With a new digital offering, the IFOY AWARD is making the results of the current round of testing even more accessible: All test results and IFOY Innovation Checks for the 2026 finalists are now also compiled in a Google NotebookLM, where they can be searched and viewed as needed.
International trade journalists from logistics, industry, and business magazines can apply for a seat on the IFOY jury until August 1, 2026.
IFOY AWARD organization publishes the results of the IFOY Test and Innovation Check for 17 finalist solutions of 2026.
Guest reception, awards presentation to the winners, dinner for everyone, and a rocking performance by the Werner Acker Band. Christian Teubig captured it all in the aftermovie on June 25 at the headquarters of the software company AEB in Stuttgart. And, of course, the winners’ jubilant celebrations
from Idealworks, Jungheinrich, Libiao Robotics, Nomagic, Pyck, The Mobile Robot Company, and Wiltsche Fördersysteme.
#ifoyrocks. The hashtag said it all as representatives from Idealworks, Jungheinrich, Libiao Robotics, Nomagic, Pyck, The Mobile Robot Company, and Wiltsche Fördersysteme accepted their IFOY trophies.
The 2026 IFOY AWARD Night was held at the Stuttgart headquarters of the software company AEB.
Idealworks, Jungheinrich, Libiao Robotics, Nomagic, The Mobile Robot Company, and Wiltsche Fördersysteme have won an IFOY AWARD 2026. Germany-based Pyck has been named IFOY Start-up of the Year 2026. The award ceremony, attended by around 150 guests from industry, academia, politics, and the media, was hosted by IFOY event partner AEB at its corporate headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.
Finalists of the IFOY AWARD presented themselves during a panel discussion at the TEST CAMP INTRALOLGISTICS. The summary.
All impressions of the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS with German Material Flow Congress and IFOY Audit – here in our video!
ll 17 finalists for this year’s IFOY AWARD have cleared a decisive hurdle. The coveted quality seals for successfully completed audits were presented at the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS in Dortmund. The highlights of the handover – here in the video!
All 17 nominated solutions and products receive seals for successful participation in the three-stage IFOY Audit. Jan Drömer, Chairman of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association, presents certificates in Dortmund’s Westfalenhalle. Winners of the IFOY AWARD will be announced on June 25 in Stuttgart.
The IFOY AWARD Night takes place for the first time in Baden-Württemberg.
13 products and solutions from eight nations have reached the final round of the IFOY AWARD 2026. Four companies are competing for the “IFOY Start-up of the Year” Award.
Magic moments for the winners of the IFOY AWARD 2025: our video of the gala night.
During the Award Night at the Phoenix des Lumières in Dortmund, representatives from EP Equipment, Exotec, Geekplus, Interroll, Jungheinrich, PLANCISE and STILL accepted the international intralogistics award from the presenters. The IFOY Start-up of the Year Award went to Filics.
At the Dortmund TRANSFER.FESTIVALS in the run-up to the IFOY Award Night 2025, an interactive IFOY AWARD workshop analyzed key success factors for automation projects – without focusing solely on technological aspects. In five moderated groups, experts from industry and research worked with the participants to develop concrete recommendations for practical action.
Innovation Checks and test reports for all 17 finalists are now available online.
Manufacturers of robotics and intralogistics solutions are demanding changes from politicians so that companies can once again plan ahead and invest in new systems.
The discussion about automation in intralogistics often oscillates between utopian visions of dark warehouses without people and the stark reality of costs, complexity and human interaction. At the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS in Dortmund, a panel of global experts brought perspective and pragmatism to the debate.
At the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS in Dortmund, the finalists of the IFOY Start-up of the Year Award discussed their innovative technologies and the challenges of entering the market. In the panel, the founders shared their experiences of finding investors, scaling and the importance of direct dialog with the industry.
21 nominated solutions and products receive seals for successful participation in the three-stage IFOY audit.
