The “AI-based Robotics 2024” (KIRO2024) conference organized by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) together with the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) took place for the first time in Berlin in June 2024. The KIRO2024 was the official launch of the Robotics Institute Germany (RIG).
At the first German Robotics Conference in Nuremberg, the integration of KIRO2025 at ERF2025 was announced. This year’s conference will serve as the official opening of the European Robotics Forum (ERF). There is a special KIRO programme centered around AI-based robotics, the German and European robot/AI strategy, workshops of the Digital Ecosystem for AI-based Robotics (RoX), as well as initiatives from the Robotics Institute Germany and much more.
Following overview provides information about the KIRO2025 integration:
Welcome and Institutional speeches
Bernd Liepert
President euRobotics
Holger Hanselka
President Fraunhofer
Werner Kraus
Launching ERF2025
Marco Huber
Launching ERF2025
Peter Middendorf
Rector of University of Stuttgart
Udo Philipp
State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Stefan Mengel
Head of Division “Electronics and Autonomous Driving; Supercomputing” at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Moderation:
Werner Kraus, General Chair ER2025
There will be a Panel Discussion moderated by Thomas Bauernhansl, Head of Fraunhofer IPA with following Panelists:
Jorgina Díaz
President of Hisparob
Thomas Hähn
Founder HAHN Automation Group & United Robotics Group
Holger Hanselka
President Fraunhofer