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I was not sure what to expect. Being part of a Dutch Mission is new for me, as well as attending Slush for the first time. It kicked off with a very warm welcome for the ~200 strong Dutch delegation. In addition to Asimovo being one of the 20 startups that are part of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency there were representatives from Up!Rotterdam Founded Enschede Slush'D 4TU.Federation and many more. A great start to Slush. I am looking forward to couple of days packed with meetings and invites.

The ICRA@40 was an inspiring conference. Full of people who had dedicated their life’s work to solving robotics problems. This IEEE Robotics and Automation Society anniversary edition was in our hometown #rotterdam Asimovo were fortunate to have a booth and able to present our solution to the packed audience of 1000 attendees on day 1. We were also interviewed by Rocking Robots . Watch this interview to see more of what we have been up to

What a GREAT ROSCon 2024. A big shout out to the organisers at Open Robotics and the #RosCon2024 organisers as this was the biggest ROSCon to date with almost 1000 attendees and being sold out over a month in advance. For those not able to attend here are some of the numbers Location - Odense Denmark 975 Attendees (+300 remote) >50 countries >300 companies >70 universities 45 sponsors (one being Asimovo and also IEEE Robotics and Automation Society for the first time) ~45million ROS downloads per month, now about 75% ROS 2 and 25% ROS Asimovo were not only a proud sponsor and able to bring two junior robotics engineers to ROSCon for the first time, we were able to participate in a whole range of activities. Our Founder Christine Fraser was the moderator in the panel discussing ROS2 in deployment. Speaking with Guillaume Doisy of Dexory, Seungmin Baek of LG Electronics and Xenia Scholl of Aitonomi Group We also were on the stage a few times with Christine presenting the work we have been doing with SURF and some of the Dutch universities and research projects. Our Robotics Engineer Javier Navarro Martínez also presented a lighting talk on our work with NXP Semiconductors. There were also chances to demo our product at the booth and at the new demo area. We even managed to invite Stella onto the demo stage as an update to last years lightning talk on "Teaching a Robot Dog new skills" and updating her operating system to ROS 2. Ahead.IO Of course there was also Beer at the afterparty and even a little Danish Pool played. As discussed at the booth you can now set yourself up with a Freemium account via our website and try the Asimovo platform for yourself. We run 30minute demos for those interested in knowing more or wanting to find out more about our business subscriptions and academic subscriptions. https://lnkd.in/eHA_epAs

It was great to be at the kick-off of the CORDS-VTS Project This Week at HAN University of Applied Sciences Autonomous vehicles as well as mobile robots need to be safe in their operation. They should not cause harm to humans. This fundamental requirement leads to stringent legislation for such systems, especially when active on public roads or in environments where they could encounter humans or animals. As fully autonomous systems can become highly complex if they need to operate in less-structured environments, the evolution of vehicle automation on public roads is evolving slowly. With increasing penetration rates of driver assistance systems in road vehicles, powerful sensing and processing solutions enable further automation of on-road as well as off-road vehicles. In this maturing environment, SMEs are stepping in and education needs to align with this trend. The 2 year research project is trying to answer the question - "How can an automated, easily configurable, cost-effective and open VRU-robot based testing solution be created for SMEs developing automated vehicles in various sectors, so they can improve safety of their solutions and speed up their innovations?" CORDS-VTS aims to create the first, open version of an integrated solution to physically emulate traffic scenarios including VRUs. The aim is to create a flexible, upgradeable solution, published fully in open source: The hardware (robot platform and dummies) will be published as well-documented DIY (do-it-yourself) projects and the accompanying software will be published as open-source projects. With the CORDS-VTS solution, SME companies, researchers and educators can test vehicle automation technology at a reachable price point and with the necessary flexibility, enabling higher innovation rates. The consortium includes vehicle OEMs and system suppliers, technology and service providers, knowledge organizations as well as organizations responsible for assessment and homologation/exemption, with RAI Automotive Industry NL supporting the project in dissemination. The project is also being run with a deep involvement of the Dutch National driving association RDW Other partners include Delft University of Technology Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences Rijn IJssel Spark design & innovation Asimovo MST Group BRACE automotive development V-Tron B.V. ifm Nijwa BV LNR Globalcom Future Mobility Park Distribute

To all those attending ROSCon - Looking forward to seeing you all in Denmark.

