The new real-world laboratory at the AI Progress Center in Stuttgart has started. It supports Baden-Württemberg companies in technology development as well as legal and regulatory questions surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics. On May 6, 2026, the AI Progress Center will host an Op…

A research team from Fraunhofer HNFIZ has published a newly developed evaluation model that categorizes the technical capabilities of humanoids across five levels of development. Applications can also be classified based on the robot capabilities required. The model makes humanoids comparable, facil…

A pre-treatment simulated on the computer, a paint process monitored by artificial intelligence, and a water-based zinc primer: Under the motto "Finishing for Compliments," the Fraunhofer IPA will provide insights into current research projects in mid-April at the PaintExpo: Hall 1, Stand 1322.

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The goal of »KIRR Real: Living Laboratory for Legally Compliant AI and Robotics« of the Fraunhofer IPA and ARENA2036 was to support companies in Baden-Württemberg in implementing the EU AI Act as well as the EU Machinery Regulation coming into force in 2027. The results of the collaboration with…

Together with the consulting firm P3, the Fraunhofer IPA has investigated how component manufacturers could benefit from producing hardware parts for humanoid robots. The results are available free of charge in the white paper "The Humanoid Hardware Value Chain: Can the European Manufacturing Indust…

The Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy is funding the Schweinfurt Research and Transfer Center KI-noW with an additional nearly five million euros until the end of 2029. With a new focus on AI-supported simulations, the KI-noW continues to support companies…

The Fraunhofer IPA will once again award the Stuttgart Surface Technology Award "DIE OBERFLÄCHE" next year. This recognizes innovative applications and technologies across all disciplines of surface technology. The application phase begins on October 6th, and the award ceremony will take place on M…

Since October 1st, Fraunhofer IPA has a new location with several demonstrators for AI-based robotics in the "IPAI Spaces" in Heilbronn. The institute has been represented since the beginning of the year through the Fraunhofer Heilbronn Research and Innovation Centers HNFIZ within the local ecosyste…

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The VDA 19.1 guideline "Inspection of Technical Cleanliness" has been the international reference work for cleanliness testing of components for many years. After two years of intensive collaboration with over 40 companies, the yellow draft version of the third revised edition is now…

At this year’s Automatica trade fair, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA will be showcasing numerous solutions that – thanks in part to artificial intelligence (AI) – greatly simplify and accelerate the planning, programming, and training of robots. On di…