NOTRE | Interreg EUROPE project

At ETF Robotics, we believe that 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 to play in shaping the 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲.

This is exactly why the NOTRE | Interreg EUROPE project is so important. By addressing the needs of an ageing population, NOTRE supports 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 that can improve quality of life for older adults while helping SMEs and startups bring meaningful solutions closer to real-world application.

One of the project’s strongest values lies in its focus on validation in realistic environments. For innovation in rehabilitation and assistive technologies, good ideas are not enough, solutions need to be tested, refined, and aligned with the actual needs of patients, healthcare professionals, and care systems.

For our team, this project is closely aligned with a broader vision of how robotics and intelligent systems can support rehabilitation and healthcare: not as abstract technologies, but as tools that can make care more accessible, more personalized, and more effective.

We were glad to contribute to the visibility of these topics through the plenary session “𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁” at the 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗮, where the importance of connecting engineering, medicine, and patient needs was clearly recognized.

It was a pleasure to be part of this exchange alongside Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Arso Vukicevic, Suzana Dedijer Dujovic, and Olivera Djordjevic.

Projects such as NOTRE remind us that progress in rehabilitation does not come only from technological advancement itself, but from creating the right pathways for technology to become useful, validated, and truly relevant in people’s lives.