Community Insights
Market Booth

Ground Floor

Frontier AI is changing the way we work continuously, making it a real challenge to keep up to date. Come talk to us about the learning challenge, try out what we’ve built at the booth, and vote on which topic matters most to you, and the most-voted one will be the next we implement.

Impulse: Always One Version Behind? Learning That Keeps Pace with Frontier AI, Sigmund Düll

Experience how Prehensio uses a UR10e robotic arm equipped with a humanoid hand to autonomously pick puzzle pieces and precisely insert them into a jig in real time.

In our real-world laboratory, we test new technologies in order to protect our buildings, employees and guests in the best possible way. The spectrum of innovations tested ranges from modern systems for visitor registration and smart access control for our properties to building security using cameras and sensors with intelligent video analysis. As a result, we are already testing the solutions that will make our locations even safer tomorrow.

The Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute (FSTI) is currently researching Agentic Robotic Ecosystems at IPAI. Based on real industrial robots from various manufacturers, the FSTI and its project partners are developing digital services for quotation, billing and tax in order to simplify the use of robots. In order to realize the vision of making the use of robots as easy as the use of temporary workers, the FSTI and its partners are also scrutinizing the consequences for companies and society in this context.

See how mobile and humanoid robots, interactive teleoperation, and next-gen AI-powered automation transform industrial tasks like flexible cable handling through live demonstrations in the robotics lab.

The Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute (FSTI) is currently researching Agentic Robotic Ecosystems at IPAI. Based on real industrial robots from various manufacturers, the FSTI and its project partners are developing digital services for quotation, billing and tax in order to simplify the use of robots. In order to realize the vision of making the use of robots as easy as the use of temporary workers, the FSTI and its partners are also scrutinizing the consequences for companies and society in this context.

1st Floor

Dive into ics re-thinking logistics operations through Intelligent Document Processing for delivery notes and shipping forms, paired with seamless computer vision tracking across the supply chain.

Discover the vision behind GEMÜ’s continuous practice, experience the Learning Engine live, and join as an early user to directly shape the product with your feedback.

See how GEMÜ leverages its G:nius platform to optimize information flows, automate processes, and give teams instant access to enterprise knowledge.

With our AI solutions, artificial intelligence becomes directly usable in your day-to-day work—for field sales as well as internal back-office teams.

PICO is the mobile AI voice and chat assistant for sales, designed for intelligent meeting preparation, quick access to knowledge, and the automation of repetitive tasks.

PICOGPT is the central AI platform for internal teams: it connects company knowledge with intelligent automation and enables users to create and share custom AI agents.

Learn with Schunk about humanoid Robotics, dexterous manipulation, hands and grippers, including foundation models for industrial applications.

Together with Bechtle, discover how ebm-papst’s Agent Maker Program empowers employees to transform AI ideas into governance-backed, enterprise-ready solutions that drive real business value.

The XR Reality Cubes bring the vision of the IPAI Campus to life as a digital experience today. Using Extended Reality (XR), buildings, infrastructure, and future usage scenarios are visualized as interactive 3D worlds. This gives visitors a realistic insight into the working and innovation environment of the future, allowing them to experience innovative AI use cases firsthand.

Deutsche Dienststrad shows how AI is changing the entire process chain in company bike leasing: Conversational AI, which handles incoming customer calls independently and automatically answers support tickets, AI-supported image and document review in the event of insurance and damage, as well as company bike Connect, the real usage data from the bikes the basis for predictive maintenance, risk assessment and insurance decisions. Plus the Watt Challenge on the bike to see where muscle power ends and automation begins.

See how Cortexio transforms manufacturing processes by turning shop floor incidents into AI-driven workflows that consolidate scattered data, automate follow-up actions, and permanently reduce manual reporting effort.

Discover how AI and robotics enable intelligent manufacturing – especially through ProcessGuardAIn’s real-time MLOps anomaly detection and Audi Sport’s high-end Apple Vision Pro AR customer experience.

Dive with fischerwerke into leveraging bots and AI agents to enhance customer value, improving customer experience, and increasing operational efficiency.

How is an AI model built?
How do you develop an ASIC chip?
What kind of toolchain do you need for this?

We present the AI-tools that Baden-Württemberg is providing to their public school teachers. We showcase potentials, limitations and perspectives on what policy suggests teachers and students should learn in the age of AI.

