Tag: automation
When robots count the products at dm or Rewe at night
Dusseldorf In the evening in the drugstore, the last purchases are done, it is quiet in the shop. But as soon as the doors are closed, a robot suddenly rolls…
Bosch has examined Spac deals for the e-drive and lidar division
Illustration of lidar sensors at Bosch The auto parts supplier examined a Spac IPO for some divisions last year. (Photo: Bosch) Frankfurt, Stuttgart According to financial circles, the automotive supplier…
Robotics is booming due to skills shortages and supply chain chaos
Munich Empty shelves and a lack of employees – the new shortage in the economy gives the manufacturers of industrial robots a special boom. 487,000 robots were sold worldwide last…
The robot brings lunch
Bangkok In his laboratory in Singapore, Massimo Alberti is working to ensure that animal testing for cosmetic products no longer has a future. With his start-up Revivo Biosystems, the founder…
Retailer delivers purchases using drones
san francisco Walmart becomes the first American retailer to use drones extensively for grocery delivery. Four million households in six states – Texas, Arizona, Utah, Virginia, Arkansas, Florida – will…
The five best providers – and their strategies
robot face Sustainability is an important trend in the robo industry. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Frankfurt Robo advisors are growing – but not as fast as the industry hopes. The automated…
Autonomous driving: Three ways to autopilot
Self-Driving Cars The vehicles often behave differently than human drivers in everyday life. (Photo: Getty Images, Unsplash, Adobe Stock) Albuquerque, Los Angeles, New York The Mercedes jerks, then stops. In…
Hannover Messe: Reopening with almost no Chinese
Hanover, Dusseldorf The scenes that are almost unfamiliar are those that take place in front of the halls of the Deutsche Messe in Hanover on Monday morning: Visitors and exhibitors…
Benteler and Beep want to expand with buses
new York Yellowstone is an American icon. The national park in the western United States is known for its thousand-year-old trees, black bears and bison. If the Paderborn-based automotive supplier…
What investors expect from automated investment strategies
robot Investors can entrust their capital to a robo advisor. This automatically invests the customer’s capital, often with the help of algorithms. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Digital money managers have so…
Robot start-up wants to make delivery services profitable
Munich A Munich logistics company wants to make express delivery services such as Gorillas and Flink profitable: With the Noyes system, the delivery services could partially automate their warehouses. “We…
This AI is designed to protect the lives of Bundeswehr pilots
Fabian Schmitt (left) and Yannick Brand The founders of Hattec took part in the Timber Express. During the multinational exercise, soldiers from different countries practice networking weapon systems. (Photo: Bundeswehr)…
Digitization: Automation can save jobs
Autonomous transport vehicle from Fernride A single teleoperator can take care of several trucks at the same time. (Photo: Fernride) Entrepreneurs in Germany only have to put words like robots,…
BMW & Deutsche Telekom invest in start-up Kinexon
Munich The Munich start-up Kinexon has won Deutsche Telekom and BMW as strategic investors and wants to massively expand its business with industrial automation. “There is a gigantic market potential…
So wollen Forscher das Stau-Problem lösen
Düsseldorf Die seltsamen Bremsmanöver sorgten immer wieder für erzürnte Kunden: Scheinbar ohne Grund stoppten die Fahrzeuge der Google-Schwesterfirma Waymo in Phoenix. Hunderte Minivans sind mittlerweile auf den Straßen der US-Großstadt…
In the lockdown of millions, the salad comes by drone
Asia Technonomics In the weekly column we take turns writing about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) China is a country of internet users. More than a…
Flossbach von Storch & Vanguard: Robo-Advisor at an asset manager
Robo Advisor The new providers allow customers to check the market via an app. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Providers could hardly be more different than the two who now want to…
The new digital money managers on the robo market
Robo Advisor The new providers allow customers to check the market via an app. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Providers could hardly be more different than the two who now want to…
United Robotics takes over “Pepper” – the robots of the RAG Foundation
Berlin A large European robot manufacturer is created under the umbrella of the RAG Foundation. The United Robotics Group, which is already part of the investment portfolio, is taking over…
Bosch acquires Five and accelerates software development
Stuttgart The race for the self-driving car is the most exciting future question in the automotive industry. Only those who are ahead here will make the leap into the digitization…