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Marineterrein Amsterdam Community Drinks

Event

The members of the Marineterrein Community are invited to join the first community get-together of the new year on January 17th. The event is hosted by AMS Institute.

Press info

We are always happy to provide you with more information about AMS Institute and the projects we are working on. In this section you will find more information about our latest publications, press releases and related info.

Roboat update

News

The Roboat research project is entering its next phase of development. This five-year project is a collaboration between AMS Institute and MIT and is the world first major research program on autonomous floating vessels in metropolitan areas.

MSc MADE Knowledge Clips 2022

News

The first-year MSc MADE students produced a series of knowledge clips during one of their first courses: Metropolitan Challenges.

Data Visualization

The Data Visualization Lab develops state-of-the-art technology for the visualization and sense-making of social urban data. In turn, data becomes more accessible, understandable and actionable.

Join us for the regional Finals of the Climatelauchpad

Event

The 2020 Regional Final Europe of the ClimateLaunchpad is coming up on September 10 and you’re invited. Make sure to join and support the three teams that just won the National Finals @AMS Institute during the Regional finals.

DemoS Strandeiland

Project

How Strandeiland IJburg democratically develops in a green, social and sustainable island

Wrap-up: Launch Responsible Sensing Lab & Opening 'Senses of Amsterdam' at The Studio of NEMO

News

On 28 January 2021, we officially the launched of the Responsible Sensing Lab and openend the exhibit ‘Senses of Amsterdam’ at The Studio of NEMO Science Museum. Here you'll find a wrap-up and link to event recording.

Circular solar panels for the doughnut economy

Project

In this project we are extending the lifetime of solar panels by giving discarded panels a second life in Amsterdam Southeast. We connect this to social goals, including fighting energy poverty and social apprenticeship programs to give unemployed people.

AMS Startup Booster | Selected teams | First edition

Introducing the selected teams for the first run of the AMS Startup Booster. Read about their startup ideas and meet the team members.

100 years of Dutch summers: The clock is ticking on climate change

News

The ‘meteorological summer’ officially ended this August. However, this week summer returned to the Netherlands. Time for some reflections, our data science team thought. Grab a refreshment, we’ll shine some light on the summers of 1920 to 2020.

Roboat Y3 results: moving forward towards a full scale prototype

News

In its third year of research the Roboat team has improved technical and functional capabilities of the fleet of autonomous boats. With focus on latching capabilities and ‘shapeshifting’, where the boats autonomously reassemble into various configurations