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Second Innovation Forum "Autonomous, Mobile Services - Services for Mobility"
Due to the great success of the first innovation forum on 06/04/2018 – 06/05/2018, the MoDiSeM network decided to hold such a forum again in 2019. The most important preliminary information can be found here.
Read more … Second Innovation Forum "Autonomous, Mobile Services - Services for Mobility"
As last year, MoDiSeM will again be present with a joint stand at the BMWi's Innovation Day for Small and Medium Sized Enterprices at AiF Projekt GmbH in Berlin-Pankow.
Meeting of the programme committee for the Innovation Forum "Autonomous, mobile services; services for mobility"
In the GFaI (Berlin-Adlershof) the programme committee meets to further prepare the second Innovation Forum, which this time will take place on the campus Wilhelminenhof of the HTW Berlin on 06/04 and 06/05/2019.
Read more … Meeting of the programme committee for the Innovation Forum "Autonomous, mobile services; services for mobility"
The network manager in charge, Prof. Iwainsky, visits Mr. Westarp, one of the managing directors of ARCHKOMM GmbH, at the Leonardo Campus Münster. The visit serves on the one hand to get more information about the SME and on the other hand to discuss a new R&D initiative.
This colloquium took place under the management of Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Horst Wildemann under the title "Smart & Agil & Disruptiv - Added Value 4.0" at the Technical University of Munich. The organizers once again succeeded in putting together a highly interesting program on current topics and attracting top-class speakers. The work of MoDiSeM received a number of important impulses.
On 27th February 2019 KONTENDA GmbH hosts the internal network workshop. The premises of the ifak Institute for Automation and Communication e.V. in the Think Factory in the Magdeburg Science Harbour are used.
IGF Engineering company for building, area and plant management mbH Chemnitz announces its intention to become a regular partner of MoDiSeM. At the same time, the SME is contributing an R&D initiative on the subject of knowledge management.
The R&D project TraDIn initiated by the Evangelisches Johannesstift (EJS) has been advanced to a project outline with the title "Modular, mobile, robotic transport system with disinfection functionality and application-specific interaction capabilities". This project is loaded up by the planned coordinator, Society for the Promotion of Applied Computer Science e. V. (GFaI) on time. The R&D consortium consists of the potential first user of the results, the Nursing home at the Waldkrankenhaus gGmbH, four research institutions GFaI e. V., FIR e. V., ICM e. V. and DLR e. V. as well as the SME YOUSE GmbH.
The network manager in charge visits the buildings of the intended pilot user of a modular, mobile robotic transport system with disinfection functionality and application specific interaction capabilities.
Prof. Iwainsky, the network manager in charge, visits Innok Robotics GmbH in Regenstauf near Regensburg. Within the scope of a 5-hour consultation with demonstrations of remote-controlled and autonomous small vehicles, several focal points of possible cooperation are coordinated.
The FIR Research Institute for Rationalization e. V., institute at the RWTH Aachen and member of the Center Connected Industry, applies to become a regular partner of the ZIM cooperation network MoDiSeM. Previously, FIR had already been involved in the R&D initiative TraDIn (modular, mobile, robotic transport system with disinfection functionality and application-specific interaction capabilities). TraDIn is a contribution from MoDiSeM to the BMBF call "Robotic Systems for Care".
A consultation with Tholegrobotics Thomas Zügel and easc e. V. (Prof. Rehak) takes place at the GFaI network management in Berlin-Adlershof. For several hours four R&D initiatives, three from Tholegrobotics and one from Network Management, are discussed. In all four cases, complex autonomous flight manoeuvres in various services with Unmanned Aireal Vehicles (UAV) and associated image processing processes are at the core of the research. Following the consultation, it is decided to specify two projects within the framework of the Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (ZIM) on the basis of the initiatives.
With the aim of including the FIR in an established project consortium for the development of a highly automated solution for logistic processes in the field of care, the network manager in charge travels to Aachen. The consulting proves to be a success.
Project consulting at ICM e. V.
The network manager in charge travels to a project consulting at the MoDiSeM partner ICM in Chemnitz. It is about the continuation of activities in the field of knowledge management, which were initiated by the ICM itself (see also entry from 19.11.2018). Representatives of MoDiSeM-external SMEs take part in the consultation due to their professional interest.
