Alstom

Presence Detection for Safer Trains
How can we reliably detect people on, at, or inside a train – and prevent accidents before they happen? In this challenge, makers and innovators are invited to develop robust presence detection systems for real railway environments.Technology-open. Safety-critical. Real impact. Join the challenge & help make trains safer.

Alstom

Turning Vibrations into Knowledge
Can vibration data reveal exactly where a fault occurs in a motor–gearbox unit? This challenge is all about vibration-based fault detection: sensors, frequency analysis, and automated diagnostics that reduce maintenance time and effort. If you love signal processing, data, and real machines – this one’s for you.

Alstom

Predicting Battery Lifetime – Before Failure Happens
How long will a train battery really last? In this challenge, makers develop data-driven models to assess battery health and predict remaining useful life – using real charge and discharge data. Build algorithms that look into the future, not just react to failures.

AUVA

NextGen Safety: Innovating Safe Journeys to School
How can we turn analogue school route plans into a digital, interactive experience – and make the way to school even safer for thousands of first graders? In this video, you’ll learn how AUVA and the maker community are rethinking the entire process from scratch. With Klaus Wittig, AUVA

City of Bratislava

AI for Open Governance: Data Transparency Meets Privacy
How can cities make data open and usable without compromising citizens’ privacy? The City of Bratislava presents its challenge – from GDPR-compliant anonymisation to AI applications for a modern, transparent city administration. With Zuzana Šefčík Aschenbrennerová & Peter Beňo, City of Bratislava

GRÜNSTATTGRAU & RENOWAVE

Re:Build: Plug-and-Play Renovation for a Circular Future
Renovation inspired by automotive production: modular, circular and “plug-and-play”. This challenge is about developing retrofit solutions that build in recycling, resource efficiency and greening from the very start – scalable from single buildings to entire neighbourhoods. With Elisabeth Leitner, GRÜNSTATTGRAU

BeKa Software

BeKa Software – From Smarter Buildings to Smarter Workflows
From intelligent HVAC automation with waste heat recovery to natural-language interfaces for open-source CRM systems: BeKa Software explores how smart sensors, AI and voice-driven tools can cut energy use, streamline daily work and make complex systems easier to control. In this joint session, you’ll see where makers can plug in – from IoT and control engineering all the way to business process automation.

NEOALP

Designing the Next Generation of Humanoid Robots
Humanoid robots that truly work for people: NEOALP invites you to address the technical, psychological and legal questions around using such systems in everyday life. In the video, you’ll discover what “human touch” really means in this context. With Christian Tauber & Mathias Hazibar, NEOALP

smander.com & Mariahilfer i

Back in Control: The Open Appliance Maker Challenge
What if household appliances were truly repairable, hackable and extendable again? Building on the open-source project “MyGenWashy”, this challenge explores new approaches for open, modular and long-lasting appliances. The talk shares a vision for democratized appliance technology. With Clemens Mayer (smander.com) & Patrick Awart (IoT Austria & Mariahilfer i)

Slovak Centre for Productivity

Build the Smart SME of Tomorrow: Odoo x Digital Twin Challenge @ INFINITY LAB
A training lab turns into a smart demo factory: together with the Slovak Centre for Productivity, a digital twin of an SME is being built on top of Odoo ERP. In the video, you’ll see which modules and interfaces makers can help shape – from e-shop to production planning. With Milan Botka, Slovak Centre for Productivity

#IMM2025/26 – Call to Action

Now the actual co-creation phase is running: over the next five months, teams can be formed, prototypes developed, experiments launched, and first pilot projects initiated. The kick-off served as the starting point for many conversations, idea sketches and “What if…?” moments that will gradually turn into tangible outcomes. With Markus Kleinfercher, EIT Manufacturing East