Infineon has completed the acquisition of ams Osram's non-optical analog/mixed-signal sensor portfolio. The business is expected to generate approximately 230 million euros in revenue in 2026.

AI agents support security operations centers, but so far they lack a permanent memory. A technical article explains the challenges facing autonomous security automation.

Jane Heffner is the new president of the International Federation of Robotics. Adrien Brouillard has been appointed vice president of the global federation.

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Operational Technology (OT) controls physical processes and therefore operates under preventive and deterministic constraints. Modern AI, by contrast, is probabilistic and improves through iterative learning. Reconciling these paradigms remains a defining challenge of industrial AI.

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Neuron Automation introduces the Smart Engineer. This T3-certified development environment for functional safety combines safety engineering, DevOps, and AI support up to SIL 3.

Yaskawa has opened a new robotics distribution center and an assembly hall in Kočevje. The 32-million-euro investment strengthens production and logistics for the EMEA region.

Avnet Silica has appointed Maryannick Dauba as president. The long-time executive will take over leadership of the company in the EMEA region effective July 1, 2026.

Siemens and IFS are collaborating to use industrial AI to enable a closed-loop digital twin across the entire plant lifecycle. The goal is to more closely link design data with real-world operational information and optimize industrial processes.

Weidmüller has joined the EEBus Initiative. Together, they aim to further promote the international EEBus communication standard for smart grids and intelligent energy management.

Having introduced the principles of Federation Architecture in Part 1, this article examines their practical implications. It describes operational effects, limitations and areas of application, and situates FA within existing industrial architecture models.

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ebm-papst returned to a growth trajectory in fiscal year 2025/26. Air Technology, data center applications, and artificial intelligence are driving revenue and investments.

Bettina Könighofer and Anna Galler of Graz University of Technology have each been awarded an Astra Prize by the FWF. With one million euros in funding each, they are conducting research on trustworthy AI and two-dimensional quantum materials for future electronics and sensor applications.

Following the failure of “Claude Fable 5,” the AI consulting firm Neurawork recommends a robust AI strategy focused on data sovereignty, reliability, and governance.

Alibaba is expanding its Qwen model family with a robotics suite for Physical AI. The three models support manipulation, navigation, and simulation for autonomous robotic systems

With the acquisition of VPIphotonics, Keysight Technologies is expanding its software portfolio for photonics development. Going forward, these solutions will cover the entire design process, from component physics to the simulation of complete optical systems.

A market analysis by HMS Networks shows that Industrial Ethernet accounts for 79% of all newly installed network nodes. Fieldbus technologies continue to lose ground.

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Qualcomm is acquiring the AI software company Modular. The goal is to expand an open software platform for generative and agent-based AI in edge, cloud, and data center environments.

The Taiwan Expo Europe 2026 in Warsaw brought together more than 3,000 visitors and over 100 Taiwanese companies. The event focused on semiconductors, AI, and resilient supply chains.

Fraunhofer IPMS is introducing Q-Dice, a quantum random number generator that produces truly random numbers at a rate of 4.1 Gbit/s for cryptographic and security-critical applications.

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Synapticon and Generative Bionics have entered into a partnership to develop propulsion systems for humanoid robots. The goal is to establish a European supply chain for the development, manufacturing, certification, and integration of the technology, as well as to reduce dependence on external suppliers.

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