Denmark’s robotics and automation industry has grown significantly in recent years and is now home to global market leaders and high-growth start-ups such as Universal Robots, Mobile Industrial Robots and Blue Ocean Robotics. Currently 50+ robotics companies are centered in the hub surrounding the University of Southern Denmark and the city of Odense and are the result of nearly 30 years of dedicated research.

On behalf of Denmark, it is our pleasure to announce that University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Aalborg University (AAU), the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Aarhus University (AU), IT University Copenhagen (ITU) and the Danish Innovation Centres in Silicon Valley, Boston, Munich, and Seoul are inviting 50 elite robotic students from around the world to participate in an exclusive international summer school in Odense in advanced technologies for designing robotic systems for specific applications. 

The summer school takes place each year in August at the University of Southern Denmark with support from the Danish Ministry of Higher Education, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Odense Municipality as well as private partners. The summer school targets talented graduate students from UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, University of Southern California, MIT, Harvard University, Northeastern University, Seoul National University (SNU), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), The Technical University of Munich (TUM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the leading Danish universities. 

You will obtain deep knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies such as modeling, digital twins and simulation, computer vision, force-based control, and human-robot interaction. You will be taught in world-class laboratories at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark, while expanding your international network and connecting with Danish robotic companies.