Research labs
Fraunhofer IPA (Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung)
Germany
Fraunhofer's applied funding model (industry contracts plus public base funding) makes IPA a reference partner for German Mittelstand factories piloting robotics and AI, from vision-guided picking to mobile manipulation.
AffiliationFraunhofer-Gesellschaft
CountryDE
TypePublic research
Research areasindustrial robotics, bin picking, service robots, AI quality inspection, robot programming automation
Flagship contributionBuilt the Care-O-bot service robot line and industrial bin-picking systems deployed with German manufacturers; one of Europe's largest applied robotics research institutes, bridging research and factory deployment.
Key peopleWerner Kraus (responsable robotique et systèmes d'assistance), Marco Huber (IA industrielle et vision)
Open outputsPublications appliquées, démonstrateurs industriels, participation aux projets européens Horizon (robotique de production).
CityStuttgart
Sources : Fraunhofer IPA (2026-07-10)Fraunhofer IPA (Care-O-bot) (2026-07-10)
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