Representatives of Sirius Advanced Cybernetics LLC (SAC) are in Stuttgart for Vision 2014, the world's leading machine vision trade fair. We get a look at their booth, while they explain what image processing is and present three of their company's current products.

This Yabla video shows a machine from the Karlsruhe company SAC which inspects textiles for defects. If you are a fan of Technik, this video is for you!

Berlin's reigning mayor Klaus Wowereit is the longest reigning head of government in Germany. In this exclusive interview, he discusses the construction debacle of the new Berlin Airport and his plans for introducing social housing to Tempelhof Field. (video copyright dpa)

The Swiss author Benedict Wells talks about the bumpy road to his writing career and how effort and perseverance are the key to success. A video by beQueen.

The dream of every couch potato: exercising while gaming! The creators of the VR fitness device "ICAROS" want to make this dream a reality. Users fly through virtual worlds and train their bodies at the same time. Freeski pro Lukas Joas tested it out for us.

In Part 2, Lukas Joas's physiotherapist also gets to fly through virtual worlds on the Icaros fitness trainer. So what’s the verdict? Can using the Icaros replace a normal workout?

Everyone gets what’s coming to them from drag star Thomas Bäppler aka cleaning lady Bäppi – with tongue-in-cheek charm, always flawless.

The cheeky cleaning lady Bäppi takes a close look at the next candidates. Who will make it to the next round? Take a look!

According to a scientific study, the right dance moves do make a difference when trying to pick up the opposite sex. Check out this clip for more details! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Franz Beckenbauer explains how it was a slap in the face which lead him to FC Bayern after beginning his career as a schoolboy in his hometown of Giesing. He enjoys food, but cooking is not for him, he says.

The rivalry between the cities Frankfurt and Offenbach is quite well-known in Germany. As a native of Hessia and half of the comedy duo "Badesalz," Henni Nachtsheim is an expert when it comes to the jokes that have resulted from the feud.

The 63rd International Automobile Exhibition (IAA) in Frankfurt proves a success despite the surrounding financial crisis. With a total of 100 world premiers, the car industry took the opportunity to show off their new innovations on the world stage, focusing especially on electric and hybrid vehicles.

Reporters from the German magazine Auto Bild are visiting the annual International Auto Show in Frankfurt. Here, they show us which cars were the tops and the flops - and tell us why. Schaut mal rein!

The UNESCO World Heritage site Messel Pit is one of the excavation sites that yields the largest number of fossils worldwide. Professors as well as students split the slate in order to find well preserved fossils.

Just before the Bundestag vote over longer running times of nuclear power plants, Greenpeace activists have occupied the roof of the CDU headquarters in Berlin. They hung up a ten-meter-long banner. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]