February 11, 2025

Ideate & Enrich | AI & Robotics in Mobility

📅 Date: Tuesday, 04.03.2025

📍 Location: EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

🕘 Duration: 1 day

🗣  Language: English

Details and registration: https://lnkd.in/dv7fWnDV

 

The third Challenge, hosted in partnership with SBB, marks a new chapter in our innovation journey! This initiative invites creative minds to explore underlying problems and approaches for enhancing AI and Robotics in mobility in Switzerland. Whether it’s through leveraging emerging AI and Robotics technologies or improving sustainability in transportation, this challenge is set to drive forward-thinking projects that address real-world challenges.

 

This workshop is designed for radical problem solvers like you! Spend an inspiring day atthe EPFL, collaborating with like-minded individuals to uncover the most pressing challenges and develop groundbreaking approaches. These radical approaches will be further refined and presented to the SBB. With the support of an independent jury, SBB will select the most promising ideas, awarding CHF 25,000 in funding to bring them to life.

📅 Agenda

09:00 Check-In & Coffee

09:30 Welcome and Introduction of the three Boosters (IB New Mobility, IB Artificial Intelligence, IB Robotics)

09:45 Introduction of the Challenge – SBB

10:00 Keynote Speech

10:15 Coffee Break

10:30 Presentation of Deep-Dive Topics

11:00 Breakout Sessions – Challenge Stage

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Breakout Sessions – Problem Exploration

15:00 Pitching of the Teams – Challenges & Take-Aways

17:00 Presentation of the Key Takeaways

17:30 Apéro

📌 Key Areas of Innovation:
  • Customer Experience: Provide real-time, personalized travel updates to minimize disruptions.
  • Maintenance & Repair: Use robotics to save time and costs while increasing safety.
  • Passenger Flow Optimization: Leverage predictive analytics to enhance crowd management.
  • Autonomous Driving: Integrate cutting-edge autonomous technologies for seamless multimodal travel.

 

 

👩‍💻 Who Can Apply?

We’re looking for:
✅ Startups, SMEs, large companies, non-profits, research teams, or even students.
 
✅ Experts in mobility, AI, and robotics ready to co-create radical solutions.
 
✅ Radical Innovators interested in adressing underlying mobility challenges.
 
✅ People interested in a radical transformation of the mobility sector through AI and robotics.

 

 

💰 What’s in it for you?

Selected ideas will receive CHF 25,000 in funding and access to a strong network of experts from top institutions like

 

 

🗓 Don’t Wait—Apply Now!

Join us in developing systemic solutions for a CO2-neutral, innovative, and future-ready mobility landscape in Switzerland.🇨🇭