Deutsche Bahn visits the BTU

This year's departmental meeting of Deutsche Bahn Group representatives took place in Cottbus. 25 Staff Members from all over Germany came to Lusatia and the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU). Deutsche Bahn is accompanying the structural change in the region with, among other things, the construction of a new ICE plant. "Together, we want to set impulses and shape the knowledge transfair in the region in a spirit of partnership. We are pleased to be able to visit the campus today and engage in exchange," says Alexander Kaczmarek Group Representative for the State of Brandenburg.

Together with BTU President Prof. Dr. Gesine Grande and Vice President for Research and Transfer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Hübner, the first stop on the tour was the iCampus innovation campus for electronics and microsensors in Cottbus. The aim of the research cooperation is to establish products in the field of microsensors and digitalization together with small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in Lusatia. In a second stage, scientists from the university addressed the human-centered design of AI Systems in industries such as Mechanical and Plant Engineering, Electrical Engineering and production-related services in the joint project "Perspective Work Lausitz - Competence Center for the Work of the Future in Saxony and Brandenburg (PAL)". With the goal of making work in Lusatia effective, attractive and healthier through artificial intelligence (AI) systems, four universities and 23 companies and associations are working in this project.
The Smart Factory Lab model factory is the subject of the third stop on the visit. Innovative demonstrators and experimental setups in the production and service sectors illustrate the use of crucial key technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, predictive maintenance, augmented and virtual reality.