The world’s largest industrial trade fair opened its doors in Hannover on March 31, 2025. Once again, artificial intelligence and robotics take center stage, technologies that many manufacturing companies now consider indispensable.

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly prevalent in our daily lives. The manufacturing industry has long recognized the benefits of this technology and is integrating AI into more and more areas – especially in conjunction with robots. Among other goals, this aims to mitigate the skilled labor shortage in the industry and secure Germany’s international competitiveness. Consequently, the offerings and international interest in AI and robotics solutions are substantial, as demonstrated by the Hannover Messe 2025, which runs from March 31 to April 4 this year.

AI Indispensable in Industry Too

According to a recent Bitkom survey, around 42 percent of German industrial companies already use AI in production, with another third (35 percent) planning to do so. 82 percent agree that the use of AI will be crucial for competitiveness in the German industry in the future. Almost half (46 percent) of the 552 surveyed industrial companies with 100 or more employees fear, however, that the German industry is missing out on the AI revolution or is in the process of doing so. Only a fifth (21 percent) see AI as a hype topic that will soon pass.

Meanwhile, with Canada as the partner country and the controversial tariff policy of the new US administration, the Hannover Messe 2025 is gaining political significance. Calls from industry for greater sovereignty vis-à-vis the USA or China are growing louder. A significant challenge, as both countries are global leaders in AI and robotics. Europe still has to find its footing in many areas, although German, French, British, and Italian companies lead in some fields.

Quantum Computing: A Beacon of Hope

One of the promising fields where the Federal Republic of Germany is also at the forefront is quantum mechanics and quantum computing. The Munich-based startup Quantum Diamonds, which combines AI with cutting-edge quantum sensor measurement technology for metrology and other applications, has grown so rapidly in just under three years that it has already expanded into the USA. According to Handelsblatt, semiconductor manufacturers are lining up to work with the company. Among the stars of the startup scene in Hall 2 of the Hannover Messe, other companies like Ecoplanet can also be found.

The Munich-based provider of AI-driven energy management software has won the Hermes Award of the Hannover Messe for startups. In the field of robotics, the HMI also has innovations to offer. Warehouse robots are already very present in logistics but are also increasingly used as household helpers and caregivers. Until Friday, April 4, around 4,000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries, 260 of them from partner country Canada, will present these and other exciting developments that will shape our world in the coming years at the world’s largest industrial trade fair.

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One of the promising fields where the Federal Republic is also at the forefront is quantum mechanics and quantum computing. The Munich-based startup Quantum Diamonds is a cutting-edge example that combines AI with quantum technologies.