5/11

Today we went to company visits at BMW and KUKA. BMW did not have as good of a presentation as some of the other companies such as SGL. In fact, I was a bit disappointed with the BMW speaker. I did not think he really went into very much detail about the company itself. Instead, I felt as if I was inside of a BMW commercial. On the other hand, KUKA was very cool because of the nature of their business. KUKA makes robots and their production line was interesting because it is essentially robots making robots. I was amazed at the sheer size of the production line as well. KUKA is a fascinating company because currently they supply robots to car manufacturers but they explained how their robots are now used in different types of production lines. One of their newest innovations is a robotic arm where the hand of it can stay fixed in a position while the rest of the arms seven axis can move. Similar to holding something steady in your hand but moving your wrist and elbow. I see this new innovation as the future of their company. I believe the company has a huge potential for growth in almost every aspect of daily life and in the future. They explained how they tailor each robot to the buyers specific needs which is a business model that will allow them to venture into many different fields. After KUKA, we had some down time and went and got dinner. i had the most delicious spetzle which is like a more noodlie version of mac and cheese.  Later in the night we went to a fun bar on top of a parking garage. The bar had sand all over the floor and it was as if we were on a beach but on top of a parking garage. I did not stay out very late as I have to get up at 5:30 AM tomorrow.