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55 percent more orders
Revenue of the intralogistics specialist TGW, which plans, builds, and maintains highly automated logistics centers, slightly exceeded the previous year's all-time high of €1.07 billion in the 2024/2025 fiscal year . Order intake reached €1.5 billion, and the number of employees rose to 4,645.
With brains on the spot
Robotics provider German Bionic is presenting a new AI-assisted exoskeleton called "Exia" at this year's A+A – the world's leading trade fair for occupational health, safety, and ergonomics. According to the company, this is the world's first exoskeleton controlled by augmented AI with high levels of comprehension.
Train protection at Rochers-de-Naye
Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MVR) is modernizing its railway infrastructure on the line connecting Montreux to Rochers-de-Naye, offering spectacular views of the Vaud Alps and Lake Geneva, using Stadler's CBTC signaling technology.
Revolution in Brownfield
Workwear specialist Strauss took its logistics in Biebergemünd to the next level with a system upgrade that, in addition to lower costs and faster implementation, saved 26,000 tons of CO2 compared to a new build. This "Next Level" won the German Logistics Award 2025.
German logistics generates 335 billion in sales
Around 2,300 participants will attend over 220 presentations at the " BVL Supply Chain CX " the logistics conference in Berlin, which was renamed two years ago on Wednesday with an additional 120 exhibitors and partners . Logistics currently generates €335 billion in revenue in Germany.
Apollo mission in the mountains
"Apollo Go" is not a continuation of the space mission that took the US space agency NASA to the moon in the 1960s , but a Chinese company with whose help the PostBus division of the Swiss Post will soon test automated driving in four cantons.
Rocket shuttle for fishermen
As general contractor for Fischer, an electronics supplier specializing up a single-aisle small parts shuttle warehouse with over 4,400 bin storage spaces at its headquarters in Lüdenscheid. Production operation is scheduled to begin in early June 2026.
Impressive study trip
The Swiss Intralogistics Association (ILS) completed an insightful program with 50 participants, providing insights into state-of-the-art systems at the Container Logistics Center GLC, at Swiss Post Cargo in Villmergen, TGW on a BIM construction site, at Meier Tobler in Oberbuchsiten, Avosano and Schindler.
Bearings and saws toothed
The portfolio of metal dealer Brütsch/Rüegger in Regensdorf, in the canton of Zurich, encompasses more than 8,000 products and 5,500 tons of stock. The full-range supplier has recently replaced its semi-automated honeycomb storage system with the fully automated Unitop and Unitower long goods storage systems from Kasto. Two adapted band saws complement the process chain—a key success factor.
Top-class cast
transport.ch, the Swiss trade fair for commercial vehicles and workshop supplies, will be pleased to welcome renowned participants from November 4 to 8 in Bern. Council of States member Thierry Burkhart, one of the industry's most important voices, at the opening ceremony on November 4.
With brains on the spot
With brains on the spot
Robotics provider German Bionic is presenting a new AI-assisted exoskeleton called "Exia" at this year's A+A – the world's leading trade fair for occupational health, safety, and ergonomics. According to the company, this is the world's first exoskeleton controlled by augmented AI with high levels of comprehension.
The future of physical work
"We don't replace people, but actively and effectively support their strengths, such as flexibility, creativity, and intuition , to make work safer, healthier, and more productive," says Armin G. Schmidt, founder and CEO of German Bionic. The Exia exoskeleton, with its augmented AI, will redefine the future of physical work—the intelligent exoskeleton flexibly adapts to the human body and actively supports them.
Adaptive and flexible
The AI-based and networked Exia recognizes movement patterns, interprets the context, and responds immediately as needed – providing support when lifting, walking, carrying, or working in a forward-leaning position. This is based on extensive, data-compliant data collected from various work situations. The accumulated practical knowledge allows for precise support even from the first use of the exoskeleton. The dynamic relief of up to 38 kg per lifting movement is unmatched worldwide.
Armin G. Schmidt
The success of using Exia, says Schmidt, is primarily due to its truly adaptive nature. Exia is not only powerful but also smart. Based on billions of anonymized data sets from real work situations, it anticipates the needs of the people who use it. "Unlike well-known large language models like ChatGPT, which are based on language, we have been training our AI for many years with real application data from various industries and use cases.
This approach we developed, which we call Augmented AI, is not only more data-efficient and thus more computationally efficient and energy-saving, but also more precise, effective, and resource-saving," explains Norma Steller, Chief Technology Officer at German Bionic.
Photos: German Bionic
"Our exoskeleton is robotic, networked, intelligent, and incorporates gamification elements. The enthusiasm with which both young and old embrace this technology makes physically demanding careers more attractive overall. Especially for young people who are open to technology," says Steller. "Our exoskeleton also offers the prospect of preventing new generations from getting caught in this spiral of heavy lifting and back pain, which, in the worst case, leads to them having to leave their jobs early or even leaving their professional lives altogether."
Exia features
• Supports up to 38 kg per lifting movement
• Relieves strain when lifting, walking, carrying and loading as well as when working in a forward-leaning position
• Helps to prevent injuries and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
• Adapts flexibly to users, tasks and industries
• 360-degree human augmentation through the German Bionic IO data insight platform, the AI-based
ergonomic early warning system Smart Safety Companion, the German Bionic Connect app and more
• Learns with every use and continuously improves through AI
• Receives regular over-the-air updates
• Integrated into digital workflows and data platforms
• Robust, dust- and waterproof
• Tried and tested in real work situations in industry and care
German Bionic November 4 to 7 at A+A 2025: Messe Düsseldorf, Hall 5, E16
