This question was the focus of the first BadenCampus Automation Experts Hub, which took place at flow1986. The exclusive format is aimed at BadenCampus community partners and project customers and brings experts together for an open dialog on current technology and innovation topics.
The kick-off event focused on humanoid robots: systems that not only attract attention with spectacular videos, but could also play a role in industrial applications in the future. But how close is this future really? What potential do humanoid systems already offer today for the industrial practice of tomorrow? And what are the current technical, economic and safety-related limits?
Dr. Maximilian Gießler from Offenburg University of Applied Sciences provided exciting insights. He showed that humanoid robots can do far more than just dance or perform on stage for the media. Their real potential lies in areas where they could take over repetitive, physically demanding or ergonomically unfavorable tasks in the future, especially in environments that were originally designed for humans.
This opens up an interesting perspective for medium-sized industrial companies in particular: humanoid robots could provide support where traditional automation solutions reach their limits in terms of flexibility or cost-effectiveness. At the same time, it became clear that the path to industrial application is challenging. Reliability, costs, integration into existing processes and safe human-robot collaboration remain key challenges.
Theo Jacobs from Fraunhofer IPA also focused on the topic of robot safety. When robots learn to move freely in space using AI systems and neural networks and no longer make decisions completely deterministically, classic safety concepts reach their limits.
Safety fences alone are no longer sufficient in such scenarios. The discussion showed that new approaches are needed for the industrial use of humanoid systems in order to combine safety, flexibility and productivity. This will be particularly relevant where humans and robots work side by side or even together on tasks in the future.
A lively discussion developed in the subsequent Expert Circle. In addition to technical questions, the focus was on safety aspects, use cases in SMEs and international competitiveness. The question of how Europe and Germany can keep pace with dynamic markets such as China was also discussed intensively.
The Automation Experts Hub made it clear that humanoid robots are neither just a gimmick nor a short-term miracle solution. They are a relevant future field that should be closely monitored, understood and strategically evaluated. The industrial practice of tomorrow needs one thing above all: realistic use cases, safe systems and a step-by-step approach. The path to the autonomous factory is not a sprint, but a strategic deep dive - step by step.
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