Review of the Hannover Messe 2014 (20 Images)
Around 5,000 exhibitors presented themselves at the Hannover Messe 2014. Our photo gallery shows what the more than 180,000 visitors saw at the international trade fair.
ZVEI industry figures from the Automation Association (8 Images)
At a press conference at the Hannover Messe on April 8, 2014, the ZVEI Automation Association published the industry figures for the German automation industry.
The Federal Chancellor and the robots (10 Images)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel walked around Hannover Messe 2014 with Dutch Prime Minister H.E. Mark Rutte, repeatedly encountering robots ...
Winner of the Hermes Award 2014 (3 Images)
The winner of the Hermes Award 2014 technology prize has been announced.
Extensions for Raspberry Pi (10 Images)
Despite its antiquated Broadcom processor, the Raspberry Pi has won the hearts of the developer community. We present ten extensions to get even more out of the mini computer in a series of pictures.
Bionic robot 'Pleurobot' (6 Images)
The collaboration between scientists from the University of Jena and the École Polytechnique Fédéral Lausanne is providing new insights into the development of the locomotor system in terrestrial vertebrates.
The nominees for the Robotics Award 2014 (4 Images)
The Robotics Award will be presented for the fourth time at this year's Hannover Messe. The nominees include Continental and Preccon for a robot for carving prototype tires and Robert Bosch GmbH for a production assistant with a capacitive robot.
Product innovations at the Hannover Messe 2014 (36 Images)
Under the motto 'Integrated Industry - NEXT STEPS', the world's most important industrial trade fair - the Hannover Messe - enters a new round on April 7. Computer&AUTOMATION will be presenting the new products on the stands.
ZSW figures on the electric car market (9 Images)
In March 2014, the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) presented new figures on the global market growth of electric vehicles.
Fraunhofer IPA at the Automatica 2014 (12 Images)
At Automatica 2014, Fraunhofer IPA will be showcasing the latest research in the fields of industrial robotics and professional service robotics with numerous live demos.
The BionicKangaroo from Festo (10 Images)
With the BionicKangaroo, Festo has technically realized the kangaroo's way of moving. Like its natural role model, it can recover energy when jumping, store it and use it efficiently for the next jump.
Product innovations in building automation (11 Images)
Intelligent building automation has great potential for reducing energy costs in industry. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest product innovations in this segment in a series of pictures.
Vision product innovations in spring 2014 (8 Images)
The fourth industrial revolution - Industry 4.0 - also demands a lot from sensor technology. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest product innovations in the field of industrial image processing in a series of images.
Sensory product innovations in spring 2014 (10 Images)
Current trends in the field of sensors
Felten study on the relationship between IT and production (4 Images)
Manufacturing processes in a company can benefit enormously from close cooperation between the IT and production departments. However, the communication between IT and production is not right, for which, according to a recent Felten study, production and IT management
Impressions from the WorldSkills vocational competition 'Mobile Robotics' (13 Images)
From February 24 to 26, the German championship in the WorldSkills Germany vocational competition "Mobile Robotics 2014" took place at the vocational schools in Osnabrück. The winners will now go on to the European Championships in Lille, France.
The 'u-remote' I/O system in detail (10 Images)
With 'u-remote', Weidmüller has launched a new I/O system on the market which, according to the manufacturer, sets new standards in terms of module width and connection density, among other things.
New products at the embedded world 2014 (35 Images)
At the end of February, everything at the Nuremberg exhibition center revolved around embedded system technology. In a series of pictures, Computer&AUTOMATION shows a selection of new products that were on display at the embedded world Exhibition&Conference.
Winner of the Embedded Award 2014 (3 Images)
The Embedded Award is presented annually to outstanding technical innovations. Prof. Dr. Matthias Sturm presented the award to the three winners during the tour of embedded world 2014.
Extended management at Berghof (5 Images)
As part of its 'BeSt 2026' growth strategy, the Berghof Group is reorganizing its management level: in future, the management of each of the five subsidiaries will be taken over by a dual leadership team.