(IN BRIEF) Hexagon’s global Robot Generation study highlights significant differences in how people around the world perceive robotics, with anxiety levels strongly linked to how frequently individuals encounter robots in daily life. The survey of 18,000 participants across nine countries … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI chatbots, artificial intelligence perception, Burkhard Boeckem, factories and warehouses automation, global robotics survey, Global Study by Hexagon Reveals Robot Anxiety Is Highest in Countries Where People Rarely Encounter Robots, hacking risks in robotics, Hexagon, human robot interaction, industrial robots, Jim Everett, Michael Szollosy, robot anxiety, Robot Generation study, robot security concerns, robotics adoption, robotics exposure and public confidence, robotics public perception, robotics research, robotics trust and governance, Vitreous World survey, workplace robotics
(IN BRIEF) HENSOLDT is planning to expand its development and production capacities in the Ostalb district of Germany, with the Triumph site in Aalen identified as the preferred location for the project. The expansion is driven by growing demand for … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Aalen University, Baden Württemberg industry, Christina Canitz, Fraunhofer IOSB Oberkochen, Frederick Brütting, German defence technology industry, Hensoldt, HENSOLDT Advances Negotiations to Expand Sensor Technology Operations in Germany’s Ostalb District, HENSOLDT Optronics Division, HENSOLDT Plans Expansion of Optronics Development and Production Capacity at Triumph Site in Aalen, HENSOLDT Strengthens Optronics Strategy with Proposed Development and Manufacturing Expansion in Aalen, high precision optical technologies, industrial expansion Germany, Joachim Bläse, military targeting and reconnaissance systems, Oberkochen technology hub, optoelectronic systems, Ostalb district, photonic valley cluster, photonics cluster Aalen Oberkochen, sensor technology development, Ten Brinke, Triumph site Aalen
(IN BRIEF) Ricoh has expanded its strategic partnership with Sattler Media through the purchase of a third RICOH Pro VC80000 high-speed webfed inkjet press. After installing the first system in 2024 and a second in 2025, Sattler Media is continuing … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI in printing, Bastian Gerner, catalog printing, Christian Haneke, commercial printing technology, dialogue marketing printing, digital printing innovation, direct mail production, German print industry, high resolution printing 1200 dpi, high speed inkjet printing, industrial printing systems, machine learning print technology, Martin Koschei, perfect bound magazines, Predictive Insight software, print production automation, print production technology Europe, printing workflow automation, Pro VC80000, Ralf Büttner, Ricoh, Ricoh and Sattler Media Advance Automated High-Speed Inkjet Printing with Third Pro VC80000 Installation, Ricoh Europe, Ricoh’s Pro VC80000 Becomes Core Technology in Sattler Media’s High-Speed Inkjet Printing Strategy, saddle stitched brochures, Sander Sondaal, Sattler Group GmbH, Sattler Media, Sattler Media Invests in Third Ricoh Pro VC80000 to Expand AI-Driven Automated Print Production Capacity in Europe, Torsten Lips, TotalFlow Optimizer, webfed inkjet press
(IN BRIEF) Royal Philips introduced its next-generation CT imaging system, Rembra, at ECR 2026 in Vienna. The system is designed to address the growing demands on radiology departments caused by rising patient volumes, complex clinical cases and workforce pressures. Rembra … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Austria, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged advanced detector technology, AI-enabled radiology workflows, bariatric imaging, computed tomography imaging, CT imaging throughput, CT scanner technology, Dan Xu, diagnostic imaging, ECR 2026 Vienna, emergency imaging, extended field of view CT, healthcare technology, high-acuity imaging, high-speed image reconstruction, Hospices Civils de Lyon, hospital imaging departments, Improved Patient Access and AI-Driven Imaging Efficiency, medical imaging equipment, medical imaging technology, NanoPanel Precise XD detector, New Philips Rembra CT System Combines Advanced Detector Technology, Olivier Rouvière, Philips Unveils Rembra CT at ECR 2026 Delivering Faster Image Reconstruction, radiology innovation, radiology workflow efficiency, Rembra CT system, Royal Philips, RSNA 2025, spectral CT innovation, trauma imaging, Verida spectral CT system, wide-bore CT scanner, Wide-Bore Design and High Throughput for Modern Radiology Departments
