Regional strategy

Hubs

There are five hubs scheduled to operate around Denmark providing easy access to cluster knowledge, events and project opportunities. The hubs are central to the service Odense Robotics provides for its members and knowledge partners.

Hubs

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Cluster hubs

What do the hubs provide?

A great platform for robot technology, innovation and collaboration has already been established in Odense, which is the first hub in the organisation, and we are excited to introduce more hubs in the near future as the cluster evolves.

The hubs will be active in seeking out businesses in their region to gather information about needs and challenges, monitoring what type of innovation and knowledge needs the businesses may have and providing the region with events and activities to further the industry across the country.

In this section you can read more about the individual hubs and plans for future development within each region.

Aalborg

A hub will be created in Aalborg in 2021.

Aalborg University has a strong focus on the following areas:

Flexible production systems
Human machine interaction
Automation and control
Sustainable production

Aarhus

Odense Robotics has a regional hub in Aarhus. The hub has a strong focus on outdoor mobile robots, while covering all segments within robotics, automation and drone technologies. The hub brings together companies and knowledge institutions in the area through projects, networks and events. The hub is open to all members of the cluster in and around Aarhus and central Denmark.

Copenhagen

Odense Robotics has a regional Copenhagen Hub, which is open to all members in the Greater Copenhagen area and on Zealand. The hub will bring together companies, organisations and knowledge institutions on the whole of Zealand through projects, networks and events.

Odense

The hub in Odense is open to all members on Funen, and provides opportunities for networking and events as well as participation in innovation and business development projects.

The University of Southern Denmark in Odense, with its world-class Maersk McKinney Institute and Industry 4.0 Lab, has a strong focus on:

Collaborative robots
Bio-inspired robots
Drones as a tool

The Danish Technological Institute in Odense is a leading European research & technology centre for robotics technology and is home to the Odense Robotics StartUp Hub. DTI develop advanced robot technology to solve industrial and societal challenges and has a strong focus on:

Industrial robotics and automation
Collaborative robotics and safety
Professional service robots and drones
Sensors & AI for robotics

The UAS Denmark International Test Center located at HCA Airport in Odense is one of the only drone test centers in Europe that combines the unique elements of a BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) airspace ready to use over sea without interference from other aviation. The test centre works closely with Danish authorities, universities and industry both nationally and internationally and can offer:

Airspace for normal VLOS operations
VLOS/BVLOS at a height of 3000 feet and a distance of more than 70 km from the centre
The ability to close and open the airspace making BVLOS operations easier for unproven drones
A business park, access to a university drone center (SDU Drone Center)
Framework for everyday testing of development of software and hardware

Sonderborg

A hub is currently being established in Sonderborg in collaboration with Sønderborg Vækstråd and is expected to be operational in Q1 2021. A DKK 1 million sponsorship from Bitten & Mads Clausen’s Foundation will help establish the hub.

A network already exists for companies in Sonderborg that are active within mechatronics. The network is currently led by Sønderborg Vækstråd and will be further developed as part of the national cluster.

In Sonderborg, there is a high concentration of integrators, end users and companies operating within machine manufacturing and mechatronics. The hub will strengthen the industry in the Sonderborg area by forging closer ties with the entire national ecosystem and offering companies improved access to innovation and growth collaboration opportunities.

Hubs