Bosch Declares All-Out Push to Accelerate Automation and Robotics Technologies: 'From Sensors to Systems'

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At 'Bosch Connected World (BCW) 2026' held in Berlin, Germany, Bosch announced plans to significantly strengthen its core technologies for AI-based automation and robotics, positioning itself to capture the related market.

Bosch is planning a business worth billions of euros in the field of modern robotics, including humanoid systems, based on its technologies for precision sensors, software, and the conversion of electrical energy into motion. In particular, instead of manufacturing complete robots, Bosch supplies 'ctrlX AUTOMATION,' an open control platform that serves as the 'brain and nervous system' of robots, supporting the modularization of existing processes and rapid integration. This enables stable integration of unmanned transport systems and precision robotic arms, addressing the shortage of skilled labor in global factories and aiming to enhance the global competitiveness of its own factories located in Germany.

In the core hardware sector, Bosch highlighted micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor technology that implements precise tactile sensation for robots. Starting with its semiconductor facility in Reutlingen, Germany, Bosch provides a full range of technologies that support the physical performance of robots, including servo drives, high-precision electric motors, and conveyor systems. Additionally, it has established its own dedicated robotics division, 'Robert Bosch Robotics,' and is collaborating with the German startup 'Neura Robotics' to develop cognitive robots. Earlier this year, it also established 'Bosch Robotics Center China' in China to accelerate physical AI research and commercialization. For reference, the related market size is expected to grow at an annual rate of 4% by 2030, surpassing $19.2 billion.

In the AI sector, which is the core power of robots, vast manufacturing data collected from a network of more than 230 of its own factories worldwide is leveraged as a competitive advantage. Bosch simultaneously addresses two approaches: directly embedding cloud AI models into physical products and applying AI to optimize its own manufacturing processes, such as predictive maintenance and optical defect inspection. To convert skilled human movements into machine data, it has introduced special data suits as training materials and is sharing this technology in its collaboration with Neura Robotics. Meanwhile, according to the results of the 'Bosch Tech Compass' survey conducted among more than 11,000 people in seven countries worldwide, 70% of respondents evaluated AI as an essential technology for the future and the one with the most positive impact, reflecting high global expectations.

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