See how Porsche Consulting’s Network Twin leverages digital modeling to optimize supply chains, production networks, and infrastructure.
Experience the future of media production with the Elastic Content Platform Studio, powered by Apple Vision Pro spatial computing for immersive content creation with MHP.
Explore how Porsche Digital’s AI-powered assistants transform customer support by delivering automated, personalized, and seamless service interactions.

Join the KI Bundesverband (German AI Association) introducing their work to strengthen Europe’s AI ecosystem through policy work, business networking, and pioneering joint projects.

KI-Campus is the premier open learning platform for AI, offering freely available Open Educational Resources (OER) developed alongside leading universities. At our booth, we demonstrate how these resources can be assembled into tailored corporate learning solutions and goal-oriented learning paths for executives, technical specialists, and general employees alike. Visit us to discover how to build sustainable AI competencies across every level of your organization.

Discover how xl2 drives operational efficiency through hands-on AI showcases, featuring automated SAP invoice processing, real-time tender and variant analysis, and an interactive tic-tac-toe robotics experience.

XEPTUM’s Digital Twin HeinzAI is all about the importance of knowledge transfer within your own business.

Get insights on innovative startup-ideas around AI. Your next use-case match could be waiting!

Lenovo supports companies in successfully putting artificial intelligence into practice. As the world’s leading technology provider, Lenovo offers a comprehensive portfolio of AI-ready infrastructure and platforms for enterprise AI. This includes AI PCs, servers, storage systems, hybrid cloud solutions and innovative liquid cooling technologies for high-performance and sustainable data centers.

At our stand, we will present selected systems from the Lenovo-IPAI Hardware Library and show how our Hybrid AI approach supports companies in operating AI applications securely, flexibly and efficiently from the edge to the data center and into the cloud.

Experience deepset’s F13 2.0: Open-Source AI Assistance for Public Sector to discover how it enables Baden-Württemberg to sovereign, multi-agency collaboration across government operations.

See how thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions blends deep industry expertise with Cognitive Robotics and Physical AI to transform production through agentic maintenance dispatching, automated adhesive bead inspection, and humanoid robotics insights.

1. Beyond Chatbots: Meet AVA – Your Added Value Avatar
2. From Idea to Rollout: AI-Powered Steel Plate Recognition in the Field
3. Robo Inspection Walk: A Mobile Data Collection Hub

11:30 – 11:45 h From Idea to Rollout: AI-Powered Steel Plate Recognition in the Field (Bastian Plaß)
14:30 – 14:45 h Robo Inspection Walk: A Mobile Data Collection Hub (Laura Vetter + Nikita Tetzlaff)
16:00 – 16:15 h Robo Inspection Walk: A Mobile Data Collection Hub (Laura Vetter + Nikita Tetzlaff)

Explore how Imec Germany drives the European CHASSIS project to build modular, chiplet-based hardware architectures that deliver scalable computing power for advanced AI-driven software-defined vehicles.

iteratec helps ambitious companies to turn AI into measurable business value, unlocking growth and building resilience, fast. At our booth, we invite you to explore your AI Value Map live: Map your business onto capabilities along your core processes to uncover where AI drives revenue, improves efficiency and speeds up your transformation.

2nd Floor

Discover how ZIEHL-ABEGG leverages artificial intelligence to transform fan development through digital engineering and simulation, while driving creative communication through initiatives like the AI Communication Award.

Discover how the GovTech AI Builder provides an integrated workspace to build, plan, and run AI-assisted government applications directly on Deutschlandplattform and MEDI:CUS.

Fujitsu is a leading global Japanese technology corporation that offers digital transformation solution, IT infrastructures and services in over 100 countries. Fsas Technologies is the european daughter company of the global Fujitsu Group focussing mainly on european platform business. Fujitsu Group combines advanced computing technologies and artificial intelligence to realize sustainable business processes for enterprises and to solve global societal challenges. Visit us at our office to discuss Sovereign AI, Quantum Computing and real-world use cases with our experts.

Discover how Polizeipräsidium Unterfranken leverages cutting-edge technology—from the central AI platform ARGO and the interactive AI avatar IVA for incident reporting to real-time automated sabotage detection.

We will present the latest update to our Trend Radar. A key focus will be the significantly more detailed trend profiles, which cover aspects such as relevant industries, concrete use cases and a trend’s maturity. We’ll also demonstrate how the current version can be used to tailor technological trends specifically to a company’s requirements and strategic challenges. The result is a structured overview of the ten trends most relevant to the company and their potential impacts.

