At the invitation of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism, partners of the Interreg SMF project HUMANoid took part in the congress “Virtual Worlds – Experiencing Opportunities in the Metaverse” and presented the outcomes of the project in the exhibition and on the XR EXPO Industrial Metaverse stage “From Tech to Impact: xR & Humanoid Robots in Real-World Value Creation” through Balázs Barta and Renáta Csabai, Pannon Business Network, Hungary.

 

 

The second part included the HUMANoid Symposium at the New Castle in Stuttgart in the premises of the ministry. The project partners Krisztina Bardos, PBN Hungary, Daniel Copot and Tomaz Zadravec, ITC Slovenia, Irina Cojocaru, IDSI Republic of Moldova, and Mircea Fulea, UTCN Romania gathered here for an internal round at the invitation of EUSDR PA 8, Carmen Hawkins and Helia Kovačević Grčić.

 

 

As part of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, priority area 8 “Competitiveness of enterprises”, the project HUMANoid is funded by Danube Region programme. The consortium is led by the Hungarian company Pannon Business Network.

 

The new and exciting project being launched, combines the possibilities of artificial intelligence with the upcoming field of working with humanoid robots. Initiated by teamwork within the Artificial Intelligence Working Group of the EUSDR PA8, this project highlights the crucial role of AI in transforming the economy. In particular, it aims to introduce humanoid robots in vital sectors such as

 

– agro-food
– elderly care
– manufacturing

 

These three key sectors are crucial due to the ageing population, the added value of production and the exploitation of natural resources.

 

Humanoid robots, a new but fast-growing sub-sector of AI, combine high-tech features with the ability to act like humans. They are designed to look and work like us, opening up possibilities previously thought to exist only in science fiction movies. However, the use of these robots in various fields such as DR is uncharted territory. They have enormous potential to change everyday working life in numerous areas, but is still in the early stages of figuring out how to maximize this potential.