The network manager in charge, Prof. Iwainsky, accepts the invitation to a several-hour consultation with Lorent IT-Lösungen GmbH. As a network-external cooperation partner, the company is already involved in an MoDiSeM R & D initiative.
Innovation in SMEs - How Transfer Works.
The network manager in charge, Prof. Iwainsky, takes part. In particular, the keynote lecture by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Stich (Forschungsinstitut für Rationalisierung (FIR) e. V. at RWTH Aachen) and the subsequent discussion during the conference reveals synergy potential. This concerns in particular current R&D initiatives of the network in the range of autonomous services for the health economy.
Prof. Iwainsky, the network manager in charge, takes part in the Member Assembly of Senior Consulting Services Diakonie e. V. and points out that federal funding can be used to implement many innovative ideas in the social field. For the SCSD, the MoDiSeM network is an important means of bundling social and technical competencies with the aim of joint research and development activities.
The Institute for Optical Sensor Systems at the German Aerospace Center e. V. (DLR) receives for the development of the Integrated Positioning Systems (IPS) in the context of a festive event in the Berlin Museum of Communication, the Innovation Award Berlin Brandenburg.
The MoDiSeM member ICM - Institut Chemnitzer Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e. V. participates actively in the first technology forum of the innovation cluster HZwo. The aim of this cluster is to establish a network on fuel cells and green hydrogen. There are thematic connections with the MoDiSeM network.
The second innovation forum "Autonomous, mobile services; services for mobility" will take place on 06/04/2019 – 06/05/2019 at the Campus Wilhelminenhof of the Berlin University of Technology and Economics. Today the formation of the programme committee is completed.
The Managing Director of Michael Bendich Fahrzeugbau, Mr. Bendich, and his son visit GFaI. The consultations during the tour reveal potential for cooperation (see also entry on 11/09/2018).
The main network manager is visiting Mr. Aue. The occasion is the current announcement "Horticulture 4.0" (see also entry from 11/08/2018). The main focus is precision irrigation, here specifically irrigation of huge lawn areas.
Prof. Iwainsky, the network manager in charge, visits together with Mr. Pochanke the innovative vehicle supplier Michael Bendich Fahrzeugbau. Opportunities for cooperation are discussed. This also includes a first vote on an appearance at the Innovation Forum on 04./05.06.2019 on the Wilhelminenhof Campus of the Berlin University of Technology and Economics (HTW Berlin). A membership in MoDiSeM as an associated partner is agreed upon. Towards the end of the consultation, Mr. Bendich leads the two visitors through his workshops with impressive equipment and conversion work, including on electric vehicles.
The current announcement by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) promoting R & D in the field of digitalisation of horticulture is the occasion for a multilateral workshop at the MoDiSeM partner ESYS GmbH. The several hours of consultation extend the horizon of the network into the areas of application (for autonomous services) horticulture and agriculture. Particular focus is on large equipment for irrigation, driving independently, albeit with very limited movement possibilities (see also entry from 11/13/2018).
The event takes place in the large auditorium of the BMWi building in Berlin’s Scharnhorststraße. This year the event is entitled “From Research to Application – Transfer and Trends in ZIM”. The network manager in charge, Prof. Iwainsky, and the managing director of the network partner Akktor GmbH, Mr. Reimann, participate actively in this highlight in the life of the ZIM cooperation network.
"Demographic Change - Implications and Answers?" by MR Joachim Seeger (Division SW II 2; Federal Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Home Affairs) is particularly important for the work of the network management. Among other things, many up-to-date facts and figures are offered here. They give first indications for further R&D initiatives of the network with a strong focus on social aspects.
This is the first workshop of its kind in Phase 2 of the network project.. As always within this framework, the focus is on current R&D initiatives. Nine such initiatives are currently pushed ahead. Further ideas for research & development are still in the phase of non-scheduled investigations.
Advice on the R&D initiative within the framework of "Horticulture 4.0"
The host is ESYS GmbH.
A long tradition continues. At first we meet for a sightseeing. Today it is a photo exhibition in the Amerika-Haus at the railway station Zoologischer Garten in Berlin. Afterwards we have dinner together: Networking with beer and wine.
The buttom-up initiative of the Evangelical Johannesstift (EJS) reaches its first high point: One day before the deadline for the submission of project outlines within the framework of the BMBF announcement "Digital Media in Professional Education and Training in the Health Professions" (DigiMed), the project outline "RoberT" is completed and uploaded by the EJS (see also entries from 09/05/2018 and 10/05/2018).
