Remanufacturing. AI image recognition for vehicle components
How can used vehicle parts be dealt with sensibly? A large number of used parts end up in the scrap yard every year. As anyone who has ever tinkered with […]
Interurban Vehicle. DLR study for a long-distance vehicle of the future
As part of the large-scale Next Generation Car (NGC) project, a total of 20 institutes of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are jointly developing technologies for road vehicles of the […]
The BirdBot uses legs constructed along the lines of ratites
Since prehistoric times, people have been using nature as a model for the development of technical devices. This is also the case with the leg structure of dinosaurs and ratites. […]
Fingertip feeling for robots. An artificial finger that can perceive touches
Equipping machines with tactile abilities is still a major challenge. Will robots soon be able to feel their surroundings like humans and animals? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have […]
International Federation of Robotics. The Top Five Robot Trends 2022
“The use of robotics is rapidly gaining momentum in both traditional and new industries,” says Milton Guerry, President of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). More and more companies are […]
HygroShape. Self-shaping wooden furniture
Can furniture be made that takes on its final shape by itself after unpacking? Furniture was traditionally mostly made by a carpenter or in a factory and then transported in […]
materials.cologne – The Digital Conference for Design and Innovation
Focus 2022: “Materials and Future Technologies The fifth edition of materials.cologne, the well-known platform for knowledge exchange, dialogue and networking on the topic of material innovation, will focus this year […]
Framework. A laptop that can be completely disassembled and easily repaired
Who has not already had this experience? If a connection on the laptop is defective, it cannot be repaired. If the battery life decreases or the power storage unit is […]
Bosch Tech Compass 2022 examines the relationship with technologies
Many people have an ambivalent relationship to technology. Sometimes they consider technological progress a blessing, sometimes a curse. Often this is because technologies such as computers, the internet and smartphones […]
Dyson Demo VR. New shopping experience in the virtual reality store
Dyson is introducing virtual reality technology to open a new chapter in its fast-growing direct-to-consumer retail concept. The VR application “Dyson Demo VR” is designed to allow customers to try, […]
SmartTecStyle Conference 2021
Textiles, their design and the technologies to produce and process them are playing an increasingly important role in the context of sustainable production. Hosted by the Department of Engineering and […]
Solar mini-refinery. CO2-neutral fuel from sunlight and ambient air
The demand for energy, it is predicted, will continue to rise both in industry and in private households. This also affects the mobility sector, among others. At the same time, […]
End of the spare parts warehouse. Daimler Buses expands its 3D printing service portfolio
Many locations and long aisles full of well-stocked warehouse shelves everywhere. And a warehouse clerk who, when asked, sets out to find the spare part needed and bring it in […]
Deutsche Hospitality and Porsche Design Group launch innovative hotel concept
It’s all about “Zeitgeist, Design and Service Excellence”. With the brand “Steigenberger Porsche Design Hotels”, Deutsche Hospitality presents an innovative hotel concept in the luxury lifestyle segment together with the […]
Continental. Three new robotic vehicles for the mobility of tomorrow
At the ITS World Congress 2021 in Hamburg, the focus is currently on the future of mobility. Innovative solutions for intelligent transport systems will be presented at the international industry […]
Airless tyres made of shape memory alloy
Air-filled tyres? Difficult in the atmospheric conditions. Changing tyres? Not possible. So, what kind of tyres would suit a rover planned for use on the moon or Mars? For challenging […]
Autonomous transporter for the logistics of tomorrow
When materials are transported across production sites, the systems that are used are increasingly autonomous. Thanks to a new generation of flexible, driverless transporters, the options for using these systems […]
Controlling digital devices with brain signals
Controlling digital devices using only the power of thought is something that sounds very science fiction. Nonetheless, the first steps in this direction are already being taken. Pison Technology, a […]
Surround sound from web-printed loudspeaker paper
Music and sound everywhere and no clunky speakers in box-like cases? If researchers at the TU Chemnitz Institute for Print and Media Technology have their way, the loudspeakers of the […]
Toilet Control Panel with a hologram interface
Hygiene is considered very important in everyday Japanese life, and there is nowhere else in the world with such convenient toilets. It did not take the current pandemic for everyone […]