Bosch Research

Automated and autonomous systems think, act and react on the basis of data. For example, they enable automation in vehicles and factories. Automation is relevant in all sectors and is therefore a key topic for Bosch Research. Intelligent sensors and interfaces between people and machines are the basis for numerous automation technologies.

Connectivity technologies allow secure and efficient digital systems. Whether it be an end device or an algorithm: With our research we offer solutions for a connected present and future and combine digitalization with mechanics and electronics, also by means of artificial intelligence methods. With their work on distributed systems and virtualized engineering, the experts at Bosch Research put in place the foundations for specific applications in many sectors.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an essential part of virtually all future-proof products and services nowadays. Together with the Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence (BCAI) as part of Bosch Research, we bring together classic engineering and natural sciences with artificial intelligence methods. This includes basic AI research as well as the use of AI in market-ready technologies using foundation models or reinforcement learning and hybrid modeling.

Electrifying our lives, work and business is essential for a sustainable society. With our research into emissions-free mobility and energy-efficient buildings as well as the production of hydrogen we are paving the way for a climate-neutral future. We are researching electrical drives with batteries, fuel cells for all types of vehicles, heat pumps and the production of hydrogen using electrolysis.

Conserving resources and minimizing CO₂ emissions are fundamental to sustainable products. With our research into greater resource and energy efficiency, product life cycles and intelligent recycling, we put in place the foundations for optimum product cycles. Our main focus is on the circular economy and eco design as a way of selecting the right materials and developing sustainable products from the very beginning.

The COVID-19 pandemic showed how important research in the area of medical technology is. Our work at Bosch Research is helping to make automated and AI-based medical diagnostics more accurate and faster, and is putting in place the foundations for personalized therapy. Laboratory diagnostics for the “point of care” is one area of research along with “Internet of Things” solutions for medical devices and “cells-on-chip” technologies.

Discover our Bosch Research stories. Learn more about innovative projects and exciting developments that shape the future, and how technology and creativity come together to find solutions for the challenges of tomorrow.

Bosch Business Innovations, home of Bosch intrapreneurs, focuses on developing new business models and opening up new markets. As a full subsidiary of the Bosch Group, the aim of Bosch Business Innovations is to contribute to the continuous growth of the company with disruptive business ideas and innovations.

Bosch Research is currently active at nine locations worldwide. Each location fulfills a specific function.