How do I stay safe online? This question is the focus of a day of action on internet safety. In Saxony, there are both online coaching sessions and events in schools.

A major cyberattack targets a security vulnerability that was actually closed at the beginning of 2021. However, some IT managers have not done their homework. Companies from Germany are among the victims.

The IntelliMan research and innovation project has set itself the goal of developing intelligent and adaptive robots. 13 partners from six countries are working together.

On February 3, 2023, the Plagiarius campaign awarded the dreaded 'Plagiarius' negative prize to manufacturers and retailers of particularly brazen counterfeits and fakes for the 47th time.

A decline in orders in the fourth quarter pushed the annual balance sheet of the German mechanical and plant engineering industry into the red.

The Kübler Group focuses on global presence and establishes a subsidiary in Australia, a new continent for the Group.

Under the leadership of Infineon Austria, the European research project 'Listen2Future' was launched with 27 partners from seven countries to develop the smallest microphone and ultrasonic sensors for industrial and medical examinations.

What Professor Röntgen discovered by chance in the evening during experiments in the laboratory in Würzburg revolutionized science. 100 years after his death, researchers are using the rays named after him to illuminate more than just people.

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Robot manufacturer Fanuc is supporting the development of an empathetic robot for use in industry. The 'Fluently' research project aims to create a robot platform that enables genuine social collaboration between humans and machines.

A whole range of exciting developments in the tech world await the industry in the new year. Dr. Thomas King, CTO of DE-CIX, has identified five trends that will shape the interconnection business and the networked world in 2023.

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The text robot ChatGPT from the US start-up OpenAI amazes with its polished dialogs and has triggered a lot of hype around the topic of artificial intelligence. However, scientists still have important questions to ask and warn of data protection loopholes and other risks.

The sums involved are in the hundreds of billions. Industries of the future, such as clean energy production, are being courted worldwide. Following an initiative by Ursula von der Leyen, the EU is now facing intensive debates.

On February 1, 2023, the transport robotics provider ek robotics opens a location in Hungary. Tamás Zahornitzky is appointed Managing Director of the branch in Budapest.

Universal Robots is expanding the 'UR+' ecosystem with ready-to-integrate complete solutions for various challenges relating to the automation of manual tasks.

Pilz is expanding its range for the safe use of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to include a traffic and order manager for all participants in intralogistics.

The robots in Kuka's KR Fortec ultra family are designed for the heavy payload range from 480 to 800 kg.

Angst+Pfister, supplier of mechanical and electronic components for the industrial and medical OEM market, has acquired the paramagnetic oxygen business of FoxSense (The Parox Company).

After a year with Group sales of around EUR 560 million, Balluff remains on course for growth and is creating the necessary conditions for this by expanding its production capacities - including with a large-scale production facility in Mexico.

Endress+Hauser increased its consolidated turnover by almost 17% in 2022. The Swiss family-owned company is also confident about the current year, in which the measurement and automation technology provider is celebrating its 70th anniversary.

In cooperation with WEKA FACHMEDIEN, WEKA BUSINESS MEDIEN will publish the official trade fair newspaper "HANNOVER MESSE DAILY" on the occasion of this year's HANNOVER MESSE.