DIH^2

DIH^∧2 is a network of 26 DIHs, with a target to reach over 170 DIHs. The sole aim of the network is to spark incremental (cut 50% cost of advance robotics solutions, double the growth of robotics market) and disruptive (maximum productivity & optimum agility) innovations in over 300,000 Manufacturing SMEs and Mid-Caps. It will support SMEs in their Agile Production challenge (50% increase in productivity) and unleash their digitalization potential by enabling robot solutions that are more cost effective at lower lot sizes. DIH^∧2 relies on:

• A Common Open Platform Reference Architecture for Agile Production (COPRA-AP) -based on Industrial Data Space Reference Architecture Model and FIWARE technologies- to serve the needs of SMEs by means of a continuously growing set of Robotic-based Open Standard Enablers (ROSE-AP).

• A marketplace as one-stop-shop for SMEs to access essential services for digital transformation including business modelling, technical support, access to skills and finance.

• 2 competitive Open Calls to launch an ambitious Technology Transfer Program with 260 Agility Audits, 26 cross border Technology Transfer Experiments and 26 ROSE-AP, leveraging over 26M€ of public & private funding in advance robotics solutions for Agile Production.

• Members deeply rooted in their regional Smart Specialization Strategy (bringing €5M additional funding on top of EU funds), ensuring ‘working distance’ services for every SME in Europe – whichever the sector, wherever the location, whatever the size.

• A Corporate Sponsorship Program from equipment and automation suppliers committed with the network to get access to wider market and latest research in robotics.

DIH^∧2 will transform this network into a self-sustainable non-profit association with members all over Europe.

DIH^∧2 will demonstrate that public funded research can help SMEs & Mid-Caps achieve digital excellence and global competitiveness through adopting advanced robotics solutions in Agile Production.

Consortium

Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy (VTT), Finland
C.R.E.A.T.E. CONSORZIO DI RICERCA PER L’ENERGIA L AUTOMAZIONE E LE TECNOLOGIE DELL’ELETTROMAGNETISMO (CREATE), Italy
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. (IML), Germany
EFFIZIENZCLUSTER MANAGEMENT GMBH (ECM), Germany
STICHTING ROBOVALLEY (RoboValley), Netherlands
FUNDACIO EURECAT (EUT), Spain
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB (CHALMERS), Sweden
AALBORG UNIVERSITET (BB), Denmark
SIRRIS HET COLLECTIEF CENTRUM VAN DE TECHNOLOGISCHE INDUSTRIE (SIRRIS), Belgium
LINZ CENTER OF MECHATRONICS GMBH (LCM), Austria
PROXINNOV (PRX), France
IRISH MANUFACTURING RESEARCH COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE (IMR), Ireland
PRODUTECH-ASSOCIACAO PARA AS TECNOLOGIAS DE PRODUCAO SUSTENTAVEL (PRODUTECH), Portugal
ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS (CERTH), Greece
PRZEMYSLOWY INSTYTUT AUTOMATYKI I POMIAROW PIAP (PIAP), Poland
CY.R.I.C CYPRUS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTER LTD (CyRIC), Cyprus
SOFIA TECH PARK JSC (STP), Bulgaria
INOVACIJSKI CENTAR NIKOLA TESLA (ICENT), Croatia
INTEMAC SOLUTIONS, SRO (INTEMAC), Czech Republic
OU IMECC (IMECC), Estonia
PANNON GAZDASAGI HALOZAT EGYESULET (PBN), Hungary
NODIBINAJUMS VENTSPILS AUGSTO TEHNOLOGIJU PARKS (VHTP), Latvia
LIETUVOS ROBOTIKOS ASOCIACIJA (LRA), Lithuania
FILIALA TRANSILVANIA A ASOCIATIEI ROMANE PENTRU INDUSTRIA ELECTRONICA SI DE SOFTWARE (ARIEST), Romania
National Centre of Robotics (NCR), Slovakia
POMURSKI TEHNOLOSKI PARK PODJETJE ZA POSPESEVANJE PODJETNISTVA V POMURJU DOO (PTP), Slovenia
ELEKTROTEHNICKI FAKULTET UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU (ETF), Serbia
FUNDINGBOX ACCELERATOR SP ZOO (FBA), Poland
INTERNETSIA, S.L. (ISDI). Spain
EUROPEAN DYNAMICS ADVANCED SYSTEMSOF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATICS AND TELEMATICS SA (ED), Greece
BLUMORPHO SAS (BLM), France
LOUPE 16 LTD (L16), United Kingdom
FIWARE FOUNDATION EV (FIWARE), Germany
INDUSTRIAL DATA SPACE EV (IDSA), Germany
PROYECTOS Y SISTEMAS DE MANTENIMIENTO SL (EPROS), Spain
FUNDINGBOX RESEARCH APS (FBR), Denmark
ITECHNIC GMBH (iTechnic), Germany