Bosch opens IoT campus in Berlin

Bosch is bringing together its global IoT activities at a new hub in the German capital. In the presence of Berlin's mayor Michael Müller, the Bosch CEO Dr. Volkmar Denner inaugurated the company’s new IoT campus at the Tempelhofer Hafen in the creative Ullsteinhaus district.

Berlin is a hotspot for many important players working on and with connected solutions. They include software and hardware providers, technology partners, and start-ups. “With our new premises, we are building bridges between our own IoT experts and others in Berlin’s creative and digital scenes,” Denner said. “The inauguration of the Bosch IoT campus is another important building block for Berlin as a digital capital,” Müller said, speaking before guests from politics, business, and the media. “We believe in openness for the internet of things – open ecosystems and open collaboration and partnership. This idea is also reflected in the campus concept,” Denner added.

"With our new premises, we are building bridges between our own IoT experts and others in Berlin’s creative and digital scenes. ”

Dr. Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH

Campus unites expertise in technology and transformation on the IoT

More than 250 Bosch associates are working at the new campus. Over the next few years, the number of associates is expected to rise to around 400. They come from a range of different domains within the company. The IoT experts will advise and support customers during the development and implementation of projects for connected solutions. These encompass, for instance, solutions for Industry 4.0, connected mobility, smart cities, and smart homes.

"The inauguration of the Bosch IoT campus is another important building block for Berlin as a digital capital.”

Michael Müller, Mayor of Berlin

Campus combines laboratory character with IoT vibe

Visitors to the Bosch IoT campus immediately notice that the open-plan, three-story ensemble offers an unconventional working environment. Instead of desks, a caravan, workshops, and forest-themed workspaces catch the eye. In total, Bosch has invested some 3 million euros in the location and its unusual workspaces. The workshops are there to help associates build prototypes quickly and easily, for example. In contrast, the caravan is all about user experience: together with customers and users, it is a place where prototypes can be tested in the very early phases of a project. All of this is based on the design thinking method of innovation, which is widespread in the software development world.

From prototypes to productive solutions

In order for customers and associates to get an even better idea of how a prototype becomes a productive solution, the campus itself functions as a kind of living IoT lab. The caravan has been converted into a Bosch smart home, and the office kitchens are equipped with connected home appliances. Associates are also encouraged to integrate new applications into their everyday work on an on-going basis. One very recent example is an app that uses geodata to guide associates to the next free meeting room of the required size.

Bosch versatile in terms of IoT

Bosch’s strategic aim is to offer solutions for connected mobility and connected manufacturing, as well as for connected energy systems and connected buildings. The company is tapping new, promising markets such as, most recently, smart homes. At the same time, Bosch is harnessing every opportunity being provided by connectivity in traditional markets as well, such as in the field of connected mobility. The company focuses on the “3S’s” in its connectivity business: sensors, software, and services. In developing and implementing services and solutions for the connected world, Bosch benefits from its expertise in software and sensor technology as well as, in particular, its broad business portfolio.

Bosch Connected World on February 21-22, 2018, at STATION Berlin

For the fifth time, Bosch is organizing one of the largest international IoT conferences for developers, business representatives, and journalists. For further information and to register:

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