TUM RoboGym: Europe's largest training center for Physical AI

Springboard for Humanoids Here Comes the Largest Robot AI Training Center in Europe

2026-03-12 Source: Neura Robotics | Translated by AI 2 min Reading Time

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The new TUM "RoboGym" (powered by Neura) is Europe's largest training center for next-generation humanoid robots. It focuses on the implementation of artificial intelligence in robotic systems. At the same time, it is a forge for AI experts ...(Image: Neura Robotics) — The new TUM "RoboGym" (powered by Neura) is Europe's largest training center for next-generation humanoid robots. It focuses on the implementation of artificial intelligence in robotic systems. At the same time, it is a forge for AI experts ...
(Image: Neura Robotics)

The so-called TUM "RoboGym" (powered by Neura) is Europe's largest facility for training in physical AI, which involves implementing artificial intelligence (AI) functions in physical systems such as robots. The partners are starting with 2,300 square meters of training space. However, the goal is to expand the area in the near future. From mid-2026, a large fleet of humanoid robots will be training under real conditions in the TUM Convergence Center at Munich Airport, which will be a milestone for the scaling of "intelligent" machines and Europe's technological sovereignty, as the protagonists emphasize. This is because European sovereignty is extremely important in times of geopolitical competition between East and West. The partners are jointly investing around $18 million USD (17 million euros) in the project at the start, with Neura Robotics contributing the majority of the investment at around $12 million USD (11 million euros).

New source for future AI robot experts

This research and training center, which is one of the largest in the world, will finally create a unique infrastructure in Europe for researchers and students, where new approaches in robotics and AI can begin. They can develop and learn there. "The experts who form the strong core of European specialists will then come from there," comments Prof. Lorenzo Masia, Director of the TUM "RoboGym" and TUM MIRMI Executive Director. Prof. Achim Lilienthal, Vice Director of MIRMI, underlines the importance of the collaboration: "The combination 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 smart robotics today is no longer the hardware, but access to high-quality, realistic training data!"

Neuraverse helps birth the next generation of robots

TUM now has a "RoboGym" that gives all partners and developers access to real training environments via the Neuraverse—Neura's central, cross-hardware platform for training data—so that cognitive robots can learn safely and scale their acquired skills more quickly. Most of the data generated in the RoboGym is then fed into the Neuraverse. More sovereign data for the Neuraverse also means more precise AI models and more powerful robots. In this way, Neura Robotics accelerates innovation, safety and responsible automation. At the same time, the company is setting the global standard for physical AI. The aim is to create the basis for a global operating system for robots 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.

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