IFR: South Korea, Singapore and Germany lead industrial robot density rankings
South Korea leads global industrial robot density with 1,066 units per 10,000 manufacturing employees, followed by Singapore (873) and Germany…
EU Commission European AI, Data, Robotics Forum
Practical information When: Tuesday 13 October 2026, 09:00 – Wednesday 14 October 2026, 14:00 (CEST)...
EU lawmakers reach deal on €115 million AGILE defence innovation programme
The new programme will provide fast-track funding, testing access and industry matchmaking for SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups developing disruptive defence…
EU Commission registers citizens’ initiative on EU-wide basic income
The EU Commission registered a European citizens’ initiative calling for steps towards the introduction of unconditional basic income in EU…
EU Commission opens EIC funding to defence and dual-use technologies
The European Commission has amended the 2026 European Innovation Council work programme to allow start-ups and SMEs working on defence…
Choose Europe for Science: EU Commission unveils 16 long-term scientific career projects
The European Commission has today unveiled the first 16 projects selected under the ‘Choose Europe for Science' initiative, a groundbreaking pilot scheme…
EU invests over €307 million into artificial intelligence, robotics, and related technologies
The European Commission has opened two new Horizon Europe calls worth €307.3 million to strengthen Europe’s digital innovation and competitiveness.…
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Scaleup Europe Fund: EU Commission partners with private investors
The EU Commission has united leading private investors from across Europe to announce their intention to create the Scaleup Europe…
Horizon Europe Digital Call 2025: More than 500 proposals submitted
A call of the Horizon Europe Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry and Space) closed on 2 October 2025. A total of 503 proposals have been…
AI-DATA-ROBOTICS – EU Info Day and Brokerage Event
16 May 2025 Albert Borschette Conference Centre – Rue Froissart 36, 1040 Etterbeek The European...
EU Commission summary of its European Competitiveness Compass proposal
The Competitiveness Compass sets out the course the EU Commission will follow in the next five years. The Compass, first announced by…
IFR: Sales of professional service robots increased by 30 percent worldwide
Sales of professional service robots increased by 30% worldwide. More than 205,000 units were registered by the statistics department of…
Insight EU Dossier: Industry 4.0., Robotics, Artificial Intelligence – 3/2023
EU-US TTC enhances emerging technologies, sustainable trade, and economic security +++ EU-US Trade and Technology Council: simpler rules for more…
Insight EU Dossier: Industry 4.0, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence – Issue 2/2023
# TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Antitrust: EU Commission seeks feedback on rules on technology transfer agreements EU-US...
Insight EU Dossier AI, Robotics, Industry 4.0 – 3/2022
ISSUE 3 / 2022 Speech by EU Commission President von der Leyen at the imec...
Insight EU Dossier: Industry 4.0, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence – Issue 2 / 2022
INTRO Special Committee report on Artificial intelligence: press conference, plenary debate and vote on Tuesday,...
Insight EU Dossier Industry 4.0, Robotics and A.I. – Update January 2022
ISSUE 1/2022: THE EUROPEAN CHIPS ACT Semiconductor Chips Act: How the EU Commission wants to...
Insight EU Dossier Industry, Robotics, and AI – Update November-December 2021
NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2021 UNESCO: 193 countries adopt the 1st agreement on the Ethics of...
Insight EU Dossier Industry 4.0, Robotics & A.I. Update September – October 2021
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2021 State of the Union: EU Commission proposes a Path to the...
Insight EU Dossier Industry 4.0, Robotics & AI – Update June – August 2021
Content of this update:: JUNE – JULY – AUGUST 2021 EU Joint Research Centre &...
IEU Dossier Industry 4.0, Robotics & Artificial Intelligence – Update May/June
Content of this update: MAY 2021 EU Commission publishes initial findings of consumer Internet of...
IEU Dossier Robotics, Industry 4.0 & A.I. – Update April 2021
Content of this update: APRIL 2021 Europe fit for the Digital Age: The EU Commission...