Hotel partner
Tallink City Hotel offers the highest quality stay for all ERW Focus Event attendees. From
state of the art, clean and green rooms to high quality dining and relaxation areas, Tallink
City Hotel strives to make Your journey to Tallinn as outstanding as possible. The hotel is
located at the very heart of Tallinn, making access to both the Old Town and Metropolitan
area a breeze. More information at: https://hotels.tallink.com/et/tallink-city-hotel
Public Program
| Time | Day 1 (3 December) | Day 2 (4 December) |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Arrival euRobotics TG and BoD Members / Room to schedele more closed events | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcoming Coffee | |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Institutional program: 09:30 Opening speech - STATE |
|
| 10:00 – 10:30 | 09:45 Musical segment and intro Speaker 1 09:50 Speaker 1 - TalTech, Rector/Dean |
|
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tallinn Old Town Tours with guides |
10:10 Intro Speaker 2 10:15 Speaker 2 - NATO DIANA |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | 10:35 Intro to Speaker 3 10:40 Speaker 3 - Leo Kärkkäinen, TIES RY |
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| 11:30 – 12:00 | Research and Education Program 11:30 Opening by ERW 2025 Organizers, Robotex |
11:00 Intro to Speaker 4 11:05 Speaker 4 - TALTECH |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | 11:50 TALTECH 12:10 Samer Al Kork, Professor of Robotics, American University of the Middle East |
11:25 Panel 1 - Robotex leaders |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | 12:30 Karl Kruusamäe, Associate Professor of Robotics Engineering, University of Tartu | Lunch + EXPO opens |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | ||
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Lunch + EXPO opens | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | EuRobotics Topic Groups | |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 – 15:30 | High School Engineering Call with Student Satellite, Formula Student and More | Break |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | ||
| 16:00 – 16:30 | University Tour for euRobotics Members | EuRobotics Topic Groups |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | ||
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Company Tour - 1 | |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | ||
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Transfer back to hotel | Company Tour - 2 |
| 18:30 – 19:00 | Baltic Roundtable | |
| 19:00 – 19:30 | ||
| 19:30 – 20:00 | Transfer to dinner | Transfer to dinner |
| 20:00 – 20:30 | ||
| 20:30 – 21:00 | ||
| 21:00 – 21:30 | Formal Reception (invite only) | euRobotics informal dinner |
| 21:30 – 22:00 | ||
| 22:00 – 22:30 |
Speakers
Dr. Samer Khodor Al Kork is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Robotics Research Center at the American University of the Middle East (AUM), focusing on robotics, human–machine interfaces, and intelligent systems. With over two decades of academic and research leadership, he has established strong collaborations with leading international institutions to enhance robotics education and applied research. His work promotes interdisciplinary innovation and positions AUM as a center of excellence for robotics and AI in the region.
Karl Kruusamäe is an Associate Professor of Robotics Engineering at the University of Tartu, Estonia. He earned his PhD in 2012 from the University of Tartu and has enhanced his expertise through international research positions at AIST (Japan) and the University of Texas at Austin (USA). Dr. Kruusamäe specializes in human-centered robotics, with particular focus on human-robot collaboration, multi-robot coordination, and open-source hardware development. His research focuses on how intelligent systems can collaborate with humans in adaptive, meaningful, and socially aware ways. Combining technological expertise with pedagogical design, his work advances both human–robot interaction research and educational innovation, aiming to make AI systems not only intelligent but also deeply aligned with human and societal needs.
Prof. Leo Kärkkäinen orks for embedded AI in University of Eastern Finland, Department of Technical Physics. He has a long 2- year career in industrial research awarded Bell-labs fellow in 2017. Leo has a PhD in theoretical physics, 47 granted patents and more then 90 publications.
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) is the only flagship in engineering and IT science and education in Estonia, providing higher education at all levels in engineering and technology, information technology, economics, science, and maritime. TalTech’s mission is to be a promoter of science, technology, and innovation and a leading provider of engineering and economic education in Estonia. TalTech is the host partner of European
Robotics Week 2025 Focus Event. Visit https://taltech.ee/en/
Stoneridge Electronics is the leading system solution provider for the transport sector and a trusted partner to fleets, importers, and workshops. As a manufacturer of innovative systems and services, their priority is improving safety, productivity and reliability. Visit https://stoneridge.ee/en/
The University of Tartu is the leading research university in Estonia and the only Estonian language universitas – comprehensive university – in the world. Its competitive advantages are internationality, the quality of teaching and research, and diversity. Visit https://ut.ee/en/
The Center for Automation and Robotics (CAR) is a joint research center between the CSIC and the UPM. Its main objective is to develop fundamental and applied research, focused on socio-economic challenges. It has more than a hundred researchers whose activity focuses on the following scientific-technical lines: Field Robotics, Human-centered Systems, Intelligent Control and Supervisión, Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence. Visit www.car.upm-csic.es
The American University of the Middle East (AUM) is a leading higher education institution established in 2005 in Kuwait. AUM has two colleges: the College of Engineering and Technology and the College of Business Administration, in addition to a Liberal Arts Department and an English Preparatory Program. AUM is ranked #1 University in Kuwait as per the 2025 World University Rankings by QS and THE, making it to #611-620 in QS World and to the Top 500 in THE World. AUM is also ranked #1 in Kuwait in the Arab region rankings by QS and THE. More information at www.aum.edu.kw/
Workshops
Engineering workshops for school children will be available on both conference days from
12:00 – 16:00 at TalTech. All workshops are coordinated by HARNO under the Inseneriakadeemia initiative. More information: https://harno.ee/inseneriakadeemia
Media and Press Contact
For press and media information, please contact anneli@robotex.ee
