Subsequent to a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Cambridge, he joined the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart.
[2] Since 2023, Eduard Arzt is Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the University of California San Diego.
Arzt has an education as concert pianist from Bruckner Musikuniversität in Linz, Austria, and the University of Miami Music School (external).
He is currently president of the Friends of the Saarland Music Festival and holds a PPL-A flight license.
His current research focus lies on the synthesis and characterization of bio-inspired adhesive surfaces and their commercialization in robotics and automation.