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Social activities
Philips Museum Visit, Monday, August 25 - Afternoon
Dive into the history of one of the Netherlands’ most iconic tech companies. Located in Philips’ first light bulb factory, the museum showcases the evolution of Philips from its early inventions to present-day innovations. You’ll visit together with fellow conference attendees, and an audio tour is included (available in 8 languages). Please bring your conference badge.
Location: Philips Museum in the city center of Eindhoven
Transport: Self-organized
Duration: The museum closes at 17:00
Costs: 12,50 Euros (or for free with a museum jaarkaart: in this case there is no need to register)
Accessibility: The Philips Museum is easily accessible for disabled visitors. There is a disabled toilet and they have a lift. Assistance dogs are also allowed (if necessary).
A wheelchair is available in the Philips Museum. If desired, please make a reservation in advance by calling 040 235 90 30.
Guardians with a supervisor pass or autipass do not need to buy an entrance ticket.
An audio tour is free with your entrance ticket and is available in Dutch, Dutch in Easy Language, English, German, French, Turkish, Spanish and Italian.
Since we will be with a large group, you might have to share audio tours.
Capacity: Unlimited
Boat Tour, Wednesday, August 27 - 16:00
Only for conference dinner attendees. Relax before the conference dinner with a scenic boat tour through the waterways of Den Bosch. A fun social activity with a chance to connect with colleagues in an informal setting.
Location: Den Bosch (specific location TBA)
Transport: Bus transport included
Duration: ~45 minutes
Costs: 23 euros
Accessibility: Varies per boat (TBA)
Capacity: 190, split into groups per boat
Van Gogh Village Museum & Guided Tour (Nuenen), Friday, August 29 - Afternoon
Visit the Van Gogh Village Museum and walk through the charming town of Nuenen where Vincent van Gogh lived and worked between 1883 and 1885. You’ll view key artworks and explore the environment that inspired him, including “The Potato Eaters.”
Location: Van Gogh Village, Nuenen
Transport: Bus transport included from TU/e campus (departure around 13:30)
Duration: 2 hours of museum visit and 1 hour tour
Costs: 27,50 euros
Accessibility: Fully wheelchair-friendly
Capacity: 150, in one or two groups depending on number of registrations
Company Visits
TNO, Thursday, August 28 — 14:00–16:00
Explore TNO’s cutting-edge research in photovoltaic technology. The lab demonstrates the “mass customization” of solar energy products, aiming for affordable, adaptable solar solutions that integrate into facades, cars, and more. This visit showcases TNO’s collaborative approach with industry partners at the Brainport Industries Campus.
Location: BIC 1, 5657 BX Eindhoven
Transport: Self-organized
Duration: 2 hours
Costs: Free
Accessibility: Wheelchair access is available both for the conference room and for visiting the MC-line with the robots.
Capacity: 60, split into 3 groups of 20
TU/e Robotics Lab Tour, Thursday, August 28 — Afternoon
Step into TU/e’s dynamic robotics labs and experience hands-on demonstrations of interdisciplinary research projects. Highlights include the goalkeeping challenge (try scoring against an 8x world champion robot goalie), VR operating theater (explore a virtual medical environment), and social robot interaction.
Location: TU/e Robotics Labs
Transport: Self-organized
Duration: 1 hour. There will be two time slots for guided tours: 14:00h-15:00h and 15:00h-16:00h.
Costs: Free
Accessibility: Fully accessible
Capacity: 150, split into in 3 groups of 50
Philips Immersive Lab (High Tech Campus), Thursday, August 28 — Afternoon
Visit Philips’ innovation center where immersive technologies are integrated into health applications like MRI, CT, ultrasound, and minimally invasive surgery. The hybrid lab includes both working spaces and demonstrator setups.
Location: Philips Immersive Lab, High Tech Campus
Transport: Self-organized
Duration: ~45 minutes (3 waves of small-group tours)
Costs: Free
Accessibility: TBA
Capacity: 90, split into 6 groups of 15
Ambyon (at TU/e Campus), Friday, August 29 — 10:00
Ambyon is a local med-tech startup focusing on automating non-patient-facing healthcare tasks to support caregivers. Meet the team and see their robots in action.
Location: TU/e Campus (exact room TBA)
Transport: Self-organized
Duration: 1 hour
Costs: Free
Accessibility: Fully accessible
Capacity: 20
Avular, Friday, August 29 — 11:00
Visit this TU/e spin-off specializing in modular robotics and drone platforms. Avular focuses on enabling rapid development of robot solutions for indoor and outdoor use. The tour includes a presentation and a live demonstration of their robotics platforms.
