For the first time in Germany, the ERF is bringing together the European robotics community to present current developments and shape the future of the technology. The hosts and partners are Fraunhofer IPA, Fraunhofer IAO, the University of Stuttgart, Cyber Valley, the state capital Stuttgart and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Tourism. With this year’s motto “Boosting the Synergies between Robotics and AI for a Stronger Europe”, it fits perfectly into the current times, which are characterized by technological leaps and in which the economy is also heavily dependent on innovation. AI Matters will also be on site.
ERF brings together over 1,300 participants from research, industry and politics and offers an extensive and varied program:
- Keynotes from top-class speakers, e.g. from
- Jörg Burzer, Mercedes on the topic of “Transformation in Production: Pioneering technologies for sustainable automotive production of the future”,
- Dieter Fox, Nvidia on the topic “Where is RobotGPT?”,
- David Reger, Neura Robotics on cognitive and humanoid robotics
- as well as contributions from actors from science and politics
- Workshops, e.g. on generative AI in robot programming and on humanoid robots and their first practical applications in automotive production, target group-specific blocks on topics such as regulation and attractive evening events, see https://erf2025.eu/programme/
- A sold-out exhibition with over 75 exhibitors and sponsors: https://erf2025.eu/sponsors-exhibitors/
- Visits to companies and research institutions in the regional robotics ecosystem
AI-Matters is participating in the forum with the workshop “WS#27 Challenging Robotics/AI Use Cases by End-Users”, which will take place on March 26 at 8:30 am. Tickets at the regular price are still available until March 14, 12 noon CET, after which the onsite rates apply.