(IN BRIEF) KUKA has expanded its KR CYBERTECH industrial robot portfolio with new 25 kg and 35 kg payload variants designed for the medium payload automation segment. The robots offer improved repeatability, flexible mounting options and a newly developed robotic … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged AI ready manufacturing robots, flexible robot mounting industrial automation, iiQKA OS2 robot operating system, ISO 10218 2025 industrial robot safety standard, KR C5 slim controller automation system, KR CYBERTECH industrial robot family, KUKA Launches Next Generation KR CYBERTECH Robots with KR C5 Slim Controller for Modern Production, KUKA robotics company, KUKA smartPLUG teach pendant, KUKA Strengthens Industrial Automation Portfolio with New KR CYBERTECH Robot Variants, Markus Hollfelder Asam KUKA product manager, medium payload industrial robots 25 kg 35 kg, next generation industrial automation solutions, photovoltaic manufacturing robot precision, pick and place automation robotics, robotic handling and machine tending systems
(IN BRIEF) Technical University of Munich is continuing to expand its robotics startup ecosystem as the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs extends funding for the robo.innovate incubator with €3.5 million for the next three and a half years while NEURA … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Science, Technology
Tagged AI innovation Germany, Angsa Robotics, Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, David Reger, Gründerland Bayern initiative, Hubert Aiwanger, Hula Earth, Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence MIRMI, NEURA Robotics, Nicole Ebner, Olive Robotics, Prof Eckehard Steinbach, Prof Lorenzo Masia, robo.innovate incubator, robotics and artificial intelligence research Munich, robotics entrepreneurship programme, robotics startup ecosystem Bavaria, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Technical University of Munich Robotics Incubator Secures New Government Funding and Industry Backing, TUM Based robo.innovate Incubator Receives New Investment to Accelerate Robotics and AI Startups, UnternehmerTUM MakerSpace
(IN BRIEF) Fraunhofer is developing the gammaSTAR software platform and SpinIt project to accelerate the transfer of innovative MRI technologies into clinical routine use. The vendor-neutral gammaSTAR platform allows researchers to develop and test MR sequences independently of scanner manufacturers … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Science, Technology
Tagged clinical certification, Daniel Hoinkiss, digital medicine, EXIST program, Fraunhofer, Fraunhofer MEVIS, Fraunhofer MEVIS Advances Manufacturer Independent MRI Software Framework for Clinical Imaging Innovation, Fraunhofer SpinIt Initiative Establishes New Pathway for Certified Third Party MRI Sequences in Clinical Practice, gammaSTAR platform, magnetic resonance imaging, medical device approval, medical imaging software, MR sequences, MRI reconstruction, MRI technology, multicenter clinical studies, Nora Josefin Breutigam, Siemens Healthineers, Simon Konstandin, SpinIt project, vendor neutral MRI
(IN BRIEF) ASSA ABLOY has acquired Sennco Solutions, a US provider of asset protection and retail security solutions focused on the health and beauty segment. Based in Plainfield, Illinois, Sennco generates approximately USD 33 million in annual sales and employs … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Investment, Retail, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisition news, anti theft systems, ASSA ABLOY, ASSA ABLOY Adds Sennco’s Anti Theft Expertise to Global Solutions Portfolio in US Market, ASSA ABLOY Strengthens Retail Business Area with Strategic Acquisition of Sennco Solutions, asset protection technology, EPS accretive transaction, Global Solutions business area, health and beauty retail, Nico Delvaux, Plainfield Illinois, retail security solutions, Sennco Solutions, Stephanie Ordan
(IN BRIEF) Fraunhofer has developed the NeurOSmart technology platform to enable safe and intelligent collaboration between humans and robots in industrial environments. The system combines LIDAR-based sensor technology, AI-supported data processing and neuromorphic chips that mimic brain-like decision-making to provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged AI Chips, artificial intelligence, collaborative robotics, FH Westküste University of Applied Sciences, Fraunhofer, Fraunhofer IAIS, Fraunhofer IMS, Fraunhofer Introduces NeurOSmart Technology Platform for Real Time Safe Human Robot Interaction in Smart Factories, Fraunhofer IPMS, Fraunhofer ISIT, Fraunhofer IWU, Fraunhofer NeurOSmart Combines LIDAR Sensors AI and Neuromorphic Chips for Advanced Collaborative Robotics, Human-Robot Collaboration, industrial robotics, LiDAR sensors, MEMS mirrors, neuromorphic computing, NeurOSmart, sensor technology, Shanshan Gu Stoppel, smart manufacturing, Thomas Kämpfe
(IN BRIEF) Škoda has introduced a new 200 kW plug-in hybrid powertrain for the Superb Hatch, combining a 1.5 TSI petrol engine with an electric motor to deliver improved performance and efficiency. The new system makes the Superb Hatch the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 1.5 TSI engine, 200 kW system output, 25.7 kWh battery, automotive electrification, electric mobility, hybrid drivetrain technology, hybrid vehicle performance, hybrid vehicles Europe, Kodiaq plug in hybrid, Laurin and Klement trim, Mladá Boleslav, Octavia iV, plug in hybrid powertrain, ŠKODA AUTO, Škoda Expands Superb Lineup with Most Powerful Plug-In Hybrid Version to Date, Škoda Introduces New 200 kW Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain for Superb Hatch Performance Models, Sportline trim, Superb Hatch, SUPERB iV
