robots more intuitively, and also provide feedback that makes users feel more connected to the device.
Overall, this approach aims to make assistive robotics more natural, responsive, and human-centered.

Federico Masiero

Is there intelligent life on other planets?

Ioannis Kamaretsos (Lecturer Volkssternwarte München)

While we currently have no direct evidence of extraterrestrial life, models range from proposing we are the only planet in the Galaxy holding complex life, to hundreds of active civilisations. Can you estimate the possibility of intelligent life’s emergence, prevalence, and ability to communicate across our Galaxy?

Ioannis Kamaretsos

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