Inroads is a consultancy firm that is specialized in the development, organization and realization of technological innovation projects. This company is located in the Dutch Brainport region, which has been dubbed to be one of the ‘smartest regions’ in the whole world where many technological firms and knowledge reside. The strength of this company is creating structure of a project process and giving a clear outline of the opportunities and possible difficulties along the road.
Inroads is mainly operational in the automotive, mobility and high tech industries. For the automotive sector, the focus lies on electric and hybrid propulsion systems, and advanced driver assistance systems. This involves increasing the security of vehicular transport by providing the operator of a vehicle with vital information, and having several automated systems which take safety decisions on their own. The development in the mobility sector are quite similar to those in the automotive sector. The main goal is to go from point A to B in a safe and comfortable manner. Adding more technology to cars, makes it possible to communicate amongst themselves to avoid collisions.
Since the Inroads company is placed within the Brainport region, it has a great opportunity to keep up with the latest technologies and developments. This comes in handy when dealing with projects from the high tech sector, where the focus lies on robotics and mechatronics. In the last couple of years, Inroads is mainly involved in advising robotics projects in the healthcare sector as this industry has been struggling in the developed world. The available knowledge in robotics should be able to provide several solutions to many current problems.
