Ynse’s role at AMS Institute is to manage, facilitate and accelerate the Roboat project. In practice this means that he aligns the R&D that is done by the researchers of MIT and TU Delft, with the goals that were originally set out by AMS Institute and the municipality of Amsterdam. Ynse is also working on the development- and build of the full scale Roboat. For this he is collaborating with a highly motivated group of private companies that have a joint ambition to further grow the ecosystem for autonomous vessels in the Netherlands, and Amsterdam specifically.

Ynse has an academic background in Neuroscience (Bsc) and Management & Entrepreneurship (MSc). However his interest in high tech and innovation landed him a job as a grant/innovation consultant. There he specialized in NL/EU funding for technological innovation (WBSO, Innovatiebox, MIT, H2020 SME, EUROSTARS et cetera). While acquiring more and more clients in the high tech robotics sector he got involved in the TU Delft Digital Innovation Hub for Robotics: RoboValley. Ynse is now combining his work as a business developer at RoboValley with his passion for boats and sailing in the Roboat project at AMS Institute.

“Within ten years fully autonomous boats will be wide-spread in the typical images of the Amsterdam canals”

Ynse Hendrik Deinema

Former Roboat Project Coordinator at AMS Institute

In his free time Ynse is usually sailing with his family in the waters around Amsterdam or in Friesland. Maintaining his sailboat in operational conditions requires loads of DIY, since the boat is from the early 70’s, but Ynse enjoys the challenge.

During wintertime Ynse is involved in a small-scale beer brewery and the final product is celebrated during the annual beer festival, which takes place in a 5 x 6 m garden in Amsterdam Noord.

Amsterdam is a great place to live- and work, however the city is facing some serious urban challenges due to urbanization. Ynse wants to contribute to autonomous vessels for urban waterways since they can play a serious role in elevating the pressure on the roads, bicycle lanes and sidewalks.

News

Apply now: Urban Mobility Accelerator

EIT Urban Mobility Accelerator has room for 5 new startups to join the accelerator. Do you have a business idea on the topic of reducing congestion and increasing transportation efficiency? Apply to join the program before November 15.

Event

Roboat Demo & Official Opening of Roboat Exhibition

Smart Urban Mobility

24 October 17:00 - 20:00

News

Roboat ahoy!

Smart Urban Mobility

To wrap up Roboat’s second year of research – the research program on autonomous vessels that helps solving urban challenges of the city of Amsterdam – the first autonomous Roboat prototypes were demonstrated at Marineterrein Amsterdam on October 5th.

News

Roboat ahoy!

Smart Urban Mobility

To wrap up Roboat’s second year of research – the research program on autonomous vessels that helps solving urban challenges of the city of Amsterdam – the first autonomous Roboat prototypes were demonstrated at Marineterrein Amsterdam on October 5th.

Project

Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

Amsterdam gets world’s first fleet of autonomous boats.

Event

REVOLUTION 2020: Roboat Showcase

March 31

Event

SMASH!UP smart shipping in city logistics

Smart Urban Mobility

Nov 24 | 03:00 PM

During the online SMASH!UP on Tuesday November 24 you will learn more about smart solutions for city logistics on the water. Ynse Deinema, AMS Program Developer Smart Urban Mobility, will tell more about the Roboat project as smart solution.

Event

SMASH!UP smart shipping in city logistics

Smart Urban Mobility

Nov 24 | 03:00 PM

During the online SMASH!UP on Tuesday November 24 you will learn more about smart solutions for city logistics on the water. Ynse Deinema, AMS Program Developer Smart Urban Mobility, will tell more about the Roboat project as smart solution.

Event

MIT Senseable City Lab webinar Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

November 19 - 16:00-17.00 CET

MIT webinar invitation | Re-imagining urban infrastructures with cutting-edge technologies: the potential of self-driving technology to change our cities and waterways.

News

Roboat introduces full-scale boat

Smart Urban Mobility

What if autonomous boats could relieve Amsterdam's city center of heavy traffic over its vulnerable quays and bridges while making the canals a testbed for innovation?

