Spleenlab is a highly specialized AI software company founded with the Idea to redefine Safety and AI. Since April 2018, the company has been primarily engaged in the development and distribution of safe Machine Learning algorithms for the semi- and fully autonomous mobility, especially the flight of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), helicopters, Air Taxis, driving vehicles and beyond. The groundbreaking fusion of different sensors, such as camera, laser and radar by means of Machine Learning...

This episode unpacks how AI isn’t just about futuristic robotics but is already reshaping industries as unassuming as brooms and brushes. What makes a self-learning system adaptable in such high-stakes settings? Why does it matter that AI “never stops learning”? Join us as we uncover the unexpected depth behind automation and explore how cutting-edge AI is changing MedTech manufacturing from the ground up.

In a fascinating conversation, Dr. Christian Gilcher guides us through the differences between RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and the more advanced APA approach, which uses AI agents to dynamically manage complex processes in a compliant and efficient manner. They discuss how APA not only solves cost and capacity issues in regulated industries but also provides an innovation boost within the industry. A highlight: APA’s potential goes far beyond optimization, paving the way for entirely new...

We talk about AI research at ASML, new generations of machines, federated learning, MLOps and many more topics. In the news part Peter Seeberg and Robert Weber discussed the RosCon, NVIDIAs show and Microsoft´s engagement in Germany, Honeywell and Siemens.

From explainable AI to organizing massive AI projects, this isn’t just about tech; it’s about solving real-world challenges. Listen in as they share candid discussions, lessons learned, and visions for the future, all without the buzzword hype—just real insights from people making AI work in industry. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our event in January...

He explains the need for widespread AI knowledge across departments to enable data-driven innovation, starting with young apprentices and dual-study students. Ottnad highlights the importance of understanding data quality, hands-on experience, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our event in January in Frankfurt...

The basis for the discussion is a paper by Prof. Dr. Marco Huber, which was published a few weeks ago: How should AI decisions be explained? Requirements for Explanations from the Perspective of European Law. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our event in January in Frankfurt...

Bas shares insights on how AI is enhancing control rooms, optimizing operational workflows, and addressing challenges like data sharing. The discussion also explores future trends, including the potential of AI-based simulation and reinforcement learning for fully automated warehouses. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our event in January in Frankfurt...

Xia is doing his doctorate at the University of Stuttgart at the Institute for Industrial Automation and Software Engineering. He investigates how to apply the LLM reasoning capability to make the simulation models more intelligent. Based on our research exploration, he proposed a concept design consisting of LLM-agents system and digital twins to enhance the intelligence and user-friendliness of industrial software systems.

Rainer Brehm is the CEO of the Factory Automation Business Unit at Siemens. His team is behind the Industrial Copilot. We talk to Rainer about the monetization of GenAI, development challenges, price-sensitive customers and the next stage of development towards AI agents. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our event in January in Frankfurt...

Only a few people in the region embody the Eindhoven ecosystem like Albert van Breemen. He studied there, worked for Philips, ASML and then set up his own company. We talk about robotics, vision and AI for the food industry. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our guest is [Albert van Breemen ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertvanbreemen/) #machinelearning...

In the news section, we talk about humanoids, about Aleph Alpha, about XAI and HMI and the demands of the AI Act for explainability. We talk about AI agents, robotics and bit about AI operations systems. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our guests: [Kathrin Hoesli ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrinhoesli/) [Max Schönsteiner...

We still have something for the summer break! One prompt and the song is ready. This will change the music industry. Peter is a big Prince fan, so we came up with something for the summer. Kudos to Tristan Behrens and Suno.AI. Try it out. We were fascinated by it.

Facilis.AI developed a transformative GenAI product and is working with 10 top tier manufacturers. They help manufacturers turn AI into tangible ROI in just weeks, by transforming real-time manufacturing data and domain knowledge into actionable insights within minutes. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our guest is [Yousef Mohassab...

Utz-Uwe Haus takes us with him and explains what the industrial sector will need in terms of infrastructure in the coming years. But Uwe doesn't just talk about hardware, we also talk about models, new architecture and computing power. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our guest is [Utz-Uwe Haus ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/uuhaus/) #machinelearning #ai...

Our guest is Prof. Dr. Johannes Brandstetter. We met Johannes Brandstetter at the AI with purpose summit by Siemens. Peter Seeberg discussed with him the latest developments in simulation and AI. In the newspart we talk about a timeseries paper using xLSTM, Robert Weber talks about a new tool by Continental using a vision approach for sidewall readings and the new company by Fei-Fei Li Xdash.ai.

Jan Koutnik “Czeched out” in 2009 to improve recurrent neural networks and scale evolutionary reinforcement learning as a postdoc at IDSIA. At NNAISENSE, he directed the division of the company responsible for the “learning to park” NeurIPS 2016 demo with Audi, the “learning to run” NeurIPS competition win in 2017, and the Festo Softhand in-hand manipulation demo at Hannover Messe in 2019. We take a brief look back with Jan Koutnik at his time at NNAISENSE and the beginnings of Industrial...

The EU Machinery Regulation and the topic of AI are closely linked. But other regulations also play a role. For example, machine manufacturers must also keep an eye on the AI Act. Is the regulation a breakthrough? Sascha Steinkrauß remains skeptical. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our guest is [Sascha Steinkrauß...

Our guest is Magnus Malmström. He is the CTO of Sandvik. He explains to us what his customers demand from him in the area of AI, why his day-to-day work is dominated by AI and how he enriches his CAM systems. And he reveals the new AI based products by Sandvik. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ [More about Sandvik's AI for...

Prof. Dr. Jakub Tomczak published a sensational article on GenAI Systems a few weeks ago. We immediately realised that he had to explain it to us. His outlook: The idea of using LLMs as a backbone for Operating Systems and agents as applications has attracted a lot of attention. Here, we consider general systems with various GenAI-based components, not only LLM-based compartments. Either way, moving towards GenAI-based (operating) systems seems like the future, and the next step of...

Shadow's robotic hand is in high demand - among others at Google DeepMind - but the British company wants to scale its hand and is also eyeing other markets. In the podcast, Rich Walker explains what role AI plays in this and why he is happy with hardware. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our guest is [Rich...

Peter and Robert report on their highlights from the AI with Purpose Summit and feature some topics that will be published in the coming weeks. For Robert, Rainer Brehm's ‘Industrial Copilot’ development journey was the highlight of the event. Peter spoke to NXAI and Rocket Science. And this is what the event host says? Boris Scharinger shares his impressions with us. In the main section, we learn from the shipping industry how GenAI can be used to develop fundamentally new designs. Our...

In this episode we talk about Timeseries and in the main part Prof. Dr. Marco Huber from IPA and Marc Zöller from GFT explain how their Timeseries AutoML tool works. In the news part we offer an an overview from Statistical (ARIMA) through ML (Random Forest, gradient boosting, ...), Neural Networks (LSTM), AutoML and lately Transformers approaches. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS**...

Robert Weber met Danny at Harting's IoT Week. A discussion quickly broke out about the future of European start-ups in the field of industrial AI. Unfortunately, the conversation was not recorded. That's why we tried again and arranged a recording date. We talked about AI models, data, use cases and the role of AWS. Thanks for listening. We welcome suggestions for topics, criticism and a few stars on Apple, Spotify and Co. We thank our partner **SIEMENS** https://www.siemens.de/de/ Our...