{"id":88892,"date":"2021-06-07T17:28:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T14:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/?p=88892"},"modified":"2021-06-07T17:28:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T14:28:29","slug":"in-autumn-estonian-companies-will-get-advice-on-the-application-of-ai-and-robotics-in-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/in-autumn-estonian-companies-will-get-advice-on-the-application-of-ai-and-robotics-in-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"In autumn, Estonian companies will get advice on the application of AI and robotics in manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 1 October, the artificial intelligence and robotics innovation hub (AI & Robotics Estonia EDIH) will be established, which starts advising Estonian manufacturing companies on the application of artificial intelligence and robotics in product and service development. It is very important for us in Tehnopol to bring innovation to industry, which is why we are happy to contribute our knowledge and skills to the work of the center. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The innovation hub is supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and the activities are implemented by the Estonian universities and science parks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Andres\nSutt, the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, the\ninnovation hub focuses on SMEs\u2019 services that concern the development and\napplication of digital technologies. \u201cCompanies need new digital solutions,\nwhich the universities actually already have: for example, cloud technologies,\nartificial intelligence and information security. It is now possible to bring\ntogether synergies between the knowledge and skills of the universities and the\nneeds of the companies to develop prototypes and services,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sven Illing, Vice-Rector for Entrepreneurship of\nTallinn University of Technology, added that Estonian universities wish to\nsupport Estonian companies in creating innovation. \u201cTallinn University of\nTechnology alone has more than one hundred business agreements in the amount of\n10 million euros per year. With the AI and robotics innovation hub that is\ncreated by universities and partners, we focus our support on the\ndigitalisation of companies,\u201d Illing explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of\nTartu contributes to the hub in the field of AI, big data and robotics.\n\u201cIdentifying the companies\u2019 needs and, on that basis, mapping the recurrent\nproblems and looking for solutions is a challenge for the university, but an\ninevitable step for finding synergy. Together with partners, we try to find\ncombinations of our strengths to offer one common gateway for the companies to\ndevelop digitalisation and automation,\u201d said Professor Jaak Vilo, Head of the\nInstitute of Computer Science of the University of Tartu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe motivation for\nsetting up the hub is to bring universities closer to industry by offering\ninnovative solutions to companies, special solutions that they cannot find on\nthe private market \u2013 it may be the testing of new technology or software, data\nanalysis methods, cloud solutions, preventive maintenance or the development of\ndigital twins,\u201d added Kirke Maar, Head of AI & Robotics Estonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The innovation hub\nwill offer training and advice to<\/p>\n\n\n\n