Location: Avular HQ
Transport: Self-organized
Duration: 1-2 hours
Costs: Free
Accessibility: Accessible via elevators
Capacity: 20-30
Summary table
| When | Activity | Whats happening | Accessibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| afternoon, Monday, 25th | Philips Museum | You will get a ticket to the Philips Museum and visit it together with a group of other conference attendees. If possible, please bring your conference badge. The Philips Museum covers the history of the Philips company and is located in Philips' first light bulb factory. | The Philips Museum is easily accessible for disabled visitors. There is a disabled toilet and they have a lift. Assistance dogs are also allowed (if necessary).
A wheelchair is available in the Philips Museum. If desired, please make a reservation in advance by calling 040 235 90 30. Guardians with a supervisor pass or autipass do not need to buy an entrance ticket. An audio tour is free with your entrance ticket and is available in Dutch, Dutch in Easy Language, English, German, French, Turkish, Spanish and Italian. Since we will be with a large group, you might have to share audio tours. |
| 16:00, Wednesday, 27th | Boat Tour | ||
| Thursday, 28th | On campus tour | ||
| 14:00 - 16:00, Thursday, 28th | TNO | Mass customization is a new PV manufacturing concept based on cleverly designed semi-finished products. TNO wants to use this concept to enable the production of a wide variety of affordable integrated solar energy end products. We are developing a research line, conceived by TNO and built by partners, that will demonstrate the industrial approach to create such semi-finished products as well as a facility to produce solar PV elements in many shapes, sizes and designs. As a next step they can be flexibly integrated into all kinds of surfaces and objects, such as facades and cars. In our labs in Eindhoven and Petten we develop this new mass customization technology and together with companies, we design innovative solar energy products. Customization, low production cost and integration are the key concepts here. This responds to the demand from industry to incorporate solar PV functionality in their own products and thus no longer be dependent on the standard solar panels. | Wheelchair access is available both for the conference room and for visiting the MC-line with the robots. |
| afternoon, Thursday, 28th | TU/e Robotics Lab Tour | Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) was founded in 1956 by industry, local government, and academia. Our university hosts multiple research groups that explore robotics from different perspectives, including mechanical, electrical, social, and interactive. As part of the IEEE RO-MAN 2025, we invite you to join us on Thursday for an exclusive guided tour of the TU/e Robotics facilities. This tour offers a unique opportunity to witness the various facets of robotics research and the exciting cross-disciplinary projects with industry, government and academia. Highlights of the tour include: - Goalkeeping Challenge: test your skills against an eight-time robot soccer world champion. - VR Operating Theater: step into a virtual reality operating room and explore cutting-edge medical technology. - Social Robot Interaction: engage in a conversation with a social robot and discover the future of human-robot interaction. Don't miss this chance to experience the forefront of robotics innovation at TU/e. We look forward to welcoming you! | |
| afternoon, Thursday, 28th | Philips immersive lab at High Tech Campus | The immersive Lab of Philips at the High Tech Campus is part of the Philips innovation hub. Here we work on integrating Immersive Technologies into our healthcare technology products and services, such as MR and CT scanners, Ultrasound, minimally invasive surgery and more. You’re visiting a hybrid lab where teams are at work, but where also demonstrators are shown and that you can experience and that may or may not show up in your hospital years from now. | |
| 10:00, Friday, 29th | Ambyon | Ambyon is a medical-robotics startup in Eindhoven focused on alleviating pressure in healthcare by automating repetitive, non-patient-facing tasks to support caregivers. You will visit the company and meet their robots at the TU/e campus. | They are not sure where at TU/e the visit will take place but I assume the accessibility will be the same as the rest of the campus. |
| 11:00, Friday, 29th | Avular | Avular (https://www.avular.com/) founded in 2014, started as a spin-off from the Eindhoven University of Technology, builds modular mobile robotics (robots and drones enabling quick development of in and outdoor robot applications. The company visit includes a presentation and demonstration of the platforms. | Mobility access through elevators. |
| afternoon, Friday, 29th | van Gogh Museum Village | The Van Gogh Village Museum (locally known as Museum Vincentre) in Nuenen is a cultural gem dedicated to the time Vincent van Gogh spent in this Brabant village between 1883 and 1885, a period during which he created a staggering quarter of his oeuvre, including the painting that launched his reputation—“The Potato Eaters”. During this activity, you will first pay a visit to the museum, followed by a guided tour through the village. Bus transport from/to the TU/e campus is included. | Wheelchair-friendly |