Tech Mahindra and Deutsches Forschungszentrum fur Kunstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI), German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, have entered into collaboration to co-innovate and co-create next-generation smart factory solutions. Together, they will develop scalable, secure, and practical AI solutions that redefine digital transformation for manufacturing enterprises in Germany.

The collaboration will bring together the company’s applied innovation and industry expertise with DFKI’s world-class research capabilities to accelerate the development of responsible, and human-centric AI solutions for the manufacturing sector. The organizations will jointly explore research and development opportunities in areas including Generative AI, robotics, human-machine interaction, digital twins, semantic data models, sustainable and autonomous production systems, and agentic AI. The collaboration will also focus on skill-based manufacturing and distributed, networked ecosystems, laying the foundation for the factories of the future.

As part of this collaboration, the company will expand its research and development activities in Germany, increase contributions to its European manufacturing customers, and gain access to additional client networks. DFKI will work on integrating its AI technologies into Tech Mahindra’s Manufacturing Experience Center and customer projects, supporting the application of research in industrial settings.

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