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Future mobility — market analysis, part 1
Autonomous locomotion in business use

When we think about autonomous vehicles, we usually think of self-driving cars where people are mere passengers. In the business domain, however, their potential lies in logistics. New technologies could fundamentally change the transportation of goods, making it safer and more efficient. An overview of the current status of a variety of autonomous vehicles in industry.

Smart farming

August 18, 2021

Automated Guided Vehicles
How robots in warehouses operate safely and efficiently

A simulation designed by Fraunhofer IKS paves the way for robots and humans to interact safely — without reducing efficiency.

Safety engineering

August 5, 2021

Artificial intelligence in medicine
Online tool checks reliability of AI models

In modern perception applications, such as in medical engineering, models based on artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly being used due to their strong performance. However, this increasing performance often comes at the cost of the transparency of results. An online tool developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS can help here.

AI in medicine

Institute buildup/expansion

July 29, 2021

MedTech
How quantum computing could be helpful for medical diagnostics

Quantum computing has the potential to train artificial intelligence in medical diagnostics more efficiently. This could make diagnoses more accurate even when there is little data available. In the future, medical professionals expect to see improvements in the screening, diagnosis and progress monitoring of brain tumors, for example.

Quantum computing

July 7, 2021

IKS development project
Establishing trust in artificial intelligence

Safe intelligence is the central research topic of the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS. This topic is very important from a technology perspective as well as with regard to the economy and society. The two Chairs of the Advisory Board for the IKS development project see it the same way — each from their own perspective.

Artificial intelligence

Institute buildup/expansion

May 31, 2021

New Work
Meaningful work in research

Fraunhofer IKS is part of the New Work@Fraunhofer initiative. It’s a topic everyone is talking about, but what does New Work actually mean? Together with our colleagues, we will explore this topic — and above all, the question of how Fraunhofer IKS is making meaningful work a reality.

IKS working environment

May 12, 2021

Portrait: Anna Guderitz
Building bridges between worlds

As head of the Business Development group, Anna Guderitz leads a team that liaises between science and industry. In part eight of our employee profile series, she explains what particularly appeals to her about her role.

Employee portraits

April 27, 2021

IKS development project
Well positioned with a future-oriented topic

Fraunhofer IKS has established an advisory board to provide expert support to the IKS development project. The advisory board convened for its first regular meeting on April 14. The two Chairs, Thomas Gallner and Prof. Thomas Seidl, talk about their motivation for getting involved. And about the aspects on which they intend to focus.

Cognitive systems

Institute buildup/expansion

April 16, 2021

Artificial Intelligence
What happens when AI fails to deliver?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has to be able to handle uncertainty before we can trust it to deliver in safety-critical use cases, for example, autonomous cars. The Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS is investigating ways to help AI reason with uncertainty, one being the operational design domain.

Autonomous driving

Institute buildup/expansion

March 25, 2021

Transfer infrastructure
High-performance center brings boost to Munich region

High-performance centers pool together the expertise of Fraunhofer Institutes at a regional level and reinforce this know-how through collaboration with additional university and non-university research organizations. In Munich, the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS is a partner in the High-Performance Center Secure Intelligent Systems LZSiS.

March 19, 2021

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