The project outline "NamoRob" is successfully uploaded. A prerequisite for this was only fulfilled shortly before the deadline: As a highly specialized vehicle manufacturer, VELA Performance could be included for tasks in the joint project that were vacant for several weeks during the preparatory phase of the project outline (see also entry from 10/10/2018).
Visit to the company's workshops and to some results of previous R&D projects.
are included (see also entry from 10/18/2018).
ZUSE Day at the ICM e. V.
At the MoDiSeM partner ICM - Institut Chemnitzer Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e. V., institutes of the Deutsche Industrieforschungsgemeinschaft Konrad Zuse e.V. present how successful research is achieved for small and medium-sized enterprises.
This date can be regarded as the beginning of a medium-term process of exploration, research, coordination and brainstorming. In addition to the network manager, the MoDiSeM partners Frankenförder Forschungsgesellschaft mbH and ESYS GmbH are involved. In this consultation and a series of follow-up activities (see also 11/13/2018) the network discovers potential for new autonomous services, initially in gardening and later also in agriculture. However, the aim is not to develop another complex field robot. Rather, the aim is to create mobile solutions that are as simple and practical as possible, even if they do not achieve full autonomy. In practice, autonomy for its own sake often leads to a dead end.
At the invitation of the owner of Tholegrobotics (Mr. Zügel), the main responsible network manager and Prof. Rehak (MoDiSeM partner easc) travel to Glauchau to the headquarters of the SME, which has become a new network member in phase 2 of the ZIM network project MoDiSeM. Impressive is the multitude of different UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), that are partly presented in shop windows of the company in the centre of Glauchau (Saxony) for interested citizens. Prof. Iwainsky explains a ZIM project for which a new R&D consortium has to be established. At the end of the consultation, the network manager asks, Mr. Zügel, for a brief presentation of a current challenge for his company in terms of R&D. An interesting idea is articulated. Two weeks later, the MoDiSeM network management sends Tholegrobotics a first sketch of this potential innovation process as part of the Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (ZIM).
The network manager in charge, Prof. Iwainsky, takes part in the all-day anniversary event in Rostock. The MoDiSeM member Orthopädie-Technik Scharpenberg presents its capabilities at the company headquarters. In addition, partner institutions were invited to set up stands on the adjacent outdoor area and demonstrate products and services in the field of health care. The managing director, Mr. Ralph Scharpenberg, and Prof. Iwainsky discuss gait analysis, particularly with regard to fall prevention.
Mr. Kley, the innovation manager of the Protestant Johannesstift (EJS), member of the network MoDiSeM, invites the network manager in charge to a brainstorming consultation at the campus of the EJS in Berlin-Spandau.
The network manager in charge records and evaluates technical risks for some planned innovation lines of the network. He develops concrete practical application scenarios for future mobile automated systems and services and derives technical risks from them.
Together with partners in the network, the network management succeeds in achieving a continuation of the project without interruption: Phase 1 expired on 07/31/2018. Phase 2 starts on 08/01/2018 with a duration until 07/31/2020. The composition of the network has changed slightly during the transition from phase 1 to phase 2 (network).
The Munich-based company LIBIFY Technologies GmbH becomes a regular partner of MoDiSeM towards the end of phase 1 of the network project. A new R&D project, in which MoDiSeM can support, is a concrete reason. The technical relation to the network exists with topics on digital infrastructures for the increase of the security of humans with movement restrictions.
After a survey by the network management among the MoDiSeM partners revealed the clear desire to continue the network project, the final spurt to apply for phase 2 of the ZIM cooperation network project in time begins. This phase is scheduled to run from August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2020. Thus, it follow phase 1 directly and without any gaps in time.
On June 28 and 29, 2018, the International Annual Conference of CURPAS e. V. (Civil Use Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) takes place for the second time in Wildau. The event is attended by over 130 participants. The management of MoDiSeM is also represented. The program offers information, lectures and discussions on the subject of drones and digitalisation. Copter demonstrations complete the program.
The network MoDiSeM is represented at this anniversary event (25th Innovation Day “Mittelstand”, 10 years Central Innovation Program “Mittelstand”, ZIM) with a stationary stand and a mobile "satellite".
