AI research should be geared towards industry
The time for broad-based research into artificial intelligence in Germany is over, says Peter Liggesmeyer. Instead, more attention should be paid to the requirements of industry.
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The time for broad-based research into artificial intelligence in Germany is over, says Peter Liggesmeyer. Instead, more attention should be paid to the requirements of industry.
The question of what role artificial intelligence already plays in predictive maintenance was of great interest in the most-read articles in August. And last but not least, the question: What are Google and Tesla planning in terms of robots?
The implementation of the vision of Industry 4.0 is still slow! The 1.0 release of the open source reference implementation Eclipse BaSyx is set to give the transformation wings with immediate effect - an application report.

The BMBF project 'Basissystem Industrie 4.0' came to an end a year ago. Now, small and medium-sized companies are to be supported in the introduction of Industry 4.0 on the basis of the project. Project manager Dr. Thomas Kuhn explains the background.
IUNO research project - Part 1
The opportunities offered by I40 remain untapped, particularly in SMEs. One reason for this is that the IT used in companies to date is often not geared towards the security requirements of networked production. This is where the IUNO research project comes in.

Follow-up with Dr. Thomas Kuhn
The BMBF project 'Basic System Industry 4.0', funded with 12 million euros, was launched on July 1. Project manager Dr. Thomas Kuhn explains what the planned 'operating system' for production plants is all about.