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It has been a little over a week now, but the energy and inspiration of the National Autonomous Systems Congress <\/a>is far from gone. The media also picked up on this.\u00a0Omrop Friesland<\/a> was present and wrote a nice piece on how Drachten (and broader: Northern Netherlands) is developing into the \u2018Boston of the Netherlands,\u2019 to be read in this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Article National Congress Omrop Fryslan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With 3 rooms full of impressive speakers, culminating in the keynote by Aaron Saunders<\/a>, CTO of Boston Dynamics<\/a>, it became clear just how much innovative power is present - and how strong the ambitions are to become the region's leader in robotics and AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together with European Digital Innovation Hub Northern Netherlands (EDIH NN).<\/a>, AI hub northern Netherlands<\/a>, the University of Groningen<\/a> and atnorth<\/a> we put the Northern Netherlands on the map as an innovative region of the Netherlands and within Europe! we look back with pride on a more than successful congress. Cooperation between companies, governments and knowledge institutions is essential to realize these ambitions - and this congress was a powerful example of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The future is autonomous, and Northern Netherlands is in the starting blocks. Here's to more great collaborations and innovations! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.omropfryslan.nl\/nl\/nieuws\/17367623\/drachten-wil-met-behulp-van-robots-het-boston-van-nederland-worden<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Full houses at the National Autonomous Systems Congress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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