Podcasts – Tech Hub of the North

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Podcasts – Tech Hub of the North

In these podcasts we discuss the latest trends and developments in innovative technology.

How far are we with Renewable Energy? What can the latest technology mean for healthcare? How far have we come in the field of 3D Printing and how efficient is the robot?

And why can Big data & Remote sensoring ensure a safer society? We discuss it all… 

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Big Data & Remote Sensoring
With Theun Prins from YP Your Partner

00:00 – 00:40 All about Big Data & Remote Sensoring
00:45 – 1:18 Introduction Theun Prins YP Your Partner
01:20 – 02:20 What is the difference between telemetry, remote sensoring & Big Data
02:21 – 05:07 The importance of Remote sensoring & Big Data
05:08 – 06:59 Collaborate with 20+ ICD companies
07:00 – 09:20 5 steps of Remote Sensoring & Big Data
09:21 – 16:58 Sensoring
16:59 – 23:35 Connectivity
23:37 – 29:00 Collection
29:02 – 33:00 Analysis & Action
33:01 – 36:05 Tips & Tricks

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Visual Intelligence
With Roland Koops from ZiuZ

00:00 – 00:35 Visual Intelligence 
00:36 – 02:06 Introduction Roland Koops from ZiuZ
02:07 – 03:29 What is visual intelligence
03:30 – 05:07 Where does visual intelligence come from
05:09 – 06:01 How did visual intelligence come about
06:04 – 08:23 Classic image processing
08:25 – 10:46 Image processing speed
10:50 – 16:37 What are neural networks
16:40 – 19:57 The future of visual intelligence
20:00 – 23:49 Trends for the future
23:50 – 25:00 Privacy
25:03 – 26:13 One more trend
26:15 – 27:30 Getting started with Visual intelligence
27:31 – 28:07 Closing

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3D Printing
With Thom Pijper from Philips

00:00 – 00:32 Intro
00:33 – 01:29 3D Printing with Thom Pijper working at Philips
01:30 – 02:36 3D Printing Definition
02:37 – 04:00 How did 3D printing come about
04:00 – 05:08 Function Thom Pijper
05:08 – 07:45 Application 3D Printing
07:45 – 08:44 Benefits of 3D Printing
08:44 – 09:45 Complexity of parts
09:46 – 13:25 What can you make with 3D production methods
13:26 – 15:50 Which materials are possible to use
15:50 – 16:45 What does it do to you as a researcher
16:45 – 18:00 Design Challenge
18:00 – 20:30 Topology Optimization
20:30 – 22:00 does the computer take over the thinking?
22:01 – 25:30 What does the future look like?
25:30 – 26:10 complexity vs flexibility
26:11 – 27:35 Sustainability and 3D Printing
27:35 – 28:15 Closing

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Robotics – with Drs. Hendri Kortman,
Innovation Manager at Variass

00:00 – 00:30 Introduction
00:38 – 01:09 Welcome 
01:10 – 01:46 at the table: Hendri Kortman, Innovation manager at Variass
01:48 – 02:26 Variass
02:27 – 05:03 The start of robotics
05:05 – 06:12 When do you start robotics as a company
06:13 – 07:34 What is a cobot?
07:35 – 08:34 The cobot trend
08:35 – 09:58 What does the human being and what does the robot do?
09:59 – 13:35 Will the robot take over our work?
13:36 – 15:10 Why do you name a robot?
15:11 – 17:21 Which processes can we automate?
17:22 – 18:47 What results are achieved?
18:48 – 20:00 The future of robots and cobots
20:01 – 21:20 How is the relationship between man and machine shifting?
21:21 – 22:46 What is the trend in vision/eyes?
22:47 – 24:23 what developments are there in the grippers/hands?
24:23 – 25:13 how are the feet (AGV)?
25:14 – 26:58 can robots communicate with each other/mouth?
27:00 – 28:12 what other developments are there?
28:15 – 30:16 The impact of a cobot on the workplace
30:17 – 31:44 Closing

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Renewable Power & Propulsion
With Martijn Favot from Whisper Power

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