(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen has delivered two million battery-electric vehicles worldwide, marking an important milestone in the company’s transition toward electric mobility. The anniversary vehicle, an ID.3 produced in Zwickau, was delivered at the Transparent Factory in Dresden. Key contributors to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Autostadt Wolfsburg, battery electric vehicles BEV, e-Golf, e-up, electric mobility strategy, electric vehicle production, electromobility transformation, European EV market, ID Polo, ID.3, ID.4, ID.5., ID.7, ID.7 Tourer, Martin Sander, modular electric drive matrix (MEB), Transparent Factory Dresden, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Celebrates Two Million BEV Deliveries with ID.3 Handover at Dresden Transparent Factory, Volkswagen Expands Electric Mobility Leadership After Delivering Two Million Battery Electric Vehicles, Zwickau plant
(IN BRIEF) HENSOLDT hosted Munich Business School’s Female Leadership Lounge at its Taufkirchen facility, bringing students and professionals together with company leadership to discuss careers, leadership development, and diversity in the technology sector. Senior executives including CFO Christian Ladurner and … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Management, Marketing, News, Society, Technology
Tagged academia-industry cooperation, Christian Ladurner, Christine Menges, Defence Technology, diversity initiatives, empowerHER, female leadership, Female Leadership Lounge, Hensoldt, HENSOLDT Showcases Leadership Culture and Diversity Initiatives During Female Leadership Lounge Visit, HENSOLDT Strengthens Academic and Industry Dialogue Through Female Leadership Lounge Event, Hiltrud Werner, International Women’s Day, Kathrin Dannenmeier, leadership development, MDAX company, Munich Business School, Patricia Kraft, Taufkirchen site, women in technology
(IN BRIEF) Gorenje has appointed football star Luka Modrić as its new brand ambassador in a partnership built around shared values of simplicity, family life, and everyday balance. The collaboration will feature Modrić in advertising and marketing campaigns across Europe, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Entertainment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Slovenia, Sports, Technology
Tagged Brand Ambassador, brand partnership, consumer electronics branding, European marketing campaign, FIFA World Cup 2026™, Gorenje, Gorenje Partners with Luka Modrić to Strengthen Brand Positioning Across European Markets, Gorenje Selects Luka Modrić as Brand Ambassador to Promote Life Simplified Product Strategy, home appliances, household appliances, Life Simplified, Luka Modrić
(IN BRIEF) DEUTZ AG has formed a strategic partnership with TYTAN Technologies to develop propulsion and energy solutions for drone defense systems and has also taken a financial stake in the company. The collaboration focuses on interceptor drone propulsion, modular … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ARX Robotics, Balázs Nagy, battery systems, decentralized energy, defense technology, DEUTZ AG, DEUTZ and TYTAN Technologies Collaborate on Advanced Propulsion and Energy Solutions for Drone Defense Systems, DEUTZ Expands Defense Technology Strategy with Investment and Cooperation Agreement with TYTAN Technologies, drone defense, energy systems, European defense industry, industrial partnership, interceptor drones, modular energy solutions, propulsion systems, Sebastian Schulte, SOBEK, TYTAN Technologies, unmanned systems
(IN BRIEF) Leica Geosystems and Liebherr are extending their collaboration by integrating Leica’s sensor chain as a standard factory feature in Liebherr’s Generation 8 excavators, providing built-in 2D machine control and enabling seamless upgrades to advanced 3D solutions. The move … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2D machine control, 3D machine control, bucket fill assist, ConExpo, construction automation, construction digitalisation, contractor productivity, Factory Installed Leica Technology Set to Enhance Productivity and Digitalisation Across Liebherr Excavator Range, factory integration, Generation 8 excavators, GNSS configuration, heavy equipment innovation, Hexagon, Hexagon and Liebherr Deliver Integrated 2D and 3D Machine Control Solutions Directly From Production Line, Leica Geosystems, Leica MC1, Liebherr, machine control technology, on board weighing systems, sensor chain integration, smart excavation
