How do medium-sized companies find a way into the digital transformation of their production? The Fraunhofer Institutes IAO and IPA have conducted a global survey of companies within the framework of the short study "Industry 4.0 in Practice" to provide orientation for companies based on successful…

Sustainable, autonomous, intelligent, clean: From self-learning robots for use in fields and factories to state-of-the-art cleanroom technologies, methods for explaining machine learning and software tools for optimized production – Fraunhofer IPA will be showcasing a wealth of applications and se…

Until now, experience-based knowledge was relied upon when it came to irradiating surfaces of additively manufactured components. However, the Fraunhofer IPA and Microstrahltechnik-Vertriebs GmbH have now clarified in a scientific experimental setup which blasting medium with which process parameter…

Fraunhofer IPA has developed a new, flexible transportation robot that specifically addresses the needs of healthcare facilities such as hospitals and nursery homes.

Transport and logistics tasks are part of everyday working life in healthcare facilities. However, they take up valuable staff time tha…

In many companies, digital transformation is progressing slowly. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institutes IPA and IAO have examined the reasons for this in a study for the Research Advisory Board of the Industry 4.0 Platform. The authors also provide action options for policymakers, associations…

Until the end of this month, companies of all sizes and industries based in Baden-Württemberg can apply for funded project formats on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics. The offerings are part of the AI Advancement Center "Learning Systems and Cognitive Robotics" of the Fraunhof…

Regular cleaning and disinfection in healthcare facilities is demanding and labor-intensive. To ease the workload of cleaning staff, the research project "RoReBo" is developing a compact floor cleaning robot, for example for hospitals or nursing homes, as well as technologies for surface cleaning an…

With FabOS, researchers are developing an operating system for manufacturing. It aims to facilitate the collection of production data and make artificial intelligence (AI) broadly usable. They have compiled the requirements that FabOS must meet in practice in a white paper.

Machine tools operate arou…

5G-OR is one of the 4 winning projects jointly selected by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action in Germany and the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Relaunch in France for the call “Technical developments and application ecosystems for 5G private networks”. The joint Franco-German…

From the former "Project Group for Automation in Medicine and Biotechnology (PAMB)" has evolved over ten years into "Clinical Health Technologies" at Fraunhofer IPA, Mannheim. The renaming reflects how the focus of the 20-member interdisciplinary team of researchers has shifted during this time: awa…