Let´s innovate together as partners!

With ctrlX AUTOMATION, Bosch Rexroth is exploring completely new avenues in automation as the platform surmounts the classic boundaries between machine controls, the IT world and the Internet of Things. Using a Linux real-time operating system, consistently open standards, app programming technology, web-based engineering and a comprehensive IoT connection, ctrlX AUTOMATION reduces components and engineering costs by 30 to 50%.

Thanks to the maximum openness of the platform, users can use apps from Bosch Rexroth, applications from third-party providers or apps they have produced themselves. As a result, applications for all automation tasks are available. More and more third-party providers are joining the partner ecosystem ctrlX World.

You would like to become a part of the ctrlX World too? Do not hesitate and submit your idea!

As a leading automotive company that designs and manufactures electronic control units (ECUs), we are always looking for innovative ways to further improve quality and reduce cost of our ECUs. This includes new materials, novel approaches for both electronics and mechanical design as well as manufacturing.

Do you have an innovation that is ready to revolutionize this market? Then submit your idea here and we will get back to you shortly.

Modern power tools are powerful machines that support the daily business of professional craftsmen. We enable our users to maximize their performance with great focus on safety and convenience. Still, certain types of work generate a high degree of load on the body, e.g.

• overhead work,
• the need to lift manually lift heavy tools or equipment,
• exposure to a high degree of vibration and shocks.

To further enhance our professional tools, we are looking for out-of-the-box ideas on how to tackle the above issues and to facilitate the work execution with power tools. We aim to reduce the load the user experiences during work and to improve ergonomics. We are looking in particular at those tasks which cannot be executed over an extended duration or which, if executed improperly, cause pain or distress. Both business ideas and technical realizations are of interest, in particular if they are related to the usage of power tools Bosch currently supplies

Realizing ambitious home improvement or decoration projects can be highly fulfilling. DIY enthusiasts can use tools and materials to achieve great results without much prior experience. “DIYers” make use of inspiring ideas, tutorials, and manuals from online and offline sources. They can realize their projects on their own without professional support or guidance by others. However, some challenges remain:

• selecting the best suited materials e.g. from the local hardware store,
• using power tools for the first time without prior training or guidance,
• adapting plans (e.g. geometry) to own requirements and transferring the needed markings to work pieces for processing.

To provide our users the best DIY experience possible, we are looking for out-of-the-box ideas on how to tackle the above issues and to make the first projects for beginning DIYers easy and fun. In this challenge, we are interested in business ideas and technical realizations.

At Bosch we are always looking for leading start-ups that want to co-innovate with us. This includes co-development of highly innovative products as well as improving new products with your innovative technology.

In a joint effort with our Open Bosch team, we will facilitate collaboration between our experts and your start-up, and help with finding the best way of collaboration for both sides.

If you are located nearby one of our Connectory co-innovation spaces, come meet us in person, join our events and become a member in our innovation ecosystem.

Please also refer to the Bosch Startup Harbour for more possibilities to collaborate with us.

Interested? Then submit your idea here and we will get back to you shortly.

Modular and open IoT Telematics solution for mobile machines in the off-highway market. Unbundled and freely selectable services consisting of device management, data management and ready to use services and interfaces.

Thanks to the openness of BODAS Connect, customers can use services and applications from Bosch Rexroth and from third-party providers. Moreover, customers can develop services and applications by themselves. As a result, customers can choose from a wide range of applications for several use cases and branches. More and more third-party providers are joining the partner ecosystem of BODAS Connect.

You would like to become a part of the BODAS Connect World too and shape the future of Farming and the Construction site of the future? Do not hesitate and submit your idea!

Learn more

Bosch is a provider of components for the upcoming green hydrogen economy. Among others, we are active in the field of electrolysis stacks (primarily with PEM technology) and other related products, such as power electronics, controllers, sensors and actuators.

Are you a supplier of innovative technologies and solutions for electrolysis in the field of the above-mentioned components? Then submit your offering here and become part of the Bosch success story in this hyper-scaling market!

Speed and dynamics are driving modern factories. And intralogistics too. The aim is to ensure short throughput times by optimizing material flows. Automated motion solutions are the key here: ctrlX FLOW, as a linear motion system, brings flexibility and high speed to manufacturing – with maximum precision and reduced space requirements. The space-saving high-speed system can be configured flexibly for various topologies and thus applications. It is also 100 percent integrated into the automation toolkit ctrlX AUTOMATION and benefits from the openness and safety and the entire ecosystem.