A new study by Fraunhofer IPA for the »FERI Cognitive Finance Institute« classifies the boom around artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics: It is not only spectacular humanoids driving their convergence. In general, Physical or Embodied AI, i.e., AI integrated into robots or machines, is becoming…
Many companies are experimenting with digital solutions. But often, it remains at individual pilot projects with questionable benefits. In a white paper, a team of authors from Fraunhofer IPA therefore shows how companies can implement digitalization projects step by step with a clear goal.
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Thanks to AI, machine data becomes accessible to everyone: A research team at the Fraunhofer IPA is working on a generative artificial intelligence system that allows employees to query production and machine data via chat. It visualizes complex data and thus simplifies analysis in everyday work.
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To deploy humanoid robots in industrial applications, they must meet application-relevant criteria. Fraunhofer IPA has developed a benchmark for this purpose. This allows manufacturers and end users to have humanoid robots analyzied by an independent third party for energy efficiency, cleanroom comp…
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 Ope…
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 15…
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…
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