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RICAIP - Research and Innovation Centre on Advanced Industrial Production


Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   24 Sep 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   25 Dec 2025

RICAIP is an international research centre that connects testbeds in Prague, Brno, and Saarbrücken, Germany. It focuses on Industry 4.0 innovations and the application of AI in industrial production, promoting modular, distributed production methods. The centre aims to integrate AI into production processes, making them more adaptive to market needs.

Name in original language

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Initiative overview

RICAIP is an international research centre that develops and tests new models of smart manufacturing. By linking experimental facilities in Prague, Brno, and Saarbrücken, it provides a space where researchers and companies can trial artificial intelligence in real production environments. The aim is to design more flexible factories that can adapt quickly to changing demand, drawing on modular and distributed production methods. As the centre expands, it is strengthening cooperation between Czech and German institutions and contributing to Europe-wide efforts to apply AI in industry.

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC CTU)

About the policy initiative


Organisation:

  • Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC CTU)

Category:

  • AI policy initiatives, programmes and projects

Initiative type:

  • AI Research Centres/Centres of Excellence/Expertise, specialised AI teams, labs

Status:

  • Active

Start Year:

  • 2016

Binding:

  • Non-binding

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