Manifesto: What drives us
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High-tech platform for responsible technological change
Why munich_i is indispensable
Driving force of AI and robotics
There is more to artificial intelligence and robotics than easier, safer, and more efficient production. They also help us overcome the great challenges we face in the fields of health, mobility, work, and environment. But what does this mean for our industry? munich_i offers you reliable and, above all, roadmap-oriented guidance on the technologies that will gain relevance and establish themselves as future industry standards. It is an opportunity for you to learn at an early stage, which fields and topics will change business models and should thus be considered in your corporate strategy.
With a total of three events, the high-tech platform munich_i has developed into one of the leading formats for robotics and AI - still digital in 2021 and then in person in 2022 and 2023. The unique cooperation between automatica, Messe München and MIRMI (Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) presents key innovations and pioneering developments in an ethical and social context.
On the podium: world-leading thought leaders and personalities from the fields of AI and robotics, whose expertise and attitude are making a positive contribution to anchoring key technologies in society and industry. And with a very clear mission: to drive forward responsible technological change that puts people at the center of future thinking and action.
munich_i with its three building blocks Hightech Summit, AI.Society and Robothon is under the patronage of Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder, who personally opened the 2022 Summit with around 200 participants from industry and research. A state reception in the Kaisersaal of the Residence with Minister of State Markus Blume provided a dignified setting.
From brilliant ideas to concrete solutions
Many innovations and solutions for a wide variety of challenges are already available. In many cases, the missing link is a well thought-out and matching ecosystem for their integration into the global economy. Key technologies such as AI and robotics call for an even stronger cooperation between all relevant market players and institutions already putting great efforts into shaping the next stage of development: the digital transformation of both economy and society.
munich_i does not present any visions or theories that might someday be a reality. Instead, it promotes solutions for clearly defined missions and lighthouse projects. This is about a new culture of innovation based on open and interdisciplinary dialog. A network of international visionaries is established through joint umbrella projects – driven by candor, diversity, pioneering spirit, and ethical aspects. Because developments signify progress only if they benefit people.
Three components – one goal: to shape the future
The top-level Hightech Summit is all about collaboration and knowledge transfer – under the theme of 'intelligence empowering tomorrow' and with a list of speakers that reads like a Who's Who of robotics and AI. The summit addresses CEOs and managers responsible for production, research and development, technology, and digital transformation who are looking for reliable orientational knowledge as they adjust their company’s strategic focus – and also want to benefit from interactions with innovation drivers from science, business, politics, and society.
At the munich_i special show AI.Society, visitors can experience prototypes up close and see exciting lighthouse projects from the four pivotal fields of work, health, mobility, and environment. The i_space forum, which is a part of AI.Society, looks beyond technical feasibility aspects of robotics and automation. This is where leading experts discuss future social developments. Highlights of the forum included the Ethics Round Table hosted by Prof. Dr. med. Alena Buyx.
The Robothon® is a collaborative challenge demonstrating the capabilities of young developers. It challenges participants to come up with new software and hardware solutions for complex automation problems such as electronic waste recycling – at impressive speed and in competition with highly talented international teams.
