Oct 20, 2025

Oct 20, 2025

AI in Action: Robotics and the Next Big Thing for Industry? | RETHINK.MITTELSTAND | TUM Campus Heilbronn | October 21

AI in Action: Robotics and the Next Big Thing for Industry? | RETHINK.MITTELSTAND | TUM Campus Heilbronn | October 21

How can robotics and artificial intelligence strengthen the backbone of the German economy — the Mittelstand? That’s the question tomorrow’s RETHINK.MITTELSTAND conference in Heilbronn, hosted by DIE ZEIT and TUM Campus Heilbronn, will explore.

How can robotics and artificial intelligence strengthen the backbone of the German economy — the Mittelstand? That’s the question tomorrow’s RETHINK.MITTELSTAND conference in Heilbronn, hosted by DIE ZEIT and TUM Campus Heilbronn, will explore.

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In the expert talk “AI in Action: Robotics and the Next Big Thing?”, leading minds from research and industry discuss how human-centered technology is reshaping production, logistics, and everyday work.

Among them:

  • Joachim Fischer, Head of Data at German Bionic – one of the creators behind our Augmented AI approach, combining machine intelligence with human expertise.

  • Prof. Dr. Angela Schoellig, Coordinator, Robotics Institute Germany (TUM)

  • Timo Gessmann, CTO & Member of the Management Board, SCHUNK SE & Co. KG

  • Rafael Hostettler, Founder & CEO, Devanthro GmbH

Moderated by Jens Tönnesmann, Business Editor at DIE ZEIT and Editor-in-Chief of ZEIT für Unternehmer, the panel will dive into what’s next for robotics, AI, and the people shaping their future.

⚡️ Spoiler: A solution is already here: German Bionic will present its new AI-augmented Exoskeleton Exia at the event. Visitors can check out what robotics and AI can already do today — and even take a test ride.

📍 TUM Campus Heilbronn
🗓️ October 21 | RETHINK.MITTELSTAND
🔗 rethinkmittelstand.de

In the expert talk “AI in Action: Robotics and the Next Big Thing?”, leading minds from research and industry discuss how human-centered technology is reshaping production, logistics, and everyday work.

Among them:

  • Joachim Fischer, Head of Data at German Bionic – one of the creators behind our Augmented AI approach, combining machine intelligence with human expertise.

  • Prof. Dr. Angela Schoellig, Coordinator, Robotics Institute Germany (TUM)

  • Timo Gessmann, CTO & Member of the Management Board, SCHUNK SE & Co. KG

  • Rafael Hostettler, Founder & CEO, Devanthro GmbH

Moderated by Jens Tönnesmann, Business Editor at DIE ZEIT and Editor-in-Chief of ZEIT für Unternehmer, the panel will dive into what’s next for robotics, AI, and the people shaping their future.

⚡️ Spoiler: A solution is already here: German Bionic will present its new AI-augmented Exoskeleton Exia at the event. Visitors can check out what robotics and AI can already do today — and even take a test ride.

📍 TUM Campus Heilbronn
🗓️ October 21 | RETHINK.MITTELSTAND
🔗 rethinkmittelstand.de

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Press Contact

Eric Eitel Head of Global Communications ee@germanbionic.com +49 (0) 175  338 0453

Sales Inquiries

sales@germanbionic.com +49 (0) 821 209 871 63

Press Contact

Eric Eitel Head of Global Communications ee@germanbionic.com +49 (0) 175  338 0453

Sales Inquiries

sales@germanbionic.com +49 (0) 821 209 871 63