This exhibition with accompanying lecture programme is one of the four components of the two-day Innovation Forum "Autonomous, Mobile Services - Services for Mobility" in the Audimax and nearby outdoor areas of the HTW Berlin.
Read more … Transfer-Day "Innovative Offers for Everyday Life in Work and Leisure"
Citizens' Forum "Innovations for Mobility"
This Citizens’ Forum is one of the four components of the two-day Innovation Forum "Autonomous, Mobile Services – Services for Mobility" in the Audimax and nearby outdoor areas of the HTW Berlin.
Read more … Citizens' Forum "Innovations for Mobility"
Together with Berlin Partner for Business and Technology GmbH and the HTW Berlin (University of Applied Sciences), the network MoDiSeM organizes the Innovation Forum "Autonomous, Mobile Services – Services for Mobility".
This conference is one of the four components of the two-day innovation forum "Autonomous, Mobile Services - Services for Mobility" in the Audimax and nearby outdoor area of the HTW Berlin.
Read more … Conference "Autonomous Mobile Services"
In the last workshop before the end of phase 1 of the ZIM network project MoDiSeM, the focus is on a compact summary of the status achieved, the last work required in phase 1 and the preparation of phase 2 with a term of two calendar years.
MoDiSeM partner Tholegrobotics is exhibiting Unmanned Vehicles (UAV) at the U.T.SEC 2018 security trade fair (03/07/2018 – 03/08/2018 in Nürnberg) for fire brigades and rescue services, among others.
The project outline is our reaction to the funding competition "The Future of Work: Small and Medium-Sized Businesses - Innovative and Social".
Prof. Iwainsky takes part in the opening of the Wildauer Wissenschaftswoche in the Audimax of the TH Wildau. Here he listens to two lectures with thematic relations to MoDiSeM perfectly: Autonomously driving anthropoid robot for the university library and test field for autonomous driving.
A consultation with the SME HFC Human-Factors-Consult GmbH takes place at our network partner Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH. The representtative of the SME, present in the meeting, declares his interest in a membership in MoDiSeM.
Discussion at GFaI Brandenburg e.V.
On 6th February Prof. Iwainsky (main responsible network manager) is with the MoDiSeM partner GFaI Brandenburg e.V. at the TH Wildau. This involves further exploration of project initiatives in the field of automated mobile services.
The SME GESTALT Robotics GmbH (Berlin) expresses its interest in becoming a member of MoDiSeM. It is a still young SME with a focus on the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The still young and innovative SME Enway GmbH, developer of autonomous mobile service vehicles, becomes a MoDiSeM network partner.
Prof. Iwainsky visits the IGF Chemnitz GmbH together with Mr. Liebl (MoDiSeM partner ICM e.V). The focus of the meeting is on the integration of IGF Chemnitz GmbH into the current project initiative of MoDiSeM for the funding competition "Future of Work - Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - Innovative and Social".
At the EUREF campus in Berlin-Schöneberg, the network manager, Prof. Iwainsky, had a very interesting contact with the company easy mile and could visit their autonomous bus (for the public or semi-public space) in particular. This bus is interesting for operators/users of large sites. The bus was developed by the French SME easy mile. Our associated network partner Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH provided the contact.
On 24 January 2018, at GFaI consultations of Prof. Iwainsky with representatives of the ZIM-KN network MOVIA (network for pedestrian navigation) take place. Dr. Schischmanow (DRL) arranged this contact and is present at the meeting himself. Common thematic interests are defined and further steps are discussed.
At GFaI, an internal consultation with DLR (Dr. Schischmanow), Prof. Iwainsky and an additional external SME on a DLR project initiative takes place. Further MoDiSeM partners will be included later in this initiative.
Discussion of the MoDiSeM project initiative for the call "The Future of Work: SMES - Innovative and Social"
At GFaI, a discussion on the joint MoDiSeM project initiative for the call "Future of Work: SMEs - Innovative and Social" takes place. Potential project partners from MoDiSeM are: ICM e. V., I. T. Out GmbH, ESYS GmbH, Orthopaedic Technology Scharpenberg, YOUSE GmbH.
The kick-off meeting of the BMBF joint project VarioKnie (Variable interactive prosthetic knee) is carried out at the network partner Orthopaedic Technology Scharpenberg in Rostock. All project partners and the project promoter VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH are excellently represented. The presentations once again reveal the outstanding competencies of the consortium.
