AI Powered Industrial Robotics
Co-Located with the 2nd German Robotics Conference (GRC) 2026 | March 11, 2026, 9:30 - 12:30, Kölnmesse, Cologne
TThe technical cluster “AI-Powered Industrial Robotics” of the Robotics Institute Germany (RIG) focuses on a central challenge in contemporary manufacturing: bringing AI from the lab into industrial robots that must operate autonomously, adapt to changing conditions, and remain robust in dynamic production environments. Although Germany holds a strong global position in industrial robotics, many systems still fall short when it comes to deploying AI in factory-ready solutions. Addressing this gap is essential to RIG’s mission of translating advanced robotics and AI research into measurable industrial and societal impact.
This workshop creates a structured forum in which doctoral researchers can present their work and engage with a broad expert audience, including professors, postdoctoral researchers, peers, and industry representatives. The format prioritizes in-depth discussion over simple presentation, enabling feedback on research design, methodological choices, and application relevance. By connecting researchers across career stages and RIG partner institutions, the workshop helps align perspectives on scientific challenges, industrial constraints, and evaluation practices. Such alignment supports a coordinated national research roadmap and reinforces RIG’s function as a unifying platform for industrial robotics research in Germany.
Practical relevance forms a core pillar of the workshop. Contributions are expected to go beyond conceptual advances and also address issues such as robustness, scalability, and deployment in real production settings. Direct exchange with industry representatives ensures that research directions reflect practical requirements, shortens the path from scientific results to deployable solutions, and increases the visibility of emerging work within the RIG ecosystem.
Technically, the workshop concentrates on AI-enabled industrial robotics with clear factory relevance. Submissions should demonstrate how state-of-the-art methods are applied in real industrial contexts and include concrete evaluations of systems, methods, or prototypes.
Key topics of interest include:
We are accepting submissions for presentations and posters. Please submit your materials following the guidelines below:
This workshop is organized by a team of researchers and professionals dedicated to exploring the intersection of AI and industrial robotics:
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