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AI Advancement Center: Real-world Laboratory for AI and Robotics in Compliance with Regulations

The AI Innovation Center "Learning Systems and Cognitive Robotics" supports companies in exploiting the economic opportunities offered by artificial intelligence and machine learning in particular. In application-oriented research projects and in direct cooperation with industrial companies, the Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer Institutes for

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ML-supported prediction of screw straightening quality

An ML model predicts the change in deflection of bolts during the straightening process using measurement data and process parameters, enabling automation and quality assurance. Classification, in particular, is highly successful, predicting with high accuracy whether the bolts will be within tolerance after pressing.

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AI agent system for scheduling

An AI-based agent system optimizes therapy appointment scheduling in a rehabilitation clinic by considering complex constraints such as sequences, resources, and even distribution of applications. Particularly innovative is the ability to add new requirements via natural language as modular rules, which keeps the scheduling flexibly and efficiently adaptable.

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Current publications

Foundation Models for Robotics

The Fraunhofer IPA Foundation Models for Robotics Study is a comprehensive guide designed to help industry partners integrate flexible, large-scale foundation models into their robotic pipelines. To address existing limitations…

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Professional developer digital robotic arm integrating agentic AI workflow, automated coding, self-correction, multi-agent systems enterprise SaaS solutions, hybrid intelligence, software development.
Software integration in robotics

Automation and manufacturing technology is increasingly software-defined today. Within the scope of the present study, approaches and obstacles for efficient and long-term viable software development in robotics were investigated. Methodologically…

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Human-robot collaboration

Collaborative robots are considered an answer to the growing pressure in industrial manufacturing. Whether they will fulfill this promise is less clear. This study explores how collaborative robots in...

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XAI for debugging ML models

State of the art and recommendations for organizations This study discusses the use of explainable AI (XAI) methods for debugging AI models. While XAI methods ideally support the debugging of...

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In the AI Innovation Center, the Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer Institutes for Production Engineering and Automation IPA and for Industrial Engineering and Organization IAO together with the Institute of Human Factors and Technology Management IAT of the University of Stuttgart. The AI Innovation Center is part of CyberValley and S-TEC.

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