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The potential of robotics for Baden-Württemberg
Robotics offers numerous opportunities in Baden-Württemberg, particularly with regard to industrial production, increasing efficiency and strengthening competitiveness. By using robots, production processes can be automated, made more precise and faster, which leads to a significant increase in productivity. This is particularly important in a region that is strongly characterised by the automotive industry and mechanical engineering. Robotics also offers potential for innovation in new sectors such as medical technology and agriculture, where autonomous systems are becoming increasingly important.
Robotics as a growth market
Robotics is on the rise in many regions of the world, particularly in Asia, North America and Europe, and is a growth market. Statistics on the development of the robotics market are compiled annually by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). Germany is the largest robotics market in Europe and ranks third worldwide with 415 robots per 10,000 employees. According to forecasts, the German robotics and automation industry is heading for a record value of 16.8 million euros. For many years, automated robots have been taking over - predominantly rigid - work processes in structured and shielded environments, particularly in industrial production and logistics. The integration of robotics with AI methods such as machine learning is now bringing a new quality: robots are becoming capable of learning. They can take on increasingly complex tasks in changing environments and work in close cooperation with humans.
Robotics from Baden-Württemberg
As one of the leading industrial centres in Europe, Baden-Württemberg also has a strong position in robotics. The region has a high density of companies and research institutes that are active in the development and application of robotics solutions. The sector in Baden-Württemberg is characterised by close links between medium-sized companies, large industrial companies and leading research institutes, which work together to drive forward innovative solutions.
Baden-Württemberg has a long history in the development and application of robotic systems, which has resulted in an established robotics supplier and research landscape. Furthermore, market-leading component manufacturers for robots come from Baden-Württemberg, e.g. for gripping and safety technology, which are part of robot systems worldwide.
Intelligent robot systems of the future
There are numerous interfaces between robotics and other future technologies, in particular artificial intelligence (AI). In Baden-Württemberg, AI-based systems are increasingly being used in robotics to develop autonomous and adaptive robots. This includes, for example, the development of robots that can improve their capabilities through machine learning or the integration of computer vision into robotics in order to process visual data in real time.
The possible tasks that robots will be able to perform in everyday life in the future are diverse - as are the preferences of their users as to how they want to be supported by a robot. This makes pure pre-programming of future robots almost impossible. The ability to learn new tasks in interaction with humans is therefore becoming a key component in the development of intelligent robot systems of the future.
