Accenture has partnered with Schaeffler to boost industrial robotics with NVIDIA and Microsoft technologies in Germany.
Takeaway Points
- Accenture and Schaeffler Partner.
- The aim is to boost industrial robotics with NVIDIA and Microsoft technologies.
- The companies will show how to enhance various work scenarios, from human-centric to human/robot collaboration and full automation.
- Schaeffler and Accenture are presenting the industrial automation showcase at Accenture’s Hannover Messe presence in Hall 17, booth E32.
NVIDIA and Microsoft Technologies.
Accenture, in a news report on Tuesday, said that it is working with Schaeffler AG to reinvent industrial automation with physical AI and robotics in Germany.
According to the report, the companies will show how to enhance various work scenarios, from human-centric to human/robot collaboration and full automation, with the latest simulation, AI, and data technologies from NVIDIA and Microsoft at Hannover Messe 2025.
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Andreas Schick, Chief Operating Officer at Schaeffler AG, commented, “As a leading motion technology company, Schaeffler leverages disruptive innovations such as physical AI, digital twins, and humanoid robots to enhance operational excellence across our global manufacturing network. In collaboration with strong partners like Accenture, we constantly explore how disruptive technologies from NVIDIA and Microsoft can increase our flexibility and efficiency. This is how we want to jointly shape the production of the future.”
Patrick Vollmer, Global Industry Group Lead, Industrials, Accenture, remarked, “Physical AI is reinventing industrial automation as it offers efficient ways to train and control entire fleets of AMRs, mobile adaptive manipulators and general-purpose humanoid robots. Our collaboration with Schaeffler, Microsoft and NVIDIA shows how clients and strategic partners can co-innovate on turning emerging technologies into solutions to help manufacturers tackle flexibility, productivity and workforce challenges.”
The Hannover Messe 2025
The company said that the scenarios at the Hannover Messe 2025 include industrial automation systems, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), Schaeffler’s mobile manipulator cobot EMMA, and general-purpose humanoid robots such as Agility Robotics’ Digit and Sanctuary AI’s Phoenix.
Other Announcements
Accenture explained that the companies developed a proof-of-concept (PoC) showing the benefits AI-powered simulations can bring to Schaeffler’s factories and distribution centers on three levels.
Schaeffler and Accenture are presenting the industrial automation showcase at Accenture’s Hannover Messe presence in Hall 17, booth E32, the report stated.
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About Schaeffler
Schaeffler Group—The pioneer motion
The Schaeffler Group has been driving forward groundbreaking inventions and developments in the field of motion technology for over 75 years. With innovative technologies, products, and services for electric mobility, CO₂-efficient drives, chassis solutions, and renewable energies, the company is a reliable partner for making motion more efficient, intelligent, and sustainable—over the entire life cycle.
Schaeffler describes its comprehensive range of products and services in the mobility ecosystem by means of eight product families, from bearing solutions and all types of linear guidance systems through to repair and monitoring services. Schaeffler is, with around 120,000 employees and more than 250 locations in 55 countries, one of the world’s largest family-owned companies and one of Germany’s most innovative companies.
