The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart and Tübingen, Germany, is a world-leading robotics and AI research center. MPI-IS developed theapollo bipedal robot and pioneering work in soft robotics, micro-robotics, and haptic perception. The institute has strong ties to Bosch and the German robotics ecosystem.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Status
Type
Institution
Focus
Robots
Partnership
Ecosystem
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint1114 total
Most recent
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Sami Haddadin Directorsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in third-party press
Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint1114 total
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-07
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems.Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Meet Floaty: A Shape-Changing Flying Robot that Can Fly Efficiently - Tech Briefs
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Bird-Inspired Robot Uses Wind to Glide Instead of Propellers - Tomorrow's World Today
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Flying robot rides the wind like a bird - EurekAlert!
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Embodied intelligence for sustainable flight: a soaring robot with active morphological control | npj Robotics - nature.com
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Swarming, spinning microrobots can manipulate their surroundings - Cornell Chronicle
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Magnetic microrobot swarms enable contactless manipulation of objects through fluidic torque - EurekAlert!
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Elephant trunks: sensory art and inspiration for robots - All-About-Industries
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Elephants Have 1,000 Delicate Whiskers on Their Trunks, and They May Transform Robotics - discovermagazine.com
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Elephant whiskers turn trunk into hand and inspire robot sensors - CHOSUNBIZ - Chosunbiz
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Elephant trunk whiskers exhibit material intelligence - EurekAlert!
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Elephant trunk whiskers exhibit material intelligence - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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Schematic illustration of the hydrogel microcilia array (IMAGE) - EurekAlert!
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/mpi-is.md
- RSS feed: /companies/mpi-is/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/13176c88-73e0-45cf-b763-d16e4caac300
- Revision history: /companies/mpi-is/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems draws attention at the 43rd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 5, 2026