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Goal of the workshop is to inspire, discuss and deepen joint understanding of innovation strategies: knowledge exchange and insights in how regional and national innovation instruments & strategies can stimulate innovation with and uptake of robotics technology.

Description

This workshop explores how regional innovation initiatives drive the adoption of robotics technologies across Europe. It brings together experts to discuss successful approaches, key enablers, and stakeholder roles in fostering innovation. The session highlights best practices from leading regions and initiatives, emphasizing impact, scalability, and cross-sector applications.

Organisation of the WS

The workshop will start with 5 short pitches (5 minutes each, that means 25-30 min in total), followed by interactive discussions with participation of all attendees about the lessons learned, best practices, take-away messages.

16:00 - 16:05 Opening and welcome: Iddo Bante, University of Twente, Netherlands

16:05 - 16:35 Short pitches on inspiring successful regional innovation approaches stimulating robotics technology uptake:

• UK’s new R&D funding agency ARIA Smart Robot Bodies program: Jenny Read, Gudipati, ARIA, UK
• Odense Robotics Region: Morten Berenth Nielsen, SDU, Denmark
• Twente Robotics: Iddo Bante, University of Twente, Netherlands
• RoX Digital Ecosystem for AI-based robotics: Felix Spenrath, Fraunhofer, Germany
• Robotics Institute Germany (RIG), Tamim Asfour, IAR
• DIH4CAT: Managing Robotics Innovation in the region Barcelona: Daniel Serrano, Eurocat, Spain

16:35 - 17:15 Panel session (all presenters; moderator Radhika Gudipati) with audience involvement to discuss:

• What makes these examples successful?
• Crucial tools, instruments, and methodologies driving regional innovation in robotics (e.g. test facilities, access2funding)
• The roles of regional and national stakeholders
• Different needs/approaches per application domain (e.g. healthcare, agrifood, manufacturing)
• Formulation of take-away messages

17:15-17:20: Closing: Iddo Bante

Intended outcome

Better understanding of the Inspiring examples how to improve the robotics innovation processes in your own region.

Results of the Workshop will be used as input for Task 4.4 of the European ADRA-e CSA project.

Speakers, Panelists, etc

Speakers

• Iddo Bante - University of Twente, Netherlands
• Radhika Gudipati - ARIA, UK
• Jenny Read - ARIA, UK
• Morten Berenth Nielsen - SDU, Denmark
• Daniel Lopez - Eurocat, Spain
• Richard Bormann - Fraunhofer IPA, Germany
• Tamim Asfour - IAR
• Felix Spenrath - Fraunhofer, Germany

Topic Groups and/or Innovation networks involved

This topic has links to multiple euRobotics Topic Groups / Innovation Networks, e.g. TG Entrepreneurship. There are also clear links with the Adra Topic Group Innovation, Uptake and Deployment of AI-Data-Robotics.

Projects involved

CSA Adra-e, EDIH DIH4CAT, EDIH BOOST Robotics

Further information

Organisers

• Iddo Bante (University of Twente) I.Bante@utwente.nl