Mobile emergency assistant 'MobiNa' (4 Images)
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA) have presented the mobile emergency assistance system 'MobiNa'. It is designed to enable older people to live in their own homes for longer.
Impressions of the robot workshop 'NI WorldClass 2013' (14 Images)
16 top engineering students from Germany, Austria and Switzerland met in mid-March for the interdisciplinary robotics workshop 'NI WorldClass 2013' at National Instruments.
Details on the 'Glass' data glasses from Google (9 Images)
Shortly before the delivery of the first data glasses 'Glass', Google has announced details of its new product, the associated software development kit and the matching Android app.
Impressions of the qualified participants in the 48th national competition (10 Images)
The state winners have now emerged from the preliminary rounds of the 48th national Jugend forscht competition. Computer&AUTOMATION took a closer look at the finalists' developments - including some robotics solutions - from the fields of technology and engineering.
The winners of the Robotics Award 2013 (3 Images)
For the third time, the Hannover Messe, in cooperation with the magazine Industrieanzeiger and the Robotation Academy, presented the Robotics Award for applied robot solutions. Computer&AUTOMATION took a closer look at the three winners.
Results of the VDE Trend Report (15 Images)
Industry 4.0 is coming, but not before 2025, according to the latest VDE Trend Report.
Impressions from the Hannover Messe 2013 (33 Images)
6,550 exhibitors from 62 countries presented themselves at the Hannover Messe 2013. Our photo gallery shows what the approximately 225,000 visitors saw at the international trade fair.
Trend survey 2013 - Industry 4.0 perspective (7 Images)
The 'Tendency Survey 2013 - Perspective Industry 4.0' of the Industry 4.0 platform records which companies are already dealing with the fourth generation of Industry 4.0.
Energy transition in production on hold? (3 Images)
Felten has published the results of its comparative study on the energy transition in the production of manufacturing companies.
Industry figures from the ZVEI Automation Association (5 Images)
At a press conference at the Hannover Messe on April 9, 2013, the ZVEI Automation Association published the industry figures for the German automation industry.
The winners of the ZVEI Images 2013 photo competition (10 Images)
"Industry in a new light" - the aim of the Images 2013 photo competition organized by the ZVEI was to photographically and artistically realize this motto. The association honored the ten best works at the Hannover Messe.
Mechanical and plant engineering 2012 (3 Images)
At the Hannover Messe 2013, the VDMA published the figures for the German mechanical and plant engineering industry in 2012. Turnover was almost at a record level.
Results of the VDI Energy Barometer January 2013 (6 Images)
Every three months, Germany's largest engineering association, the VDI Energy Barometer, analyzes the development of the energy sector by industry and compares the different energy sources.
VDMA: Global machinery sales 2012 (3 Images)
According to estimates by VDMA economists, global machinery sales rose by a nominal ten percent in 2012 to a new record level of EUR 2,250 billion. This does not include services such as installation, repair and maintenance.
Lightweight construction with intelligent kinematics: the 'BionicOpter' (7 Images)
Like the flight of the dragonfly, the flight characteristics of Festo's 'BionicOpter', which is modeled on nature, are also fascinating.
The finalists of the Hermes Award 2013 (5 Images)
An independent jury has nominated five companies for the Hermes Award 2013 - the international technology prize of Hannover Messe and Deutsche Messe. This year's nominees include a number of automation companies.
Award-winning developments from Endress+Hauser (4 Images)
At its 2013 Innovators' Meeting in Basel, the Endress+Hauser Group honored four particularly successful product solutions from its own company.
The Expert Days on Service Robotics (7 Images)
Schunk provided information on current developments and future trends at its Expert Days.
PI technologies penetrate the markets (4 Images)
Development of the number of Profibus, Profinet and Profisafe nodes in 2012
Impressions of the 18th ICC at Phoenix Contact (6 Images)
Impressions of the Industrial Communication Congress 2013, organized by Phoenix Contact in Bad Pyrmont