Today, Bosch is the world market leader in automotive technology, and in this segment has produced a long series of further pioneering technical achievements which make driving safer, cleaner, more economical, and more comfortable. Bosch automotive achievements include the magneto, diesel common rail, antilock braking system (ABS), electronic stability program (ESP^®), and navigation and driver assistance programs, as well as many other technologies and product innovations.

Bosch’s industrial technology sector presented the world's first swivel-arm industrial robot in 1976, and today caters to a wide ride of customer demands with drive and control systems, production tools, and packaging machinery.

Many households today own Bosch products from the consumer goods and building technology sector, which includes Bosch’s home appliances, power tools, security systems, and water heating divisions. Familiar brands such as Skil, Dremel, Rotozip, Vermont American, Gilmour, Thermador, and Gaggenau are part of the Bosch umbrella of brands.

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