MobiLab
The "MobiLab" was created in 2021 as a mobile participation lab in the form of a tiny house through a cooperation of the research group "Karlsruhe Transformation Center for Sustainability and Cultural Change" at ITAS and the KIT-Center Humans and Technology. It represents a platform for the exchange of science and society and can be used for various forms of participatory research, citizen science, science communication as well as for participation and dialogue with society. The MobiLab is a novelty. Both the concept and the realization as a multifunctional tiny house produced in a sustainable way are unique.
Thanks to flexible equipment, state-of-the-art IT and optional furnishing of the surrounding outdoor space, experiments and many other formats of transdisciplinary and transformative research as well as bidirectional knowledge transfer can be conducted 'on site' with the MobiLab. Modern IT also helps to adequately illustrate the often technical and complex topics - such as autonomous driving, geothermal energy or climate change - e.g. via simulations.
The MobiLab will be travelling a lot again in the coming year. With new content, engaged partners and exciting events.
3 highlights for 2025 in Karlsruhe:
The Europe Days on 9. May at Maktplatz will focus on internationality and interculturality in Karlsruhe. We will celebrate ‘Anniversary Year - 200 Years of KIT’ on 17. May at the Open Day at Campus South and from 14.-19. October during the KIT Science Week at the Natural History Museum under the motto Urban Nature of the Future.
The Eucor MobiLab Roadshow 2025 will also be travelling to the Eucor partner universities in Freiburg, Starsbourg, Basel and Mulhouse.
Look forward to a colourful year for MobiLab with the Centre for People and Technology!
From 10. to 12. October, MobiLab will be part of the ‘Fête de la science’ in Colmar. Organised by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the science festival is a must-see event that celebrates science, technology and innovation. Every year, more than a million visitors take part in the thousands of free events, organised throughout France to explore science in a fun and festive way, open to everyone.
At MobiLab, researchers from the Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) and the Karlsruhe Transformation Centre (KAT) invite you to discover and participate in all things around the subject of nutrition.
On the occasion of the International Day of Democracy on 15.09, TRIANGEL warmly invites you to the Days of Democracy for the third year in a row.
This year, the Days of Democracy are held under the motto of the ScienceYear 2024, “Freedom.” In addition to an Un-Conference (Barcamp) for both the general public and experts, a varied programme of participation formats, panel discussions, information, cultural and art events awaits.
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The conference "Mensch und Computer 2024" will take place from 1. to 4. September 2024 in Karlsruhe. This year’s theme, “Hybrid Worlds,” reflects the increasing fusion of the analog and digital worlds in our modern society. In hybrid worlds, virtual and real experiences intertwine, and humans interact with machine intelligence to solve complex tasks. To fully utilize the potential of digital technologies for hybrid worlds, the interaction between people, organizations, and society must not only be better understood but also proactively shaped.
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03. and 04.07. | 11 – 12.00 Uhr | Open Tinyhouse: The Mobile Partizipation Lab
The MobiLab is opening its doors, come and visit us! We will be happy to show you our mobile research tiny house, including accessories and a look behind the scenes.We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the MobiLab, previous uses and its potential applications for your research.
05.07. | 09.30-11.30 Uhr | Mobile Research within the Urban Society (Workshop)
In order to conduct research with and about society, you have to leave the campus. The mobile participatory laboratory "MobiLab" offers a platform for participatory research and exchange between science and society. Get to know the MobiLab and join us in identifying potential uses for research and communication. This event is aimed at researchers from all institutes who want to expand their research methods with participatory elements or citizen science, or who are preparing corresponding applications.
Please register at: david.huber@kit.edu
After a long winter break and some minor repairs, the Mobile Participation Lab is ready to operate again! On this occasion, we warmly invite you to the MobiLab Spring Awakening at Campus East. MobiLab will be open for all its visitors on 29.05.2024 from 12:00-17:00, and we will also be showing a selection of participatory tools and many different opportunities for use. We’re excited to meet you as current or future users over some snacks and drinks.
The MobiLab is based on the experience of the "Quartier Zukunft - Labor Stadt" (QZ) real laboratory, which has been implementing and researching contributions to sustainable urban development and a culture of sustainability in Karlsruhe since 2012. It became clear early on that research in and with society cannot succeed within the university, in the 'ivory tower'. The dialogue between scientists and social actors at eye level as a criterion for the success of good transdisciplinary and transformative research requires a presence in the midst of society. MobiLab thus combines and extends the functionality of the "Future Space" (from 2015) as a local, highly visible address, work and meeting space of the Reallabor and the Quartier-Zukunft-Mobil (from 2013), a heavy-duty bicycle that enabled mobile presence and interaction in urban space.
The MobiLab was realized under the leadership of the Karlsruhe Transformation Center for Sustainability and Cultural Change (KAT) at ITAS and MuT in cooperation with a number of other partner institutions. MuT and KAT jointly coordinate its use. The construction was financed by funds from the KIT Excellence Initiative "Living the Change".
Thanks to flexible equipment, state-of-the-art IT and optional furnishing of the surrounding outdoor space, experiments and many other formats of transdisciplinary and transformative research as well as bidirectional knowledge transfer can be conducted 'on site' with the MobiLab. Modern IT also helps to adequately illustrate the often technical and complex topics - such as autonomous driving, deep geothermal energy, climate change, etc. - e.g. via simulations.
As a transdisciplinary infrastructure, MobiLab is an investment in the future for the entire real-laboratory research at KIT in the long term and will be available to all KIT research and development projects with real-laboratory relevance in the future. In particular, it will support - as a common, connecting research tool - the real labs and real-world lab professorships at KIT.
MobiLab can be used by all KIT research institutions that want to conduct sustainability-oriented real-lab research or transdisciplinary research. For further information and if you are interested in using it, please contact: mobilab-kokreis∂lists.kit.edu.
