Lorenzo Masia

Environmental portrait of robotics researcher Lorenzo Masia, Technical University Munich

Technical University of Munich

Lorenzo Masia is Executive Director of the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence and Professor of Intelligent Bio-Robotic Systems at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). His research focuses on robotics, exosuits, and robot-assisted rehabilitation.

Videos

Michael (Michi) Mehringer, first person in Europe with tetraplegia to have a brain-computer interface implanted using microelectrodes, and Simon Jacob, TUM, on stage at the DLD Health x BAIOSPHERE in Munich, June 12, 2026. Photo: Philipp Guelland for DLD / Burda

Invasive Brain Computer Interface Implantation

This DLD Health session shows how invasive brain-computer interfaces are moving from science fiction toward clinical possibility: restoring movement, communication, and independence, while also raising questions about safety, access to brain data, ethics,…
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Left to right: Jennifer Wilton (Journalist), Lorenzo Masia (Technical University of Munich (TUM)), Ryan Alicea (Powered Orthotics) and Alexander Gerfer (Würth Elektronik) on stage at the DLD Munich Conference 2026. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / picture alliance for DLD / Hubert Burda Media

The Future Symbiosis of Robotics & Prosthetics

Wearable robotics are giving new hope to patients with physical disabilities, this DLD26 panel shows. The session brings together experts from science and industry to highlight the latest advances in medical robotics. Ryan…
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Colorful illustration by Annette Jung representing the DLD Munich 2026 conference design

DLD Munich 2026

From January 15-17, 2026, DLD Munich will bring together more than 250 speakers across different disciplines. Find out how to attend the premier gathering of the year…
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