Agentic AI for Off-Highway – developed at record speed with Bosch, FSTI & startups

Five days full of conversations, ideas, technology – and a hefty dose of the future. For us at prototype.club, Hannover Messe 2025 was more than just a trade show: it was a stage for real collaboration, bold innovation, and powerful partnerships.

Time to look back at what we achieved together.

HACK4INDUSTRY – Where Agentic AI meets Off-Highway

One of our absolute highlights was HACK4INDUSTRY, organized in partnership with Bosch SDS and the digital.industry initiative from the Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institut.

The challenge: develop AI agents in record time to solve real-world problems in the Off-Highway sector – from predictive maintenance to automated driver assistance systems.

Imagine construction machinery, forestry vehicles, or agricultural equipment that can detect part failures early, trigger maintenance automatically, or navigate difficult terrain on their own.

Seven international startups stepped up to the challenge, including:

  • Starwit Technologies GmbH
  • Incoretex GmbH
  • Tensor AI Solutions GmbH
  • UNIO Enterprise
  • OmegaLambdaTec GmbH
  • Infinite Foundry
  • ETGR TECH

Kai Hackbarth from Bosch SDS on the challenge:

“The innovations that emerged in such a short time really impressed our team. Huge thanks to everyone involved – especially prototype.club for coordinating and curating the startup lineup.”

CIOmatch – A different kind of trade fair tour

For the first time, we joined the CIOmatch tour at Hannover Messe – and it was absolutely worth it.

Together with an international group of CIOs and partners like Fusion Campus, TK Elevator, and hannoverimpuls, we explored the exhibition and visited some amazing stations – and then made our own mark.

Our contribution:
 Outdoors, in the sunshine, powered by Red Bull, we shared our perspective on “How innovation partnerships between corporates, associations, and startups really work.”

We talked about the common roadblocks – from internal processes and expectation gaps to lack of visibility. And we dove into what’s really needed to bring innovation to life: clear roles, trusted collaboration, and safe spaces to experiment.

Let’s not forget this highlight either

During the Google Cloud & adesso SE hackathon, a fictional crime case was solved – live, interactive, and refreshingly down-to-earth – using generative AI.

A great example of how to make tech tangible – and why we loved sharing it further.

Resonance that sticks

Whether from our own team or external partners – we’re thrilled about the strong feedback that shows the impact and perception of our formats:

Christian Schweizer, CEO of prototype.club:

“In a short amount of time, real solutions were developed – made possible by a strong ecosystem that prototype.club helped shape.”

Hannover Messe (official channel):

“With formats like Hack4Industry, the lead theme of the fair – industrial transformation – becomes tangible.”

A big thank you to our partners

This trade show experience wouldn’t have been possible without you:

All participating startups – for your commitment, your ideas, and your energy

The bottom line: We’re building the future – together

prototype.club isn’t a showroom. We’re the bridge – between problems and solutions, between industry and startups, between ideas and prototypes.

Hannover Messe 2025 proved it once again:
 When the right people come together, real change happens.

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