Forward robotik GmbH was awarded the Lower Saxony Innovation Prize
© Leif Grigaaus voraus robotik GmbH from Hannover and the “NanoXion” project from the University of Oldenburg were honored with this year’s Lower Saxony Innovation Award on November 3, 2026. The patrons, Lower Saxony’s Minister of Economic Affairs Grant Hendrik Tonne and Minister of Science Falko Mohrs, presented the certificates and prize money of 20,000 euros each at Medical Park Hannover.
An AI-powered operating system for industrial automation. With the help of autonomous AI agents, it could replace conventional control systems in the future and continuously optimize itself. In this way, the “Agentic Factory” project opens up new perspectives for the factories and production facilities of the future. It was developed by voraus robotik GmbH from Hanover, which won the Lower Saxony Innovation Award in the “Key Technologies” category.
In the “Knowledge and Technology Transfer” category, the award went to the “NanoXion” project from the University of Oldenburg. Both award-winning developments demonstrate how innovative technologies can enable new industrial value creation. This year marked the tenth time the Lower Saxony Innovation Award has been presented.
Six nominated projects – two award-winning winners
A total of six projects made it onto the shortlist—three per category. All nominees receive a professionally produced promotional video to raise awareness of their innovations and promote their further development and market launch.