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!

www.ctrlx-automation.com

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.

In today’s economy continuous improvement is a crucial source to strengthen competitiveness. Our aim is to constantly detect fields for improvement of both products and processes together with our suppliers. We are supporting an efficient collaboration between you and all relevant cross-functional partners within Bosch, leading to more transparence about decisions, state and success of your proposals.

We kindly invite you to provide us with your proposals for continuous improvement.

The IoT, digitization, and the availability of an abundance of data are opening up new possibilities for the retail industry. Retailers are currently evaluating models of how they can use these technologies to reconcile their two strongest drivers, the need for higher efficiency and cost reduction and rising consumer expectations regarding service and store experiences.

We at Bosch.IO are looking for startups that offer IoT solutions, services, use cases or hardware relevant for the domain to join our ecosystem and create business impact for retailers together with Bosch:

- Solutions that help to cut third-party maintenance costs, energy consumption, and food wastage to increase efficiency
- Solutions that lead to an overall positive shopping experience to increase customer satisfaction
- Solutions that open up new revenue streams for retailers through new business opportunities
- Solutions that enable retailers to comply with regulations and legal requirements
- Further disruptive innovations for the retail & wholesale industry

Submit your ready-made IoT services or solutions that enable retailers and wholesalers to digitize their stores with the help of the IoT. We are looking forward to meet you!

Energy & sustainability transition is picking up speed! – With more devices and assets being electrified and connected in utilities, industries, households and the public sector, new opportunities arise. Data transparency is key to tab into the business prospects of tomorrow across the value chain. Solutions are required to gain more transparency regarding carbon footprints, to reduce emissions and to fulfill customer and regulatory expectations on sustainability. It’s more than a playfield: Solutions are needed right now to continue business!

We at Bosch.IO are at the middle of this transition with our software solutions and edge capabilities. Building an ecosystem of partners across the value chain, we understand that no one can do it alone. We are looking for you as a partner to boost the value or increase the go to market speed:

Intelligent Energy Management:
- Solutions for energy management, such as electric distribution grids, the control of distributed energy resources or load at industry sites
- Solutions for grid monitoring, such as high resolution metering / smart metering

Carbon-Emission Management:
- Solutions to increase transparency regarding a carbon-neutral business
- Solutions to track, optimize and engage the carbon performance
- Solutions that enable companies to comply with regulations and legal requirements
- Cross-industry solutions for collecting Corporate Social Responsibility relevant information (incl. carbon footprint) along the whole supply chain of every single product/object

Submit your ready-made IoT services or solutions that enable industry and utility companies to increase their digitalization maturity with the help of the IoT. We are looking forward to meet you!

The IoT, digitization, and the availability of an abundance of data are opening up new possibilities for the housing industry. As new energy-related regulations from the government arise and tenants demand higher and more sustainable living standards, property managers and property owners are more and more utilizing digital solutions for their properties.

We at Bosch.IO are looking for startups that offer IoT solutions, services, use cases or hardware relevant for the domain to join our ecosystem and create business impact for the housing industry together with Bosch:

- Solutions that reduce the maintenance and facility management effort
- Solutions that increase the comfort and security of the tenants
- Solutions that reduce the energy costs and CO2 emissions of the building
- Solutions that foster new mobility concepts within the housing industry.
- Further disruptive or cost-minimizing innovations for the housing industry.

Submit your ready-made IoT services or solutions that enable property managers and property owners to digitize their properties with the help of the IoT. We are looking forward to meet you!