“Smurf” Innovation from SINTEF
Researchers at Norway’s SINTEF and Japan’s Tohoku University have developed Smurf—short for Soft Miniaturised Underground Robotic Finder—a small, yellow rescue robot for disasters....
Day: October 10, 2025
🇮🇸 Iceland – AI Innovations – September 2025
1) AI chatbot “Hervör” to serve the Deaf community• National association plans AI assistant for services.• Goal: faster, more inclusive communication.• Signals public-sector adoption of...
🇩🇰 Denmark – AI Innovations – September 2025
1) UCPH: AI predicts diseases 20 years ahead• Public health AI model forecasts multicomorbidity risk.• Validated with Danish registry data.• Could aid prevention/triage planning.•...
🇳🇴 Norway – AI Innovations – September 2025
1) NTNU NorwAI: New NorLLM roadmap• Research center to introduce new national LLMs.• Roadmap shift revealed ahead of Innovate 2025.• Focus on sovereign, domain-specific models.•...
🇸🇪 Sweden – AI Innovations – September 2025
1) Vinnova & ESA: AI in Space investment (~€5.2m)• Launch of ESA Phi-Lab Sweden to push AI/edge in space.• Testbeds + demo ops for satellites & autonomy.• Coordinated by RISE with...
🇫🇮 Finland – AI Innovations – September 2025
1) VTT appoints Research Professor for AI & LLMs• Arash Hajikhani named Research Professor of AI & LLMs (from 1 Sep).• Focus: trustworthy, applied AI across industries.• Signals...