(IN BRIEF) Professor Sabine Hauert has received an honorary OBE for her services to robotics, recognizing more than 20 years of research into swarm engineering and collaborative robotic systems. Her work spans applications from medical nanorobotics to drone swarms for … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AIHub, artificial intelligence, Association for the Understanding of Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous systems, Bristol Professor Honoured for Two Decades of Innovation Shaping the Future of Cooperative Robotics, collaborative robots, drone swarms wildfire response, engineering innovation, EPFL robotics, honorary OBE, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, MIT research, nanorobots cancer treatment, Open Source Robotics Foundation, RoboHub, Robotics Leader Sabine Hauert Recognised With Honorary OBE for Advancing Collective Autonomous Systems, robotics research, Sabine Hauert, science communication, swarm engineering, swarm robotics, UK Robotics Growth Partnership, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has launched the Swiss AI Assistant, a Switzerland-based generative AI chatbot designed for secure internal knowledge management. By processing and storing all data domestically and using open-source language models without training on customer information, the solution offers … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AI Work Hub, Apertus LLM, data protection compliance, digital sovereignty, GenAI Studio, generative AI enterprise solution, knowledge management AI, New Swiss AI Assistant Delivers Data Sovereign Knowledge Management Without Complex IT Deployment, open source language models, regulated industries AI adoption, secure chatbot platform, sovereign AI Switzerland, Swiss AI Assistant, Swiss data centres, Swisscom, Urs Lehner
(IN BRIEF) FORVIA will present an integrated portfolio of technologies for construction and mining equipment at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, marking the first joint showcase of innovations from FORVIA Faurecia and FORVIA HELLA for off-highway markets. Highlights include the world premiere of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Metals and Minerals, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged CIPOS technology, CONEXPO CON AGG 2026, connected vehicle architecture, construction machinery technology, ergonomic seating systems, eVA Electronic Valve Actuator, Forvia, FORVIA Faurecia, FORVIA HELLA, FORVIA Showcases Connected Systems and Rare Earth Free Sensing Solutions to Support the Future of Industrial Mobility, industrial electrification, magnet free sensors, Media Pump MPx, mining equipment innovation, off-highway vehicles, operator safety and efficiency, radar safety systems, rare earth free solutions, Smart Link Concept, Thermal Management, Universal Angular Sensor
(IN BRIEF) University of Liverpool spin-out Apoello has secured £470,000 in pre-seed investment to commercialise an AI-enabled platform designed to transform how new materials are discovered. Backed by SFC Capital, the British Business Bank and the University itself, the company … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Chemicals, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Abdel-Rahim Abdalla, Adam Coxson, AI materials discovery, Alessandro Troisi, Alfonso Gambino, Anthony Hollander, Apoello, Apoello Raises Pre Seed Funding to Bridge Academic Research and Industrial Application in Advanced Materials, British Business Bank, computational chemistry, DiaDEM, digital research platform, Dr Ömer Omar, Liverpool City Region, materials innovation, net zero research, New Investment Backs Apoello’s Mission to Digitise Materials Science and Accelerate Clean Technology Innovation, Ömer Omar, organic electronics, pre seed investment, Professor Alessandro Troisi, renewable energy technologies, Russell Payne, SFC Capital, Simon Tuley, spin-out funding, Thomas Pugh, Tony Travers, University of Liverpool
(IN BRIEF) Royal Philips, together with Erasmus MC and a broad consortium of industry, academic, and patient partners, has secured funding from the EU’s Innovative Health Initiative to coordinate the five-year SEISMIC research program aimed at transforming neurosurgery through the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged academia, and More Accessible Using Advanced Imaging, and Patients to Modernize Neurosurgical Care through Innovation, Bert van Meurs, Boston Scientific, Bracco, brain tumors, Cancer Patients Europe, Caresyntax, cryoablation, DEMCON Curix, Erasmus MC, EU-Backed SEISMIC Initiative Aims to Make Brain Surgery Safer, Faster, Fundacio Ictus, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Innovative Health Initiative, intracerebral hemorrhage, medical imaging, minimally invasive neurosurgery, neurosurgical innovation, Oldelft Ultrasound, patient outcomes, Philips, Pieter Kruizinga, Public Private Partnership, Radboudumc, real-time navigation, Royal Philips, SEISMIC, SEISMIC Partnership Unites Industry, subdural hematoma, Surgical Science, ultrasound, UMC Utrecht, University of Ljubljana, us4us, Vall d’Hebron, VHIR, X-ray imaging, Yaskawa
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