# Electronica 24: The Rise of AI-Powered Robotics at Fideltronik and Beyond

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2024-12-09
- Length: 5m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-12-09-electronica-24-the-rise-of-ai-powered-robotics-at-fideltronik-and-beyond

## Summary

Piotr Owczarek, President of Fideltronik, discusses the company's seven-year journey to develop AI-driven robotics for electronic manufacturing services (EMS). He explains how a team of 170 engineers in Krakow is creating flexible automation that mimics human operators to address labor shortages and cost pressures. Owczarek details their 'academy for robots' concept, where collective knowledge is stored in the cloud to allow robots to learn from each other without daily programming. The episode highlights that major EMS companies are currently engaged in pilot programs to validate this technology before full-scale adoption.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-12-09-electronica-24-the-rise-of-ai-powered-robotics-at-fideltronik-and-beyond#t=8) Introduction: AI-Driven EMS at Electronica
- [1:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-12-09-electronica-24-the-rise-of-ai-powered-robotics-at-fideltronik-and-beyond#t=73) Fideltronik's Strategy and Engineering Team
- [2:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-12-09-electronica-24-the-rise-of-ai-powered-robotics-at-fideltronik-and-beyond#t=173) The 'Academy for Robots' and Cloud Learning
- [3:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-12-09-electronica-24-the-rise-of-ai-powered-robotics-at-fideltronik-and-beyond#t=215) Pilot Programs and Industry Adoption
- [4:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-12-09-electronica-24-the-rise-of-ai-powered-robotics-at-fideltronik-and-beyond#t=266) Integrating AI, Vision, and Robotics

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Fideltronik (company)
- IPC (company)
- Koh Young (company)
- Global Electronics Association (company)

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