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The overview below is a list of German-based living labs that act as controlled testing environments of innovative technologies. The labs are equipped with appropriate infrastructure and simulate real-world-like scenarios to test the usability and effectiveness of new products before being deployed on the market.
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Embedded Software Lab
esk.fraunhofer.de/embedded_softwareLocation: Munich
Institute: Fraunhofer Institute for Embedded Systems and Communication Technologies ESK
Domain:Mission statement: The Fraunhofer ESK Embedded Software Lab Lab offers manufacturers and suppliers a comprehensive platform and set of tools to support design and development projects. Researchers utilize the lab to examine new underlying technologies for applications such as automotive networks, wireless-based networking of vehicles (Car2X), real-time operating systems, infotainment systems and virtualization platforms.
Fraunhofer Blockchain Laboratory
fit.fraunhofer.de/blockchainLocation: St. Augustin
Institute: Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT
Domain:Mission statement: Fraunhofer’s Blockchain Lab is a multi-disciplinary unit that designs, develops and evaluates blockchain applications. We transfer the latest R&D results in this young field into practical, integrative applications, putting special emphasis on short development cycles.
Future Work Lab
futureworklab.deLocation: Stuttgart
Institute: Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO
Domain:Mission statement: A vibrant innovation center, the Future Work Lab allows visitors to experience the future of manufacturing today. In it, companies, associations, people who work in industry and trade unions can find out all about labor concepts for the digitalized world. The Future Work Lab brings Industry 4.0 applications, training programs and information about the current status of labor research together under one roof, enabling companies and employees to develop in ways that are in line with how the labor market will progress.
FZI Living Lab Future Mobility
fzi.de/fzi-living-lab-future-mobilityLocation: Karlsruhe
Institute: FZI Research Center for Information Technology
Domain:Mission statement: In collaboration with our partners, we develop, research and evaluate software and hardware solutions for mobility and transport concepts of vehicles and autonomous mobile systems of future generations in the FZI Living Lab Future Mobility. The intelligent automobile of future will analyse and interpret the vehicle’s surroundings and the current driving situation and will plan or automatically execute targeted actions in order to support the driver. It can be supported by an intelligent and networked infrastructure.
FZI Living Lab Industrial Intelligence
fzi.de/fzi-living-lab-industrial-intelligenceLocation: Karlsruhe
Institute: FZI Research Center for Information Technology
Domain:Mission statement: In the FZI Living Lab Industrial Intelligence, we research and develop methods and concepts for intelligent systems in industrial contexts. The laboratory is an ideal platform for the interdisciplinary cooperation with partners from research and industry on innovative technologies in the fields of automation, production, logistics and industrial mobility.
FZI Living Lab Security and Law
fzi.de/fzi-living-lab-security-and-lawLocation: Karlsruhe
Institute: FZI Research Center for Information Technology
Domain:Mission statement: In the FZI Living Lab Security and Law, we do participatory research for small and medium-sized enterprises on ICT security solutions of the future.
FZI Living Lab Service Robotics
fzi.de/fzi-living-lab-service-roboticsLocation: Karlsruhe
Institute: FZI Research Center for Information Technology
Domain:Mission statement: In the FZI Living Lab Service Robotics, new robotic basic technologies for environmental sensing, robot control, grip planning and human-robot interaction are developed that are used later in various FZI-wide user scenarios. The service robots support and relieve humans not only in routine tasks but they can also do strenuous or dangerous work.
FZI Living Lab smartEnergy
fzi.de/fzi-living-lab-smartenergyLocation: Karlsruhe
Institute: FZI Research Center for Information Technology
Domain:Mission statement: The FZI Living Lab smartEnergy is an interdisciplinary research environment for the investigation of solutions for the energy system of the future. The entire FZI House of Living Labs was equipped with modern technology for the decentralised energy generation, storage and flexible consumption of electrical and thermal energy. This allows testing, evaluating and demonstrating the developed concepts and energy management systems in practice.
FZI Living Lab smartHome / Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)
https://www.fzi.de/en/research/fzi-house-of-living-labs/Location: Karlsruhe
Institute: FZI Research Center for Information Technology
Domain:Mission statement: The FZI Living Lab smartHome/AAL is a research infrastructure. The lab, a two-room apartment, is equipped with numerous sensors, actuators, gateways as well as household appliances of different manufacturers. The lab serves as an environment for the development and the evaluation of technologies and application scenarios for more comfort and safety in the home environment.
FZI Living Lab Software Innovations
fzi.de/fzi-living-lab-mobileitmobilebusinessLocation: Karlsruhe
Institute: FZI Research Center for Information Technology
Domain:Mission statement: In the FZI Living Lab Software Innovations, the FZI develops, tests and demonstrates new ideas for the entire software life cycle, for example innovative development methods like DevOps or tools for software and architecture analysis. We provide our customers with methods of efficient engineering-based software development, in order to reduce costs and improve the user experience through better planning and higher software quality. The end users also benefit from it through shorter development periods, increasing quality and new developed applications scenarios.
