From arcade games to power grids: What exactly is automation?

What do video games, robots, and electricity networks have in common? They all rely on automation: mathematical algorithms that help machines make decisions and keep complex systems running smoothly. At the NCCR Automation booth, you can experience this hidden technology for yourself through fun, hands-on challenges.

Come and try your hand at the Ball-on-Plate system and see if you can beat the algorithm in hands-on arcade games. Can you outperform the machine? Do you use the same strategy? And when it comes to reaction time, who has the edge: human or algorithm?

Then discover how automation is used on a much larger scale. In the Grid2050 project, we are developing new ways to manage the electricity grid of the future. Explore an interactive model based on the grid in Walenstadt and learn how automation can help integrate renewable energy, manage electricity from household solar panels and ensure sustainable energy security.

Meet with us and discover what automation is doing for you.