Highlights from the Bosch 12h Hackathon! 🤖

Last week, we joined the Bosch Hackathon! A fast-paced day of bold ideas, real-world AI applications, and a panel that tackled the big question: Are we ready for agentic AI?

💡 Key Takeaways:
Agentic AI - systems that plan and act autonomously - are no longer science fiction. Today, the real barriers are not technological, but lie in data infrastructure, governance, ethics, and public understanding. That said, not every challenge calls for an agent. Sometimes, structured processes and classic automation are the smarter choice. What matters most is using AI in a targeted and sustainable way.

🔍 Panel highlights:
"From software to product engineering" - Caroline Aumeran (Limineer) on building faster, bolder.
"Semantic data is a key" - Yousof Alsatom & Manuel Fischer (Bosch Digital).
"65% of Germans fear AI job loss" - Daniela Rittmeier (Capgemini) calls for better education & empowerment.


🎤 8 teams pitched live. Here are the standouts:
🥇 Bomba: Agentic BOM file analyser & component recommender
🥈 Loopi Help-Help: AI accident training agent with scenario simulation
🥉 AI Code Guard: Classifies AI use case risks based on EU AI Act

🧠 Mantra of the day: Think bold. Build fast. Question everything.

We're proud to have contributed to an outstanding Bosch hackathon - together with Amazon Web Services (AWS), IBM, Microsoft AI, n8n, NVIDIA, and Capgemini.



Thank you to all teams, panelists, and innovators who made this hackathon a success. Big thanks to Bosch Digital for the smooth coordination and great collaboration behind the scenes - truly a key enabler of the event's success.

The future of agentic AI is being shaped - and we're excited to be part of it!