Projects

Industry 4.0, with its digitalization of manufacturing processes, is transforming the shop floor environment into a space for human-machine cooperation. However, we must not stop there, everyone along the value chain must participate and must benefit. Current Industry...

R&D Cycling has identified, in its role as organiser and consultant, a market opportunity for safety management software for sporting events using public roads (cycle races, pedestrian races, car rallies, etc.). For this type of event, a police authorisation is...

In recent years, the travel industry has undergone a major transformation. The digital revolution has given rise to large booking intermediaries (known as OTAs, short for Online Travel Agencies, i.e. Booking.com, Expedia, ...), which have rapidly achieved a dominant...

Based at the BioArk in Monthey, Augurix SA develops and markets "Lateral Flow" diagnostic tests (similar to a pregnancy test). One of their flagship products, "SimtomaX", is a rapid immuno-chromatographic diagnostic test that detects celiac disease from a drop of...

The "Matigny Boutique Hotel" welcomes people with mental disabilities for professional activities, such as taking orders in the restaurant and serving at the table. These users are confronted with different cognitive and memory problems, which can make this type of...

Created by the Icare Institute in 2005, the RFID Center provides advice and assistance to Swiss and international companies and institutions. Its mission is to promote the adoption of automatic identification technologies and to accompany their deployment according to...

Breaking down communication barriers for better social inclusion The Swiss Agency for the Promotion of Innovation (Innosuisse) has approved a major four-year project (total volume of 12.4 million Swiss francs) entitled "Inclusive Information and Communication...

Within the framework of this exploratory project, carried out jointly with the Institute of Tourism of the HES-SO Valais and Cimark, the Icare Institute worked on the processing and analysis of data made available by the Magic Pass cooperative for the pilot resort of...

The aim of this project is to provide the Swiss ski schools in the Valais with a digital platform that will enable them to develop their relationship with their customers and to sell their services. Institut Icare's developers supported the Web Evolutions team in the...

Manage your entire stay and have access to all the experiences of a tourist resort via a single mobile application: the integrated digitalization system, initially created by Icare for Vercorin and then for Zinal, has been extended to Meiringen in 2019. In the tourism...

Gaze control is a project developed for the Innovation Centre for Assistive Technology (IAT Lab) that will enable an electric wheelchair to be driven by eye tracking. This innovative technology is a very interesting advance for people with reduced mobility. While a...

Icare is known for its expertise in smartphone-based computer vision. Whether it is the decoding of barcodes, number plates, identity documents or payment slips, the technology is constantly evolving to meet the needs of its various partners. The applied research in...