Innok Wins the 17th Innovation World Cup

A thrilling final on the world stage

In an extremely exciting final against strong competitors from Israel and the USA, we were able to assert ourselves and bring the title in the robotics category to Germany. In the end, it was the perfect teamwork of the entire Innok team that made this championship possible for us.

Germany has always been a home for outstanding engineering. On April 22, 2026, we proved this once again on the world stage at the Hannover Messe, the world's leading event for industrial transformation. We are incredibly proud to be able to call ourselves Innovation World Champions after a live pitch on stage in front of the jury and audience.

Thanks to the high-caliber expert jury and the jury's verdict

Special thanks go to the organizers and the excellent expert jury. The judges included leading experts from Siemens, Würth Elektronik, STMicroelectronics, encourageventures, ExciteLab GmbH and many more. These experts evaluated all the innovations that will shape the future of the industry.

This fantastic win is a great acknowledgement of our team's hard work. What was important for the jury was not only Innok's company growth, but that our autonomous outdoor robots are revolutionizing industrial practice and are already successfully doing so for over 200 customers. At Innok, we don't just talk about physical AI. The technology is being used to create value and as a real game changer in many well-known large corporations and successful SMEs.

Image 1: Innok CFO & CCO Nikolas Rössler with the winner's certificate and Innok CEO, CTO & founder Alwin Heerklotz with the trophy of the 17th Innovation World Cup
Image 2: Innok CFO & CCO Nikolas Rössler, who was named the winner by the jury on stage after his live pitch.
Image 3: The winner's certificate of the 17th Innovation World Cup.