

The grandson of company founder Emil Ziehl passed away on June 6, 2026 at the age of 79.

Under the theme “Mind meets machine – what's next?”, the trade show focuses on the interplay between human expertise and technological systems.

Logistics, cleaning, and medical robots, in particular, are seeing strong growth, while humanoid systems remain in the testing phase.

From a total of 40 nominated products, the readers of inspect, together with a panel of experts, selected the winners in four categories.

The trade fair (September 14-19, 2026) brings together around 86,000 visitors, 1,800 exhibitors and ten technology sectors.