Learn how CONTACT Elements and Fourier AI turn artificial intelligence into a reliable engineering partner by combining product data and clear process rules to automate technical changes, support specialists, and accelerate development.

AI that knows what matters to you.

exxperts is the AI platform that connects smart agents with your corporate knowledge. Experience in a live demo how individual AI experiments are turned into a clear path to agents that can be used throughout the company and deliver real added value in everyday work through strong contextual knowledge.

Discover how Bechtle drives AI Commerce by integrating Next-Best-Action (NBA) decision engines to deliver hyper-personalized customer recommendations, optimize B2B procurement workflows, and maximize real-time conversion.

Only one thing counts for Europe: catching up in the AI race.
Aleph Alpha has committed itself to this goal and has carried out all the steps in the last few months to be able to participate accordingly (globally).
The biggest problem: who is the Aleph Alpha – but what does it do? We want to clarify on this day and show how we can quickly create solutions for Germany and Europe in the context of the IPAI.

Technically, we are happy to show you everything * on site.

Veigel shows how SYNPLI modernizes driving education through adaptive learning, VR foundational training, and visual feedback—empowering driving schools to lead in digital training and build safer drivers.

  • Mercedes-Benz Journey & Work Focus at IPAI
  • AI empowerment of employees

Discover how SAP Joule Work serves as your one-stop desktop front end to interact with enterprise AI, featuring live hands-on demonstrations and Q&A.

Find out how MANN+HUMMEL drives enterprise AI adoption through a Multi-Agent OS for accelerated innovation, AI-powered HR transformation, and a central Data & AI Marketplace that makes data and AI solutions accessible at scale.

Agenda (each session offered twice):
• Multi-Agent OS for Innovation (11:20 & 14:10)
• HR AI Transformation (12:20 & 15:05)
• M+H Data Marketplace (13:15 & 16:05)

Learn how Fraunhofer IAO connects SMEs to quantum technologies—from testing use cases at the INQUBATOR center to leveraging.

Understand how Fraunhofer IAO and appliedAI address the core barrier to enterprise AI adoption by transforming the execution gap from a technology challenge into an actionable capability problem.

Experience how Bosch leverages stereo vision and neural networks to enable precise AI-powered freespace detection for mobile robots, featuring a live camera feed overlay that highlights navigable paths and obstacles in real time.

Discover Bosch’s AI driven end-to-end engineering with Syspilot—an open-source platform using specification-driven workflows, quality gates, and human oversight to connect requirements to code.

Find out how Telekom’s AI-powered solution analyzes massive IoT operational data for real time anomaly detection, pinpointing root causes automatically, and empowering support teams to resolve critical incidents faster.

AI coding tools that work for you — without giving away your source code. Learn about Deepshore’s Data-sovereign coding platform.

Impulse: „Warum Enterprise Agentic AI Open Weights Modelle braucht“ 2 pm at Market Booth

Learn how Heidelberg Materials leverages AI-powered autonomous robots to transform industrial inspections, improve workplace safety, and drive predictive maintenance across its operations.
Witness how VfB Stuttgart combines emotional reach and a strong partner network to build AI capabilities, make innovation tangible inside the MHP Arena, and drive measurable business value.

Witness how Lidl optimizes store operations through AI-powered energy forecasting to reduce consumption, paired with its intelligent Chatbos assistant that streamlines enterprise communications and process automation.

Discover how the IHK Heilbronn-Franken’s KI Transfer Office connects regional companies, fosters knowledge exchange, and accelerates the practical transfer of AI technologies into business operations.
  • Learning in Frontier AI era
  • Discuss current AI learning challenges
  • Choose new AI topic liv

Project Impulse: 2:30PM & 4PM at the Market Booth

Insights & current PoC as demonstrator from the IPAI collaboration project „expertAIse“ with the participating companies Audi, Fraunhofer IAO, Porsche, Schwarz Digits, Schunk & Würth. expertAIse focuses on the development of an AI-based knowledge management for the targeted externalization of implicit experience-based knowledge through AI-supported conversation, AI processing & preparation as well as playback.

Witness how Lidl optimizes store operations through AI-powered energy forecasting to reduce consumption, paired with its intelligent Chatbos assistant that streamlines enterprise communications and process automation.