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01/15/2026
Sorting multi-bay block stacking storage systems
The research paper "Sorting multi-bay block stacking storage systems" was published in the journal Computers & Operations Research. Congratulations to…
12/19/2025
The fifth white paper of EXPERTISE was published
The fifth white paper presents the results of Work Package 5 (WP5). This package evaluates the performance of the skill measurement tool and the…
12/08/2025
Digital twin for the use of autonomous mobile robotics
The FlexTools project is developing a digital twin that supports the planning, introduction and operation of AMR.
12/04/2025
Award-winning research: IMI receives Best Paper Award in Spain
Big performance from small models: At AGENTICS, IMI presented how specialized prompt augmentation improves AI-assisted optimization. The results show…
11/17/2025
Exchange on autonomous process chains in the FlexTools project
Last week, an extremely productive and inspiring workshop with TE Connectivity and the Fraunhofer IML colleagues took place in Dortmund as part of our…
10/14/2025
DF² 2025 in Heilbronn
Heilbronn was the venue for the German Forum for Service Research (DF)² on September 29/30, 2025 - and thus a central meeting point for science,…
09/17/2025
Impulses for service research
As part of the Smart-DLWD research project, our colleague Jonas Eichholz took part in the VAIS congress "Industrieservice im Dialog" on September…
09/16/2025
FlexTools consortium meeting at SimPlan in Hanau
On September 16, 2025, the consortium meeting of the FlexTools project took place at SimPlan in Hanau. The focus was on the current progress of the…
09/12/2025
FlexTools whitepaper published
Autonomous mobile robots (AMR) offer great potential for automating in-house transportation processes, especially for companies with established…
