Indian multinational Bharat Forge and Germany-based Agile Robots SE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to discover a strategic collaboration within the discipline of AI-driven robotics and clever industrial automation.

The proposed Indo-German partnership will concentrate on deploying superior automation and robotics options throughout civilian manufacturing sectors, together with automotive, healthcare and client electronics. Each firms mentioned the collaboration will stay solely aligned to civilian trade and manufacturing use instances.

Beneath the MoU, Bharat Forge and Agile Robots plan to collectively co-develop options, construct capabilities and provide bespoke functions for manufacturing, industrial CPG and logistics. This can embrace adapting and deploying Agile Robots’ current automation options for the India and Southeast Asia markets.

A key factor of the partnership is the event and deployment of vision- and AI-based robotic techniques, with Agile Robots anticipated to behave as one of many strategic companions enabling absolutely autonomous, or “darkish”, manufacturing unit operations. The initiative is geared toward bettering precision, effectivity and suppleness throughout total manufacturing techniques.

Commenting on the collaboration, Amit Kalyani, Vice Chairman and Joint Managing Director of Bharat Forge, mentioned the partnership reinforces the corporate’s concentrate on superior manufacturing applied sciences. “This strategic collaboration with Agile Robots is a reinforcement of Bharat Forge’s ambition to supply state-of-the-art clever robotic and automation options throughout a number of industries whereas driving manufacturing efficiencies at house. Manufacturing in India is on a steep development path, and I’m very excited that with Agile Robots we’re going to deploy bespoke, modular and clever automation options throughout sectors,” he mentioned.

Rory Sexton, Government Director at Agile Robots, mentioned the partnership would strengthen the corporate’s presence in India’s manufacturing ecosystem. “By partnering with Bharat Forge, Agile Robots is strengthening its place in India’s quickly rising manufacturing sector. Combining Agile Robots’ confirmed management in AI-driven robotic automation with Bharat Forge’s sectoral experience will permit us to enhance the effectivity and precision of total manufacturing techniques,” he mentioned.

Pune-based Bharat Forge is a technology-driven world provider of safety-critical parts and options throughout automotive, energy, oil and fuel, building and mining, rail, marine, defence and aerospace sectors. The corporate has manufacturing operations throughout 5 international locations and provides end-to-end capabilities from product design and engineering to manufacturing, testing and validation.

Based in Munich in 2018 by robotics researchers from the German Aerospace Heart, Agile Robots develops next-generation automation options that mix synthetic intelligence and robotics.

The corporate employs greater than 2,500 folks throughout Germany, the US, China and India and operates one of many largest analysis and improvement groups within the AI and robotics trade. By way of subsidiaries together with audEERING, BÄR Automation, Franka Robotics and IdealWorks, Agile Robots covers a variety of AI-driven robotic functions.