SIXTHSENSE stakeholder workshop at NRT2022

November 15th – 16th 2022, Larnaca, Cyprus

Beta stakeholder meeting took place on the first day of the Nikosia Risk Forum 2022 in the main lecture hall.

The aim of the workshop was to disseminate and publicize the project and the knowledge progress achieved, and the technological improvements incorporated into system prototypes.

The workshop agenda had been structured in the following sections:

o  15:00 – 15:30: Project presentation (project concept, methodology, technologies and field trials).                     

o  15:30 – 16:00: Demonstration of Beta prototype. The vest prototype was shown and demonstration videos were played to show how the prototype functions in real scenarios. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXVEvi_QHcQ).

o  16:00 – 16:30: Project exploitation plan and business model.

o  16:30 – 17:00: Open discussion & Survey.

 

The Project had a booth in the main hall of the venue throughout the congress. System prototypes and materials with project information were displayed here allow the visitors to have a closer look at the technology, discuss the project with the consortium representatives and get more engaged.

This enabled dissemination of the project results to more potential stakeholders that might not have attended to the special event.

 

Due to the importance of the forum, various media attended to cover the congress and the SIXTHSENSE coordinator was interviewed by Euronews as it can be seen at 7:54 min of the news.

Successful alpha prototype testing

During the 2021 winter season, SIXTHSENSE partners, Tecnalia Serbia and MRS, tested the electrotactile alpha prototype made within the WP7 over the previous months.

The alpha prototype included electrodes for electrotactile stimulation, used to code messages and warnings that first-responders can recognize. It is an ambitious endeavor as this was the first time such modality was used to transmit meaningful information to first responders as they are performing usual tasks in their line of duty. There are several open challenges that this project is trying to overcome, starting from confirming the feasibility of using the novel communication channel in the conditions the first responders face.

The tested system was made with first responders-for first responders. This was the first time it was tested outside the laboratory. With the help of Serbia’s Mountain Rescue Service – MRS, under the supervision of Tecnalia Serbia’s researchers the tests were performed on the snowy slopes of Kopaonik mountain in Serbia. The mountain rescuers wore the electrotactile system under their standard gear and tried to recognize different stimulation patterns that were applied as they performed their tasks.

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