News

October 2, 2017

Best kept secret of Dwingeloo 'brings you the universe'

“Although we bring you the universe, we are still learning on the job. Therefore we are very proud to join the cluster!'' With these words, Professor Carole Jackson, general manager of ASTRON, signed the collaboration with the high-tech companies of Innovatiecluster Drachten on Friday afternoon, September 29.

September 29, 2017

ASTRON newest member Innovatiecluster Drachten

ASTRON, the Dutch institute for radio astronomy, will join our high-tech cluster on Friday 29 September. Innovatiecluster Drachten chairman Kor Visscher is proud: "We can learn a lot from our new scientific partner, and I'm not just talking about stars and planets."

September 18, 2017

All primary schools in Fryslân have a robot

One thing is certain, technology will change and determine the future of our children. That is why we hand out a robot with a teaching package to every primary school in Fryslân.

September 6, 2017

Children choose technology by robot in class

25 students from Het Mozaïek primary school in Drachten are enthusiastically clamoring for their new friend, one of the 400 EDU robots. They help with packing and preparing the robots for shipping, because from today all Frisian primary schools will receive a robot with a teaching package.

10 Aug 2017

EDU robots ready for primary schools

The special EDU robots, of which every primary school in Fryslân will receive one, will be packed and prepared for shipment on Wednesday 6 September. Children from primary school Het Mozaiek in Drachten help.

25 Jul 2017

Resato nominated for Drenthe company of the year

Our high-tech partner Resato has been nominated for the title 'Drenthe company of the year', due to its efforts to make hydrogen driving available to the general public.

June 30, 2017

Robin teaches toddlers English

Not only do we encourage children to learn from technology. Tilburg University is investigating how Robin can teach the robot toddlers a different language. And robot ZINO from the University of Twente teaches children to give compliments.

June 26, 2017

NHL University under the spell of robot spiders

On Wednesday 28 June, smart, mechanical insects conquer the NHL University of Applied Sciences in Leeuwarden for the fourth year in a row. Then students from the Engineering and ICT departments compete against each other with their 'smart spiders' or 'hexapods'. A jury judges them on speed, cleverness, robustness and above all beauty.

21 June 2017

VNO-NCW visiting our field lab

VNO-NCW went looking for places in the Netherlands where innovation takes place. Of course they paid a visit to our field lab.