Asimovo Announces Smarter Robotics Research and Education Proposition for all Dutch Universities via SURF. Asimovo is excited to officially announce their new Robotics proposition for all Dutch Universities, Applied Universities and Researchers is available to purchase via SURF. SURF has made the adoption of Asimovo available for its members through a model agreement.. SURF has over 100 Universities, Applied Universities and Research Institutes as its members. SURF wants to ensure it offers its members the most cutting edge innovations. Ensuring education in the Netherlands can compete globally. This includes having access to both the latest robotics tool-kits and the ability to harness and use complex cloud based capabilities. “Asimovo makes it easier for Dutch universities and researchers to keep close to cutting edge robotics.“ says Asimovo CEO Christine Fraser “We are excited as not only does this simplify and speed up the procurement and contracting process it means that robotics students and research projects can now also benefit more easily from the Asimovo collaborative platform.” The procurement, contracting and registration process is now complete. With SURF members now being able to purchase and access Asimovo through SURF. To express your interest or request to join the program contact SURF directly Go to our website to learn more about how Asimovo can be used as part of a research project or to teach robotics https://lnkd.in/eQQE52GA For those less familiar with SURF it is a Dutch cooperative organization that provides IT services, primarily focusing on education and research institutions. They specialize in offering advanced and innovative IT infrastructure, including high-speed internet, cloud solutions, and data storage, aiming to facilitate top-tier research and education through cutting-edge technology.SURF has over 100 Universities, Applied Universities and Research Institutes as its members. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/e-ZwMVhT or visit our edge computing blog https://lnkd.in/eskqiqpr Thank you Giuseppe G. Erik Kentie, Ellen Kikkert, Andres Steijaert Jan Benders HAN University of Applied Sciences Saxion University of Applied Sciences Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) for all your support so far

We are delighted that Asimovo has been picked by Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development as one of the Dutch startups to join the Slush Startup Mission. We will be joining 13,000 startups, investors and operators in Helsinki from the 18-21st November. Reach out if you want to arrange a meeting

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Overwhelmingly Positive #ICRA40 event in Rotterdam Over 1000 of the worlds top robotics professionals came together to celebrate 40 years of ICRA in #Rotterdam, The Netherlands last week. ICRA is the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society flagship conference. It first graced the world stage back in 1984. The four day, single track conference featured 1.5hr sessions of 6 experts giving keynotes on their respective areas of expertise. Topics covered all aspects of robotics and automation. Many authors had worked on their topics their whole careers and this was a moment to reflect on how far each sub-field had come over the past 40 years. Some conversations were similar to those that took place at the first ICRA. As some of the technical subjects and human topics are still as valid today as they were in 1984. Others have evolved further than many had predicted.  One star performer was Ruzena Bajscy who, at aged 91, was the seasoned veteran in the room. Her words at the VIP dinner and her questions to the expert panels cut through the major topics of the day and spoke to the hearts of the audience. The academic keynotes were interspersed with debates involving robotics leaders and experts reflecting on important topics that affected 100% of the audience. With both heated emotions and expert opinions on display. In the first day Asimovo CEO and founder, Christine Fraser, took to the stage to present Asimovo and introduce to the audience the platform that can be used to publish research, and teach robotics, in a smarter way. Christine described how the Dutch robotics academic community are beginning to collaborate in a new way by sharing research results via Asimovo and roll out shorter courses targeting the development of software robotics skills development. In addition Christine debated the issue “Is AI truly redefining robotics” with distinguished engineer Vincent Vanhoucke from Waymo (ex Head of Robotics at Google DeepMind). The hour long session on Thursday lunchtime was well attended with audience members participating in a discussion about the various ways AI is influencing robotics - from the development process, to market penetration, to behaviour building. The panel will be moderated by Enrica Tricomi (Heidelberg University), Francesco Missiroli (Heidelberg University) Like all good birthday parties the conference had to come to an end. On Thursday evening the conference finished with a debate on ethics, happy photos from the four days and some final words of advise from the organizers. thanks go to Stefano Stramigioli, Wesley Roozing and Lukrecija Lelong for organising such a great event, and thanks to Catherine Kalamidas, Rotterdam Partners and Gemeente Rotterdam for welcoming the community and making everyone feel at home in Rotterdam. The feedback on the format and concept was overwhelmingly positive. With the concept of anniversary editions being positively reinforced. ICRA@45 and ICRA@50 are both already being voiced.

It is great to be part of this important research project. Helping define the future of autonomous driving in The Netherlands