Retrospective
First, we proudly look back on a successful first edition of the National Autonomous Systems Congress on April 2, 2025 in Drachten. The congress in figures: 450 visitors, 21 inspiring lectures, 25 innovative demos and 1 impressive keynote by Aaron Saunders (Boston Dynamics).
It was a day not soon to be forgotten. Together we put Autonomous Systems on the national map. And the Northern Netherlands? Which presented itself as the testing ground for smart technology and robotics. This day was just the beginning - we are vigorously continuing this movement!
Next year again? We are ready for it!
The Aftermovie
The much requested aftermovie of the National Autonomous Systems Congress is now available and can be viewed below:
Thank you speakers and support!
Without speakers and support, this congress would not have been possible. Therefore we thank Hans Dish Monika Hoekstra Jacquelien Scherpen Fred Veenstra Aaron Saunders Sara Laprade Cait Amadon Sergio Ooijens Edmund Tenfelde James Patterson Albert Maas Eef Notten Jan-Willem Sieben Frank van Dijck Thom Verwater Bayu Jayawardhana Tom Oomen Ming Cao Udo Frese Javier Alonso-Mora Özlem Durmaz Incel Evert-Jeen van der Meer Michel van der Mark Mirjam Plantinga Christos Emmanouilidis Pete Fortune and Martijn Bekking.
The organization
The organization of the first National Congress on Autonomous Systems was in the hands of European Digital Innovation Hub Northern Netherlands (EDIH NN)., the Innovation Cluster Drachten, the AI hub northern Netherlands, the University of Groningen, atnorth, with support from the municipality of Smallingerland.