Research projects

In cooperation with science and industry

Whether it is jointly with customers, research institutes or partner companies: in various research projects we look for solutions for the factory of the future and deal with the question of what requirements will be posed for the automation of tomorrow. Click through our current projects.

Better gripping with intelligent robots

FLAIROP research project

Festo has teamed up with partners from Germany and Canada to research new artificial intelligence methods for pick & place applications.

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More autonomy in manufacturing for faster responses to market requirements

Blockchain-based manufacturing marketplace

Venturing into blockchain technology: Autonomous software agents will ensure optimised machine capacity utilisation and processes on the decentralised manufacturing marketplace.

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Uniform concept for the digital twin

BaSys 4.2 research project

BaSys 4.2 is designed to combine the different requirements for digital twins and to enable a simple implementation of the concept in practice.

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Virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) in vocational technical training

Research project LeARn4Assembly

The LeARn4Assembly project deals with the potential of virtual and augmented reality in production.

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Holistic capability for hybrid value creation