Digital GreenTech Robotics
Environmental Technology Meets Robotics
The funding initiative “Digital GreenTech – Environmental Technology Meets Robotics” is part of a series of initiatives by the BMFTR that has been supporting projects utilizing digital technologies in the field of environmental technology since 2020.
Thanks to technological breakthroughs in recent years and the integration of artificial intelligence into robotic systems, the range of possible applications for robots has expanded — including in the field of environmental technology. In particular, the potential to increase resource efficiency and reduce environmental impacts in companies represents a significant advancement and offers enormous potential for environmental and climate protection.
In the recycling industry, the construction sector, large industrial production chains in the automotive or electronics industries, as well as in the establishment of a circular economy, numerous effective application areas for robotic systems are emerging — systems that can increase efficiency or reduce potential risks. When used appropriately, AI‑based robotics opens new opportunities for the transformation toward a more resilient and sustainable economy and society. It can become a key technology for achieving the UN sustainability goals.
What Does Digital GreenTech Robotics Do?
The goal of the new funding directive Digital GreenTech Robotics is to further reduce environmental impacts and support climate protection. To achieve this, collaborative projects will develop and explore new approaches and possibilities for the use of intelligent robotics in environmental engineering. In this way, digitalization can make an additional contribution to achieving the UN’s sustainability goals. The initiative is complemented by the scientific accompanying project BRIDGE, which takes an integrative view of robotics, information law, dissemination, green tech, and ethics.
“Digital GreenTech – Environment Technology Meets Robotics” seamlessly follows the previous funding initiative “Digital GreenTech – Environment Technology Meets Digitalization.” A total of 16 projects are currently being funded that research and develop robotic solutions in environmental engineering for environmental and climate protection.
