Bosch

Bosch to Manufacture Humanoid Robots in Bühl

Bosch plans to start serial production of humanoid robots at its Bühl (Black Forest) factory from August 2027 through a cooperation with the British startup Humanoid. The new robot generation, named "Gamma," is intended as an industrial platform; Humanoid told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung that several hundred units will be built in Bühl and that the automotive supplier Schaeffler will be among the first customers. Bosch said it will take over production in Bühl after successful field tests and is evaluating supplying components such as drives, motors and sensors. The move repurposes a site that has seen recent job cuts; Bühl currently employs about 2,700 workers and Bosch plans to cut roughly 1,100 positions there by 2030.

Sabine Jünger joins Front Row as Europe Head

Sabine Jünger, currently Vice President at Otto Advertising, will become Managing Director Europe of e‑commerce agency group Front Row, effective 1 January 2027. Jünger has served at Otto since 2021 and previously was Head of Agency at Amazon (2015–2020). At Front Row she will join a four‑person European management team alongside Daniel Andrlik (e‑commerce), Chief Product Officer Benjamin Weyrich and Niall Donohoe (B2B marketing). The company—formed in 2022 from the merger of Hamburg’s Finc3 and US marketplace accelerator Fortress Brand—employs more than 600 people worldwide and counts clients such as Unilever, Bosch, Tesa, Sennheiser and Wella. Founders Jan Bechler, Tim Nedden and Björn Sjut will step back from the management team in spring 2027 but remain founding partners and shareholders. Reported by Horizont on 20 August 2026.

Serviceplan posts slight growth; Mediaplus up 2.7%

The Serviceplan Group reported a fee revenue of €873 million for fiscal year 2025/26, a 1% increase from €866 million the prior year. Mediaplus remained the group's primary revenue driver, generating €378 million (up 2.7% year-on-year) and contributing over 40% of group fee revenue; German Mediaplus revenue was €267 million (also +2.7%). Serviceplan highlights international expansion for Mediaplus (new Singapore JV with The Media Shop, rebuilt China operations, UK House of Communication, nearshoring hubs) and leadership hires to support growth. The group is investing in AI-led offerings including the Momentum unit with MediaMarktSaturn (~120 staff), Plan.Net’s new “Agentic AI” unit for enterprise transformation, Plus.AI and a House of AI, and the Behave.AI unit led by Global CDO Karin Immenroth. Management frames the results as stable foundation for future profitable growth.