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Human-machine interaction calls for empathy and inventiveness to satisfy the needs and requirements of users. Design methods can help, but they must not be used in a way that focuses too much on user experience at the expense of usability.

A flexible robot system and an autonomous vehicle all in one: The Tend-O-Bot eliminates the need for rigid automation solutions in production. However, this can only be achieved with a change of perspective.

A new laboratory allows researchers at PTZ Berlin to experiment with technologies for platform-based production engineering. The aim is to establish a resilient circular economy.

The Tübingen-based company conducts research on mRNA-based agents. It became world-famous almost overnight – thanks to a promising vaccine candidate against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Could open development processes make life-saving ventilators freely available?

Robots have become an indispensable part of our working world. Museum curator Marlies Wirth and automation expert Prof. Dr. Jörg Krüger discuss the ethical and cultural issues arising from this fact.

Intelligent decision support systems can help prevent sudden major disruptions caused by absences.

With PoWer, inserts can be checked and changed automatically.

Companies agree that digital twins are the future. But what about the present?

BMW Group's motorcycle plant in Berlin-Spandau stands for both traditional mechanical engineering and high-tech innovations. In recent months, a project team comprising innovators from BMW Motorrad and Fraunhofer IPK has developed a prototype solution for automated bolting.