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IFOY AWARD 2026 Finalists announced

The finalists of the IFOY AWARD 2026 have been announced. Out of 49 applications, 17 products and solutions from eight countries have reached the final round. Additionally, four young companies are competing for the title “IFOY Start-up of the Year”. Nominated innovations come from Crown, idealworks, Jungheinrich, KNAPP, Libiao Robotics, Locus Robotics, Mobotic, Nomagic, PureLoX SOLUTIONS, SSI SCHÄFER, STILL, The Mobile Robot Company, and Wiltsche Fördersysteme. In the Start-up of the Year Award, AI2Connect, Koiotech, Pyck, and Romb Technologies are competing.

In the Integrated Customer Solutions category, two projects have been selected for the final: an integrated solution by Jungheinrich at Liebherr with an AI-based warehouse management system for global spare parts logistics, and a large-scale AMR solution by Locus Robotics at The Quality Group based on the LocusONE platform.

In the Industrial Trucks category, the jury nominated the Crown WJ 50 electric pallet truck, the STILL RX 60-50/600 forklift specially adapted for smaller-stature employees, and the manually and autonomously usable J1600 pallet truck by The Mobile Robot Company.

Finalists in the Robot Warehouse System category are the climbing robot AirRob PRO by Libiao Robotics, the robot-assisted Shoebox Gripper by Nomagic, and the shuttle solution FastBots Solution by SSI SCHÄFER.

In the Intralogistics Software category, the finalists are the automation platform AnyFleet by idealworks, the AI-supported KiSoft Delivery Solution by KNAPP, and the cloud-native warehouse management system plx.wmx® by PureLoX SOLUTIONS.

In the Special of the Year category, the jury nominated the AMR steering-drive unit MoboDrive ST by Mobotic and the mobile container unloading system Destuff-it by Wiltsche Fördersysteme.

Start-ups also focus on software and artificial intelligence. Competing for “IFOY Start-up of the Year” are AI2Connect with AI agents for ramp and yard processes, Pyck with a modular, AI-based warehouse software platform, Romb Technologies with visual intelligence for autonomous systems, and Koiotech with the AI-based freight measurement system DeepCargo.

All finalists will undergo the IFOY Audit during the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS on 15–16 April 2026 in Dortmund, where industry visitors can experience and test the innovations live. The winners of the IFOY AWARD 2026 will be announced on 25 June 2026 at the Atrium of the IFOY event partner AEB in Stuttgart.

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IFOY AWARD 2026: Nominations have begun
Finalists to be announced in January

Following a formal and technical pre-assessment by the IFOY organization and the test teams, the jury will nominate the products and solutions for the final round from all valid entries by the end of the year. All applicants will be notified in writing whether they have been nominated.

Those who make it to the final will undergo the three-stage IFOY Audit, consisting of the IFOY Test, the scientific innovation check, and the jury testing.

The audit takes place as part of the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS at the famous Westfalenhalle Dortmund. The TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS is a curated test event for innovations and new products in logistics and intralogistics. Up to 100 innovations and solutions will be presented there in realistic test scenarios and can be hands-on tested by trade visitors. The IFOY finalists traditionally form part of this exclusive group of exhibitors.

The TEST CAMP will open its doors to the professional public on April 15 and 16, 2026, with around 1,200 participants expected to attend.

Further information on the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS for exhibitors: https://www.testcamp-intralogistics.com/en/exhibitors

Further information on the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS for visitors: https://www.testcamp-intralogistics.com/en/visitors