On the basis of the discussion with the network manager on 21 December 2017, Enway GmbH decides to ask for membership in the ZIM network MoDiSeM as an associated partner.
At the specialist workshop "Health Economics" for ZIM cooperation networks on the Campus Virchow-Klinikum in Berlin, the MoDiSeM network manager, Prof. Dr. med. A. Iwainsky, and other experts from the network partners Orthopädietechnik Scharpenberg and Frankenförder Forschungsgesellschaft take part.
The event "International networking - pooling knowledge, exploiting global opportunities!" At the BMWi (Berlin) is a highlight in the history of the BMWi programme ZIM cooperation networks.
The main network manager of MoDiSeM participates in the exchange of experiences of ZIM cooperation networks (organizer: VDI / VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH) in Berlin.
The European Aviation Security Center (EASC) e.V. becomes MoDiSeM member. This is ultimately the result of a consultation with the network manager on the sidelines of the event DRONEMASTERS® Convention on 03.09.2017.
The consultation between the network management of MoDiSeM and the management of the MoDiSeM partner AUCOTEAM serves to discuss various research and development approaches as well as the topic of Mittelstand 4.0.
In Rostock, on the initiative of the network partner Orthopädie-Technik Scharpenberg, a bilateral workshop with the main responsible network manager takes place.
The main responsible network manager participates in the celebration 25 years ICM of the MoDiSeM partner Institute Chemnitzer Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. (ICM) in Chemnitz. He takes the opportunity for some discussion on already launched R & D initiatives in the network.
At the information event for the BMBF announcement SensoRob of the responsible programme promoter VDI / VDE Innovation + Technology GmbH in Bonn, the main network manager briefly introduces GFaI and the ZIM network projects it has previously managed. In one part of the event, which serves to advise individual initiatives, he briefly explains three project ideas from the network MoDiSeM. All three are generally rated as suitable for the programme SensoRob.
In the GFaI, on the initiative of the partners AUCOTEAM GmbH and YOUSE GmbH a consultation with further MoDiSeM partners takes place on a total of 5 potential research and development projects within the company network.
In Paderborn, Prof. Iwainsky actively participates in the workshop "Mobility Support & Care" as part of the event “Lightweight Construction for Sustainable Climate Protection”. He articulates cooperation offers and requirements for joint innovation processes in the interaction of technology with social issues.
In the Sunpark of the Evangelisches Johannesstift (member of the network MoDiSeM) a bilateral meeting with the responsible network manager takes place. The meeting is primarily dedicated to a recently furnished apartment, equipped with technology for everyday support (Ambient Assisted Living, AAL).
Participation in the information event on the BMBF competition "Digital Platforms: Interactive Assistance Systems"
The main network manager, Prof. Iwainsky, actively participates in the information event organized by VDI / VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH for the BMBF competition "Digital Platforms: Interactive Assistance Systems" in Berlin. In a bilateral consultation, Prof. Iwainsky presents a project idea of the network MoDiSeM and is motivated to develop it to a competition contribution.
With lively participation of the network partners the first internal workshop of the network, the kick-off meeting of the corresponding ZIM project, takes place in the big hall of the GFaI. Since many partners meet for the first time, the mutual presentation (personal and institutional) has a special significance.
Together with colleagues from the GFaI Research Department Image Processing - Industrial Applications, the MoDiSeM network manager takes part in the event DRONEMASTERS® Convention 2017 on the trotting track in Berlin-Karlshorst. There are also discussions about an extension of the network.
The GFaI receives the approval of the new project in the frame of the ZIM Cooperation Networks Programme. As with all projects of this kind, the grant is initially valid for phase 1. MoDiSeM covers this term from 01.08.2017 to 31.07.2018.
The main network manager for MoDiSeM, Prof. Dr. Alfred Iwainsky, submits the application for funding to VDI / VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH (Berlin).
The application for funding under the ZIM Cooperation Networks Programme (ZIM: Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand), which is being carried out by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) via the programme promoter VDI / VDE Innovation + Technology GmbH, is ready for signature. A total of 24 partners have declared their intention to belong to the network.
Several companies join Prof. Dr. Ing. Alfred Iwainsky (Head of the Board of GFaI and longtime manager of ZIM cooperation networks) with initiatives to establish a new network. Investigations and consultations on thematic focus take several months.

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