Company Name
Schaeffler
Headquarters
🇩🇪 Germany
Partnership Type
Anchor Partner
Partner of STARTUP AUTOBAHN since
January 01, 2021
Programs participated in
Program 9
Program 10
Program 11
Program 12
Program 2023
Program 2024
Official Website
www.schaeffler.deOfficial Statement by Schaeffler
As a leading global supplier to the automotive and industrial sectors, Schaeffler has been pioneering and driving forward groundbreaking developments in the fields of motion and mobility for over 70 years. With innovative technologies, products, and services for CO₂-efficient drives, electric mobility, Industry 4.0, digitalization, and renewable energies, the company is a reliable partner for making motion and mobility more efficient, intelligent, and sustainable. Thinking outside the box and strategic collaboration with startups are a core element of our innovation strategy. With STARTUP AUTOBAHN, we have found the perfect network for further developing our core business together with strong partners. The partnership is a key initiative of our Roadmap 2025. Together, we want to create the progress that moves the world.
Schaeffler has automated the assembly of gearbox stages, which proved to be uneconomical to scale due to the limitations and efforts of conventional robot technology. The complexity of this task, with parts that move unpredictably, required skills similar to manual assembly. The AICA technology gave the robots intelligence and tactile sensitivity, making the automation of processes such as gearbox assembly economical and efficient. This was an opportunity for Schaeffler to demonstrate the advanced capabilities of AICA. With the help of Reinforcement Learning and closed-loop force control, the robot learned to perform the assembly process safely and autonomously - without manual programming. This reduced the integration time and minimized adjustments to production changes.
Project Teasers can be accessed and downloaded on the respective program startup profiles with which our STARTUP AUTOBAHN partners teamed up with.
For this POC the following startup has been involved:
AICA
Production
AICA
Production
To take a look at all attendees of Schaeffler please check out the following link which redirects you to the companies dedicated list of participating employees.
A sneak peak of the agenda. Find out more on the comprehensive overview. All timings in Europe/Berlin time.
June 6th, 2024 – Thursday
0:10 h
Stage
Main Stage
with Schaeffler
Keynote
0:40 h
Stage
Startup Stage
recycling, wireless technology, robotic applications, seamless inspections and neural networks
Production
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