First German Robotics Conference

“Robotics is one of the key technologies of our time. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is advancing AI-based robotics to secure Germany’s position as a leading industrial hub,” says Cem Özdemir, Federal Minister of Education and Research (BMBF). “With the Robotics Institute Germany, leading German robotics research will be sustainably connected, future-oriented, and internationally recognized, transforming it into a global hub for talent. It is thus making an important contribution to strengthening internationally competitive robotics research throughout Germany.”

The leading German robotics and AI experts meet at the GRC. The primary focus is on the emerging RIG research clusters. These specialized areas will explore various aspects of robotics and AI, including multimodal learning in robotics, networked robotics, the safety and reliability of AI-driven (industrial) robotics, and the development of robots with a sense of touch. The program features lectures and interactive presentations on the latest trends in AI-driven robotics, high-level research and industry panels, and live robotic demonstrations by RIG partners. For the first time, leading researchers, primarily from Germany, will share insights into the latest research on AI-based robotics in the country. The event will also feature discussion panels on research, industry topics, and talent development, alongside interactive robotics demonstrations in a live demo area. This year's Robocup “German Open 2025” will also be held at the same time as the GRC.

As a founding partner of RIG, the University of Stuttgart is also actively involved in Nuremberg. The university collaborates with the Institutes for Artificial Intelligence and for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW) as part of RIG. It actively contributes to RIG research clusters focused on human-machine interaction in sensitive environments, semantic perception, flexible part handling in robotics, and the engineering of robotic applications. Among other initiatives, the AI Institute is developing benchmarks to enable the standardized evaluation of new robotic systems, ensuring their comparability for real-world applications. The focus here is on the use of the latest AI technologies that enable robots to gain a deep semantic and social understanding of their environments.

ISW brings its expertise in control technology and in the field of engineering tools for industrial robotics to the consortium and aims to strengthen entrepreneurship in the field of AI robotics. The institute forms the link between the RIG and its expertise on the one hand and industry and the start-up scene on the other. In collaboration with ARENA2036, efforts are being made to integrate start-ups, particularly those in production technology and mobility, into the RIG ecosystem.

With over 1,200 scientific publications in the past five years, more than 70 major projects funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), and nine German universities ranked among the top 100 globally in Computer Science (CS) for robotics, Germany is in a strong position. As a trend study by the consulting firm Capgemini shows, AI-based robotics and generative AI are among the top five technology trends worldwide in 2025. AI-driven robotics is also gaining significance in the industry: nearly half of companies worldwide (48%) are currently developing application scenarios, and 89% of investors believe AI-based robotics will be among the top three technology trends in 2025.

About RIG
The Robotics Institute Germany (RIG) is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with 20 million euros (duration: July 1, 2024 to June 31, 2028). Under the leadership of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the following institutions are participating in the RIG alongside the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), which is acting as spokesperson, and the University of Stuttgart: the University of Bonn, the Technical University of Berlin, the Technical University of Darmstadt, the University of Bremen, RWTH Aachen, the Technical University of Dresden and the Technical University of Nuremberg, as well as the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), three Fraunhofer Institutes (IPA, IOSB and IML) and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), as well as 19 associated partners, including the Cyber Valley Innovation Campus and the University of Tübingen.

Join us for a guided tour of the live demo area for editorial teams, followed by one-on-one meetings on Thursday, March 13, 2025, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

• Meeting point: Entrance Frankenhalle, Hall 11, Conference Counter
• Please register by emailing
• Accreditation for journalists

Please note: The German Robotics Conference, the Robocup and the leisure fair will take place at the same time. Please read the information on GRC and Robocup.