Europe's largest scientific training center for Physical AI is being built in Munich
The largest research and training center for physical AI in Europe is being built at Munich Airport - and thus an enormous opportunity for the development of robotics as the next major pillar of the economy. The Technical University of Munich and the company Neura Robotics, which provides a large fleet of humanoid robots, are involved.
In collaboration with the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the southern German company Neura Robotics is opening Europe's largest training center for physical AI: the TUM RoboGym (powered by NEURA). The partners are starting on 2,300 m² - with the aim of expanding the space in the near future. From mid-2026, a large fleet of humanoid robots will be training under real conditions at the TUM Convergence Center at Munich Airport - a milestone for the scaling of intelligent machines and Europe's technological sovereignty, according to the statement.
Commitment to European sovereignty
«European sovereignty is extremely important in times of geopolitical competition between East and West. With this research and training center, which is one of the largest in the world, we are creating a unique infrastructure in Europe for our researchers and students, where they can experience, develop and learn new approaches in robotics and AI and thus become a strong core of European experts when they enter the job market,» says Prof. Lorenzo Masia, Director of TUM RoboGym and TUM MIRMI Executive Director. Prof. Achim Lilienthal, Vice Director of MIRMI, underlines the importance of the collaboration: «The interaction of high-end robotics technology and top-class academic research in artificial intelligence will give a huge boost to development.»
For David Reger, CEO and founder of Neura Robotics, the key lies in the data: «The biggest challenge in the further development of intelligent robotics today is no longer the hardware, but access to high-quality, realistic training data. Together with TUM, we are building a RoboGym that will give all partners and developers access to real training environments via the Neuraverse so that cognitive robots can learn safely and scale skills faster. A strong signal for Germany and Europe as a center for physical AI.»
Major investment
The partners are jointly investing around 17 million euros in the project at the start, with Neura Robotics contributing the majority of the investment at around 11 million euros. Most of the data generated in RoboGym will flow into the Neuraverse - Neura's central, cross-hardware platform for training data. More sovereign data for the Neuraverse means more precise AI models and more powerful robots. In this way, Neura Robotics accelerates innovation, safety and responsible automation - and sets the global standard for physical AI.
The aim is to create the basis for an operating system for robots worldwide and thus sustainably strengthen Germany and Europe as a location for innovation in one of the most important fields of the future. In the future, RoboGym will also be open to industrial partners and start-ups. This will create new opportunities for research and business - and a springboard for the next generation of intelligent humanoid robots.
Source: Neura Robotics
This article originally appeared on m-q.ch - https://www.m-q.ch/de/in-muenchen-entsteht-europas-groesstes-wissenschaftliches-trainingszentrum-fuer-physical-ai/
