:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/94/81/948196fc18c3feb4ec87165b218b5650/0129493778v1.jpeg "This is the Vector reconnaissance drone from the start-up Quantum Systems from Gilching near Munich. The specialists are so well received by investors that they can now look forward to an injection of 150 million euros to strengthen their position even further. (Image:Quantum Systems)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/da/b1/dab1af09c1f7fd43c841d8c8c60882d7/0129466462v1.jpeg "The yellow device is an auxiliary tool that Subaru needs in vehicle production. The production of such tools can now be accelerated using the high-speed T25 nozzle from Stratsys in combination with the F770-3D 3D printer. Read more here ... (Image:Subaru)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/26/50/2650410753c0bdf9c55989b752891a4f/0129485561v1.jpeg "Northern German industrial companies' confidence in relations with the USA is waning. (Image:ChatGPT)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/37/9f/379f62914fcef347331e271270e3f755/ad1i8940-4368x2456v1.jpeg "(Source: SIMTOS)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/05/63/05633ca5deb577945793fd0f553356b3/0129493475v1.jpeg "Lapp continued to invest in production capacities and technologies worldwide in the 2025 financial year. (Image:Lapp)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/97/3a/973acc83133c28605f855d750523142e/0129492013v1.jpeg "During the opening, Agile One symbolically pressed the start button. (Image:Deutsche Telekom AG / Cindy Albrecht)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/dd/4e/dd4e6ce73e0e700dcc0f0584813ef47f/0128875162v1.jpeg "Thanks to their high precision, robustness and integration capability, Micro-Epsilon's measurement technology solutions are not only suitable for new systems, but also ideal for retrofit applications. (Image:Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/17/61/1761a0165c23fe007d0a8e62d2a23121/0129467133v1.jpeg "The partnership between Dassault Systèmes and Nvidia aims to make the industry more effective with the help of AI and digital twins. (Picture: ©DC Studio - stock.adobe.com)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/9b/e7/9be7c2ceb897aa2bf1ab4eb2198b8b96/roboter-20hand1-1240x698v1v1.jpeg "What if you could 3D print a soft robot with predictable shape-shifting capabilities already built in? (Image:Picture: Harvard University)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/a7/34/a73475e9638e032c32288f53006abab7/newsimage417867-2665x1500v1v1.jpeg "Combination of a model from a scanning electron microscope image (left) with a section of the underlying crystal structure of a studied MXene with precisely controlled surface terminations. (Image:B. Schröder/HZDR)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d2/1a/d21a9b3e1333f306ffd6421e84f9e3d0/semiconductor-20image-20courtesy-20of-20gelest-3000x1688v1.jpeg "In a new collaboration, IBM will test the performance of Gelest precursor materials for dry resist EUV lithography, generating results that aim to guide Gelest on materials research and speed innovation toward smaller devices. (Source: Gelest)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b9/47/b9470dd7a30574d74b6d95d26e4e4ee8/0129473060v1.jpeg "UE Studios has presented the Self-Driving Urban E-Shuttle to the public for the first time. (Image:UE Studios)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d0/bb/d0bb569e57d4b98f28bfa4b9600b245e/0129453908v1.jpeg "Tobias Sühlmann is Head of Design at Porsche. (Image:McLaren)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/eb/73/eb73c6f1dc08af55057cfc298c8ef72f/0128683789v1.jpeg "Alpina has been an independent brand since January. In the picture: the BMW Alpina Roadstar V8 from 2002. (Image:BMW)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b7/1d/b71d25d354a0800790b525ebacd45168/a260075-large-960x540v1v1.jpeg "With the AI-supported dryer control system, Audi is testing the first application from an IPAI cooperation in series production in the paint shop at the Neckarsulm site. (Image:Audi)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/8d/ff/8dffe7518cc69b90ea89c7b37f7de781/0129470810v1.jpeg "Demo of the ChipStack AI Super Agent. (Image:Cadence)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/35/a7/35a7cbca29eb719318324ca2e70c33c7/0129484567v1.jpeg "The above-ground part of the IceCube experiment and the graphic simulation of a measurement signal from the detectors in the ice. Researchers can measure cosmic neutrinos with the IceCube observatory. (Image:Stephan Richter, IceCube; photomontage: Beatrix von Puttkamer)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/42/c0/42c09f523fbe58320ac017087fb678b4/0129455974v1.jpeg "Schematic representation of a microlaser with a surface grating structured with nanometer precision. The compact semiconductor laser generates a directed beam of light with a beam profile that is precisely tailored to the respective application. (Image:AG Reitzenstein/TU Berlin)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/72/e8/72e82e7be7eb9c7f3fe6e7bd6442b95d/0129427931v1.jpeg "Strategic: EPC licenses eGaN technology to Renesas (Image:freely licensed)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/57/e9/57e9a98c378304dc3fead8e82f4fc57b/0128822917v1.jpeg?v= "More than just eye-catchers at trade fairs: Humanoid robots, like the 4NE1 from Neura at CES 2026, are set to prove their practical value this year. (Image:Neura Robotics)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/1f/2c/1f2cee91268d0f79bd25d91e8e74ce30/0127542613v1.jpeg?v= "The number of factory robots has doubled in the last ten years. (Image:Pixabay)")
Article | Oct 27, 2025
Number of New Factory Robots Worldwide Doubled in Ten Years
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/50/5d/505df81f0ec6b01a7c4e5bb24918d4c4/0127184208v1.jpeg?v= "Robots are being used more and more outside of industry as well. (Image:Fanuc)")
Article | Oct 7, 2025
The Number of Industrial Robots Has Doubled in Ten Years
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/54/1c/541c5f3ef859a6a7bed5066311b12bc3/0126176260v1.jpeg?v= "Humanoid robots are currently a major topic. They could serve in industry, the social sector, and households. Not least, Honda introduced Asimo (shown here) 25 years ago. What has happened since and the global state of humanoids is revealed here by the IFR... (Image:Honda)")
Article | Aug 22, 2025
This is how the Trend Toward Humanoid Robots Looks...
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/25/9c/259ca1928f2b823f96d60f56b423030a/humanoids-teaser-news-1600x899v1.jpeg?v= "Humanoids are considered to be the next big thing in robotics. (Image: Neura Robotics)")
Article | Aug 14, 2025
Humanoid Robots: "Vision and Reality"
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b7/c4/b7c4071c98e162fd0aab1128f5ac1fab/graph-japanese-automotive-industry-1600x900-1600x899v1.jpeg?v= "Japan's automotive industry significantly increases the proportion of robots in production (Bild: International Federation of Robotics)")
Article | Jul 15, 2025
Japan’s Automotive Industry Sees Highest Robot Installations in Five Years
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/15/ac/15ac2a963e4cc936dca0ecd052c00112/0123795668v1.jpeg?v= "The Chinese have seen a record upswing in robotics. Now the state is planning to spend billions to support humanoid robots, artificial intelligence (AI) and other high-tech sectors. Europe should not stand idly by ... (Image:Grushefish)")
Article | Mar 25, 2025
China boosts robotics and AI sector with venture capital fund
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/07/a9/07a9b45d3d205ed4af68098206e6ac3f/0122964470v1.jpeg?v= "Many countries are currently investing billions in robotics. (Image:Gorodenkoff—stock.adobe.com)")
Article | Feb 13, 2025
Asia, Europe, and America drive robotics forward with billion-dollar investments
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/4a/be/4abeb3f23531999732085680b3e9ef8e/0122624988v1.jpeg?v= "Intelligent, humanoid, efficiently innovative, and supportive in the labor market - these are robots in 2025 according to IFR. (Image:International Federation of Robotics)")
Article | Feb 11, 2025
AI, sustainability, and new business areas
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/ee/d1/eed1ff08c5814739e399eaed79fa2967/0120798793v1.jpeg?v= "Robots are currently very popular in German industry, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has now discovered. The systems are currently enjoying an all-time high, it says. Find out more about the background to this development and the forecasts ... (Image:Kuka)")