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Category: AI Hub

A Summer Journey at AI Hub: From Brain Rides to Co-Design Workshops

This summer, Veronika and Mina had the incredible opportunity to work as research assistants the Tampere University’s AI Hub, where innovation and creativity thrive. We embarked on a unique journey, inventing what we called "Brain Rides" - a novel approach to brainstorming that involved holding meetings while riding bikes or scooters. This unconventional method not only invigorated our minds but also paved the way for a wealth of fresh, innovative ideas. This method helped us stay fresh when the energy levels fell down.

A pilot study at Varala Urheiluopisto: Robot-assisted educational physical activities for pupils

On the summer Wednesdays of 7th and 14th June, we carried out two AI Hub Tampere pilot studies at Varala Urheiluopisto, as part of children's summer camps. The pilot study was smooth and successful. We would like to express our sincere thanks for the assistance provided by the staff at Varala Urheiluopisto and the suggestions they gave to improve our future study and collaboration.

Designing and Evaluating Posture Recognition Algorithm on Temi Robot in Reaktor's Office: A Pilot Study with AI Hub Tampere

If office employees sit for long hours at a desk or in front of their computer, they are likely to strain their muscles and cause tension in their neck, shoulders, and back. If this persists for a long period, health issues, including neck and back pain, headaches, muscle pain, etc., can develop. By fixing their posture and adopting ergonomic practices, as well as having active breaks, office employees can reduce the risk of injury and discomfort and improve their overall health and well-being.

A Real Head Turner: Exploring the Campus with The Boston Dynamics Spot Robot Dog

Technology never fails to amaze us with its advancements, making our lives a little more comfortable in the process. It might be an exceedingly difficult question to answer whether technology has adapted to human needs or humans have adapted to technological solutions as a part and parcel of their lives. The world of today might as well have been a killer science fiction story from 50 years ago. Something we have seen many times in science fiction movies suddenly jumps right in front of us. Such an event recently took place in Robostudio at Tampere University. And it's safe to say that this event felt as close as it gets to a scary robot uprising, but somehow in a positive manner!

Health Data Walk: A joint workshop of AI Hub and Health Hub Tampere

It was the week of Vappu, 2022. AI Hub and Health Hub Tampere organized a joint workshop: Health Data Walk, to discuss the secondary use of health data together with the local companies. The workshop consisted of both indoor and outdoor sessions. To provide flexible methods of participation, the indoor session adopted the hybrid model by holding live attendance on the Health Hub premises and online Zoom meetings simultaneously.

AI Hub pilot with Trialwell: Usability evaluation of the Trialwell web platform to recruit participants for clinical and non-clinical trials

Trialwell supports researches by recruiting appropriate participants. AI Hub conducted a pilot study with Trialwell to evaluate their webservice with potential participants. The mission of AI Hub is to provide Aritifical Intelligence (AI) related guidance for small and medium sized companies (SMEs) free of charge. Since Trialwell will use AI to match participants’ profile with appropriate research trial, AI Hub agreed to conduct a pilot project to evaluate the usability and usefulness of the system.