Germany
AI automation stories from factory floors in Germany.
G5Brussels · EU
107 days to go: what the Machinery Regulation means for self-learning safety functions
From 20 January 2027, any safety function that learns on its own needs a notified body. Self-certification is off the table for it.
Explainer5 Oct 2026 · 5 min
R1Leipzig · DE
BMW starts its first humanoid robot pilot in Europe, at Plant Leipzig
Hexagon Robotics' AEON, built in Zurich, works on battery module assembly and component production. It follows a 10-month US pilot.
News5 Oct 2026 · 4 min
S4Erlangen · DE
Siemens picks its own Erlangen plant as the blueprint for AI-driven factories
Announced with NVIDIA at CES 2026: the aim is a fully AI-driven, adaptive manufacturing site, starting in Erlangen this year.
News5 Oct 2026 · 3 min
S4Berlin · DE
Bitkom: 57% of German firms now use AI. None say they use it fully
The share has nearly tripled in two years. But 59% say they are not using AI's potential at all, and one in three sees its own existence at risk.
Data5 Oct 2026 · 3 min
V2Neckarsulm · DE
How Audi checks 1.5 million spot welds a shift with AI
Ultrasound spot checks gave way to AI that reviews every weld, so people look only at anomalies. A second system finds weld spatter with eight cameras.
Feature5 Oct 2026 · 4 min