Innovation
For over 130 years, our inspiration at Bosch has remained the same: With "Invented for Life," we aim to improve people's quality of life and protect our natural resources. This aspiration, shaped by our founder Robert Bosch, is more relevant today than ever and is at the core of our innovative strength.
For us, innovation means more than just technical progress. It is the attitude of consistently questioning the existing to make it better. It is the courage to invest in groundbreaking fields like quantum technology and artificial intelligence, which will fundamentally change our world. And it is the passion with which our teams around the globe work on solutions that redefine safety, efficiency, and sustainability – from the intelligent saw blade to software-defined mobility.
That this path is successful is proven not only by the thousands of patents we register every year, making us one of the most innovative companies worldwide. It is most evident where our technology makes a real difference: in the connected factory, in safe road traffic, and in your home.
On this page, we invite you to discover the world of innovations at Bosch. Learn how we are shaping the future from a long tradition and what answers we are finding to the major questions of our time.
What do people expect from innovation?
The Bosch Tech Compass 2026 explores how people around the world view technology and innovation. Based on surveys in seven countries, the study provides a five-year perspective on our evolving relationship with technology and reveals which innovations people consider most important today.
Research as a driver of innovation
At Bosch, innovation emerges from the close connection between research and application. While the business units develop new products and solutions, Bosch Research works on the technologies of tomorrow — and beyond.
Around 1,650 researchers worldwide explore new scientific approaches, develop key technologies, and support the business units in creating the next generation of products. This generates a continuous flow of knowledge between research, development, and application. Bosch Research plays a central role in turning new technologies into market-ready innovations and in shaping the company’s long-term technological vision.
The research focuses on core technology fields that will define the future: automation, digitalization and connectivity, artificial intelligence, electrification, climate and sustainability, and healthcare. In these areas, Bosch develops solutions for mobility, industry, energy, and healthcare.
