The KI.FABRIK Research and Development (R&D) project focuses on the establishment of the first production chains and the research of fundamental relevant technologies to address four use cases under the roof of the KI.FABRIK. The four-year KI.FABRIK R&D project is part of the first phase of the lighthouse initiative, alongside the project KI.FABRIK Infrastructure, and provides the technological framework for the first prototype for AI-supported production. The prototype will enable KI.FABRIK to manufacture various mechatronic products using fully modular, reconfigurable, highly automated, and integrated AI technologies. The KI.FABRIK R&D project is divided into four sub-projects, each sub-project envisions a scenario of the future of work.

The KI.FABRIK R&D project is funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Enegy and the Hightech Agenda Bayern.

• Demonstrate the feasibility of the Production-as-a-Service (PaaS) approach.
• Develop a highly networked, adaptive and semi-autonomous factory system.
• Establish the factory of the future in Bavaria as a pioneer for the industry.

Companies in the Consortium

• BMW AG (BMW Group)
• Franka Emika GmbH
• Linde Material Handling GmbH (Kion Group)
• Reactive Robotics GmbH
• TQ-Systems GmbH (TQ Group)
• Wittenstein SE

Prof. Klaus Bengler
TUM | MIRMI member | Chair of Ergonomics
Project Lead
klaus.bengler@tum.de

Dr. Christian Lehsing
TUM | MIRMI
Project Coordination
christian.lehsing@tum.de