Bosch Set To Revolutionizing Manufacturing With Agentic AI In Industrial Technology
Bosch continues to set the pace in the application and development of artificial intelligence (AI): by the end of 2027, the technology company will invest more than 2.5 billion euros in this field. AI is an innovation booster and growth driver for Bosch products and services. It makes automated driving safer, reliably checks quality in manufacturing, and makes everyday life easier for consumers at work, in their free time, and at home.
Bosch was an early adopter of AI, bringing it together with in-depth industrial knowledge and thus gaining a clear competitive advantage. Furthermore, in the past five years, the company has filed more than 1,500 patent applications for inventions in the field of AI – making it one of the leading applicants in Europe.
When AI Talks to AI
In manufacturing, Bosch is already focusing on the next level of artificial intelligence: Agentic AI, which is able to make its own decisions and carry out its own actions.
The revolutionary technology enables various processes to run in parallel. Several AI agents can form a team, a multi-agent system that’s supervised by humans or a coordinating agent. Bosch is already making use of this possibility in-house: multi-agent systems monitor devices in manufacturing, predict maintenance requirements, and optimize personnel scheduling. “We’ve now reached the next level. The result is a reduction in unplanned downtime and an increase in productivity overall,” Rueckert says.
Besides Bosch’s own plants, other companies will benefit from Bosch’s expertise in agentic AI: Bosch is developing a platform that will be made available to other companies as of fall 2025, enabling them to create their own multi-agent systems with little or even no programming knowledge. The goal here is to make manufacturing more efficient, reduce costs, and be able to react more flexibly to market requirements. In this way, comprehensive, orchestrated use can save several million euros.
Agentic AI Represents A Significant Advancement in AI
“Agentic AI can give a boost to AI similar to the one the smartphone gave the internet” says Tanja Rueckert, member of the Bosch board of management.
Agentic AI refers to AI systems that exhibit a higher degree of autonomy and decision-making capabilities, allowing them to act independently to achieve specific goals with limited human intervention. Instead of just reacting to inputs, agentic AI can proactively plan, reason, and adapt their actions based on context and objectives. Agentic AI represents a significant advancement in AI, moving towards systems that are more intelligent, adaptable, and capable of handling complex tasks with minimal human intervention.
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