The historic city of Bologna was the setting for last month’s one6G Summit. Indeed the curvature of its famous leaning tower (Pisa is not alone), one of Bologna’s recognizable symbols, has been measured to a 96% accuracy, demonstrating the power of advanced radio technology. For the record, 6G refers to the emerging sixth generation of mobile communication technology, the successor to 5G. Our Vice President Research, Juha Röning, was among speakers from industry, policy, and academia at the Summit. Further underlining the importance of this technology for euRobotics, Secretary General Reinhard Lafrenz was also present. “It was a very good event with lots of physical tech. The use of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) would allow standard communication devices to do much more with robots, cars, etc. What they envisage for 6G is not only about communication, though. It also has potential as a backbone for an integrated environment – a platform for future communications and integration. 6G also has potential applications in radio equipment for medical diagnosis such as heart rhythm monitoring.”
Reinhard underlined why euRobotics was involved with the 6G Summit: “It’s important that the robotics community is involved and active in shaping the 6G standards to come.” For more about the one6G Summit visit https://summit2025.one6g.org/