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Mobile Robotics

Safety-Critical Applications & Machinery

ConferenceOctober 27, 2026 in Munich (Germany)in-personConference Language: English
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The conference focuses on the latest developments in safety-critical mobile robotics, especially ground vehicles and mobile robots. A particular focus lies on the deployment of safety-critical autonomy in realworld, constrained environments, including the transfer of approaches between off-highway and defense applications. It covers dual-use applications in sectors including construction, agriculture, mining, logistics, surveillance and defense, with a strong focus on the intersection of artificial intelligence and functional safety.

The event brings together research institutes, technology startups, industry developers and public stakeholders to discuss topics such as algorithms and AI models, systems and product engineering, use cases, pilots and safety.

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Agenda

09:15
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Alexander Wischnewski, CEO & Co-Founder driveblocks, Prof. Dr. Johannes Betz, Technical University of Munich
09:30
From Concept to Deployment – Advancing Mobile Robotics at the Bundeswehr Innovation Center
Thomas Hettwer, Gerardo Martino, Bundeswehr Innovation Center
10:00
Can Deterministic Architectures Enable Certifiable AI? From Software-Definded Defense to Certifiable AI: Lessons from Autonomous Ground Systems
Thomas Wambera, Apex.AI
10:30
How to deliver 100+ Successful Robot Deployments in Hazardous Environments
Mark Mildon, ExRobotics B.V.
11:30
Legal Dos and Don’ts for Defense Tech
Dr. David Rösch, Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
12:00
Deep Tech in Consumer, Defense and Automotive: Why Is Europe Falling Behind, and What Needs to Change?
Mirko Mählisch, Universität der Bundeswehr
Evening Event
18:15
Spotlight Talk
Speaker and Topic to be announced
18:45
Panel Discussion
Robotics & Physical AI – Chances & Challenges to Build the Next Generation of Industrial Champions in Europe
19:30
Eat, Drink & Connect
Safety, Cybersecurity & System Assurance
13:30
Security Meets Safety – Threat Modeling for Embedded Systems
Jürgen Messerer, bbv Software Services AG
14:00
Executable Scenarios for the Safety Validation of Autonomous Mobile Robots
Prof. Dr. Nico Hochgeschwender, Universität Bremen
14:30
From Compliance to Capability: Cybersecure AMR through IEC 62443
Dr. Johann Tüchsen, Stefan Schleipen, KUKA Deutschland
15:00
Challenges and Approaches to Test AI Systems in Safety-Critical Machinery
Antoine Gautier, QuantPi
16:00
Offroad Navigation for Autonomous Heavy Machinery
Raphael Hagmanns, Fraunhofer IOSB
16:30
Digital Twins in Safety-Critical Applications – Requirements for Safety and Resilience in the Context of Emerging Regulatory Frameworks
Dr. Detlev Richter, TÜV SÜD Product Service
17:00
Introducing the Safety Readiness Levels: Managing Safety Innovation in Autonomous Systems
Paul Schmitt, Reynolds & Moore
Algorithms & AI Models
13:30
Fast-Replanning Motion Control for Non-Holonomic Vehicles with Aborting A*
Dr. Marcell Missura, T-Systems International
14:00
Navigating Beyond Obstacles: Semantic Traversability for Off-Road Autonomy
Leonhard Hermansdorfer, driveblocks
14:30
Zero-Shot Detection of Unknown Objects using Mobile Robots
Dr. Poulamni Sinhamahapatra, Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS
15:00
Context-Aware Reinforcement Learning for Safety-Critical Mobile Robot Navigation
Dr. Ali Salamati
Frameworks, Tooling, and Architectures for Safety-Critical Systems
16:00
CROSS: A Scenario-Based Safety Validation Framework for Human-Robot Collaboration in Industrial Environments
Dr. Ali Al-Yacoub, TWT GmbH Science & Innovation
16:30
Scenario-based testing of mobile systems in varying operational domains
Nicola Kolb
17:00
Supervised Linux and architectural patterns to use AI in and with safety-related systems
Michael Armbruster, emlix GmbH
17:30 - 18:00
Fast-Track Pitch Session
From Liability to Advantage: How Safety-Critical Development Workflows Form the Foundation for Agentic Engineering
David Schmitt, useblocks
Architecture and Design considerations for UGV
Stefan A. Lang, Sensor-Technik Wiedemann
The Architecture is the Safety Case: Software-Defined Mobile Robots Built to Certify
Patrick Dahlke, Dahlke Engineering
Sensor Calibration: The Keystone of the Autonomous Future
Jack Borer, Reprojection Labs
Vision-Centric Multi-Sensor Fusion based Localization for GNSS-Degraded Environments
Dr. Ganesh Nageswaran, Zensomy Autonomous Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
A Safety-Critical Driver Assistance System for Micromobility Applied to Mobility Scooters
Daniel Niedermair, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Basler, HTWG Konstanz

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