Bonn Science Night 2026

The Bonn Science Night, which takes place every two years, will be held in 2026 under the motto “Diagnosis: Future”. Universities, research institutes, research museums and science organisations from the Bonn region present their current projects in the “tent city of knowledge” in the middle of Bonn’s city centre. DLR will be represented there again this year:

Embark on a journey of discovery with VR headsets – collaborate live with AI robots

How humans and robots can become good partners. At Bonn Science Night, we will be presenting our hands-on AI research. Step into our virtual laboratory and experience how artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) will enable us to work safely with machines in the future.

Humans decide what AI learns.
At the DLR Institute for AI Safety and Security, we research how humans and AI robots can interact safely. To achieve this, we use human-in-the-loop approaches. In these approaches, humans are always actively involved in automated processes. They are partners, trainers and controllers of artificial intelligence, and they always have the final say to ensure that no mistakes are made. This ensures that AI only learns and performs the correct actions.

Virtual training for real challenges
With the help of digital twins, we develop highly realistic computer simulations to improve human-AI interaction. Digital twins are exact digital representations of real objects. We incorporate these into a computer simulation that replicates a real factory, for example, with its various work steps, assembly lines and robots. This enables us to create a virtual working environment in which we can safely train AI robots.

Live experience via VR glasses and controllers.
You can ‘enter’ this virtual world and use the controllers to perform various actions as if you were really there. This enables us to test robotics workstations and the interaction between humans and AI-controlled machines or robots, and to continuously improve them without exposing real people or machines to risk. Try it out for yourself!

Using AI, human-in-the-loop and VR simulations, we help people and companies further develop processes efficiently and cost-effectively, but above all safely.

As well, the Project Management Agency for Aeronautics Research will be there with its own tent presenting projects from the LuFo aeronautics research programme.

We look forward to your visit!