DIH² Network

Together with ISDI we designed a series of #MOOC training modules with the goal of introducing new technologies and new ways of working to the #manufacturing sector and to teach #SMEs how to implement both the technology and the associated working practices. Explore our course content at https://lnkd.in/dJYR9QN8 and help shape the future of #robotics.

Our friends in the Better Factory consortium have spent the past 4 years helping #SMEs redesign their product portfolios together with Business and Arts mentors, as well as tech experts, with some amazing results. But all good things must come to an end and the final Better Factory event will take place on 25 September in #Ljubljana. The physical event is for consortium members only, but DIH² members and others can join online. To find out more, click on the link: https://lnkd.in/dscRFrvC.

We've met lots of robotic dogs on our travels, but never one that looks like Sparkles.

We at the DIH² Network have a goal to introduce new technologies and new ways of working to the #manufacturing sector and to teach #SMEs how to implement both the technology and the associated working practices. Together with ISDI we designed a series of #MOOC training modules that are freely available to all. So if you want to know about industrial solutions for #conditionmonitoring, head over and explore our course content at https://lnkd.in/dJYR9QN8 and expand your learning today.

"DIH² is a Pan-European Network of Robotics Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) focused on agile production. The mission is to transform the agility of manufacturing in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across the European Union using robotics and AI technologies.    DIH² believes in the power of robotics to drive economic growth and enhance manufacturing agility. DIH² facilitates connections that enable agile production in factories where speed and versatility are essential to meet customer demand. DIH² seeks to maximize productivity and optimize agility in manufacturing SMEs and Mid-Caps across Europe and aims to improve the cost-effectiveness of advanced robotics solutions and drive growth in the robotics market. The network already has an extensive membership across Europe, but continues to expand. In summary, DIH² is all about leveraging robotics and digitalization to create a more agile and competitive manufacturing landscape in Europe!" Not our words, but those of Microsoft Copilot. There's been a lot of discussion around #generativeai, its accuracy and how, where and when we should be using it. The tell for most of us is the response from an AI tool when we ask it about something that we are highly knowledgable about. In this case, we're giving Copilot a 9 out 10 (we'd never use an exclamation mark at the end like that....). Let us know your own experiences (good or bad) in the comments below.

DIH² Network members are invited to join our Info Session at 14:00 CET on Friday 22 March to learn more about where the network is heading, what they can expect to get out of it, and how they can contribute. No registration required, just click on the link at the appointed time.

#ERF2024 in #Rimini is fast approaching. Once again end-users, researchers, and technology producers will come together to improve industrial competitiveness, foster scientific progress, stimulate #networking, and identify new impactful application scenarios for #robotics. DIH² Network is excited to be joining Robotics4EU to address the question of how we can ensure that robots developed are mature enough for society. It's a big topic and one that promises lively engagement so come and ask the hard questions to Ali Muhammad and Yu Cheng 程昱 in the Faro room at 12:00 CET on Wednesday 13 March.

Over the past three weeks, we've seen 5 amazing #startups make their pitches to the DIH² Factor jury. We saw and heard testimony from Andrei Martîniuc on how the DIH² Network helped Transilvania IT Cluster increase its visibility in its target market, and from Tamás Szepessy on how our #Horizon2020 funding made an impact at MEDICOR Elektronika Zrt. We also heard from Cecile Huet and Malgorzata Nikowska at the European Commission on the vital role organisations such as DIH² Network play in the European #manufacturing ecosystem, and from Ali Muhammad on how we plan to keep advancing our cause to advance factories through #robotics. Thanks to Géraldine Andrieux Gustin, Regis Hamelin, Alice Perez Morillas and the entire team at BLUMORPHO for making the first edition of the DIH² Factor a success. And of course our fantastic jury of Nicolas Leterrier, Aurore Lanchart, Nicolas Topuz, and Hind Beaujon for their insights and wisdom. Bot-Hive, Circular IQ, LightCode Photonics, Staex and Youtiligent were all worthy finalists, but of course there can be only one winner, so watch the video to find which #startup was selected by the Jury as the first winner of the DIH² Factor.

#horizoneurope aims to strengthen the EU's scientific and technological bases and to boost Europe's innovation capacity, competitiveness and jobs. Regis Hamelin caught-up with Cecile Huet, Head of the Robotics & AI Innovation and Excellence Unit at the European Commission to ask how #AI and #robotics can contribute to #sustainablemanufacturing. Watch what Cecile had to say about this, the DIH² Network, and much more.

The DIH² Network has a mission to help advance #factories through #robotics. We also know that it will take policy makers, manufacturers and investors working together for us to deliver on that goal. So when Géraldine Andrieux Gustin, CEO at BLUMORPHO had the opportunity to bring together Malgorzata Nikowska, Unit Head for Digital Transformation of Industries at the European Commission, Nicolas Leterrier, Global VP at Schneider Electric responsible for External Partnerships, and Nicolas Topuz, Analyst at Supernova Invest to discuss how the EC, private investors and corporates can support European manufacturing on its journey through #digitaltransformation we made sure we listened closely to what they had to say.