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
Current projects
Adaptive Cruise Control Regulation via Driver Model
Adaptive Cruise Control systems adjust vehicle speed based on various factors. AI-powered driver state analysis enables a more comfortable and safer ride.

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.

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.

Potential for the use of AI in electronic manufacturing services (EMS)
Efficiency in the customer order process is increased by an AI prototype that supports the automatic checking of Bills of Materials in the EMS sector. Inconsistencies and errors are detected and marked using sample data, which significantly reduces manual effort.
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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…

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…

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...

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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The AI Advancement Center receives financial support from the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Skilled Trades and Tourism.
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