News

Roboat introduces full-scale boat

Smart Urban Mobility

What if autonomous boats could relieve Amsterdam's city center of heavy traffic over its vulnerable quays and bridges while making the canals a testbed for innovation?

News

A new phase in the Roboat project

Smart Urban Mobility

A new milestone in the Roboat project.

Event

RoboCafé April

15 April | 17:30 - 19:00

Curious how autonomous boats will roam the canals of Amsterdam? During this RoboCafé you can learn more about Roboat.

News

Introducing the concept of Waste Streams

Smart Urban Mobility

Researchers at MIT and AMS Institute have developed an alternative strategy for garbage collection in the historic center of Amsterdam: the concept of Waste Streams, which is part of the Roboat project.

News

Introducing the concept of Waste Streams

Smart Urban Mobility

Researchers at MIT and AMS Institute have developed an alternative strategy for garbage collection in the historic center of Amsterdam: the concept of Waste Streams, which is part of the Roboat project.

Event

Roboat VR Workshop by MIT

Smart Urban Mobility

21 & 22 May

VR provides new ways to create insights for research projects. In this workshop researchers from MIT will teach, among others, MSc MADE students how they can use VR as a tool to test the use cases of their research, with Roboat as topic at hand.

News

Interview with the designers of Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

An interview with Roboat Design Engineer: Pietro Leoni.

News

Roboat Update

Smart Urban Mobility

The Roboat research project is entering its next phase of development. This five-year project is a collaboration between AMS Institute and MIT and is the world first major research program on autonomous floating vessels in metropolitan areas.

News

Roboat Update

Smart Urban Mobility

The Roboat research project is entering its next phase of development. This five-year project is a collaboration between AMS Institute and MIT and is the world first major research program on autonomous floating vessels in metropolitan areas.

News

Next phase for Roboat

Roboat is ready to boost urban waterborne mobility and transportation and scale its added value to cities...

News

Introducing Roboat.org

Smart Urban Mobility

This dedicated website gives you a one stop overview of the project’s technical details, use cases, data visualizations, videos, research publications, news and events.

News

Introducing Roboat.org

Smart Urban Mobility

This dedicated website gives you a one stop overview of the project’s technical details, use cases, data visualizations, videos, research publications, news and events.

News

Virtual Reality: Bridging the gap

Smart Urban Mobility

In a workshop about Virtual Reality (VR) researchers from MIT showed how this strong tool can provide new ways to create insights for research projects. MSc MADE students were shown how they can use VR to develop use cases, with Roboat as topic at hand.

Event

Crowd monitoring: CityFlows webinar

Smart Urban Mobility

15.00-16.00 CET

The CityFlows project aims to improve the liveability of crowded pedestrian spaces. In three partner cities, Amsterdam, Milan and Barcelona, the project tests and evaluates various innovative crowd monitoring techniques in real-life setting.

Event

Move 2020

Smart Urban Mobility

11 & 12 Feb

How are emerging technologies contributing to society? Will autonomy benefit smaller communities? How can we make sure that these transitions are done smoothly and safely?

Event

Move 2020

Smart Urban Mobility

11 & 12 Feb

How are emerging technologies contributing to society? Will autonomy benefit smaller communities? How can we make sure that these transitions are done smoothly and safely?

Event

Year three research results Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

17|18 October

To wrap up Roboat's third year of research - the research program on autonomous vessels that helps solving urban challenges of the city of Amsterdam - results of the research program will be shared October 17/18.

News

Roboat | Autonomy in the city

Smart Urban Mobility

En route, Roboat avoids obstacles and makes directional decisions on its own. Let’s dive into the elements for autonomy.

Event

Roboat 5 Years Exhibit

October 2021

To conclude 5 years of research, development and experimentation, Roboat hosts an exhibit in Nemo De Studio that summarizes its journey. Are you curious to learn more about the steps that were made to develop two autonomous full-scale prototypes?

Event

Roboat 5 Years Exhibit

October 2021

To conclude 5 years of research, development and experimentation, Roboat hosts an exhibit in Nemo De Studio that summarizes its journey. Are you curious to learn more about the steps that were made to develop two autonomous full-scale prototypes?

News

roundAround: an autonomous 'bridge'

Smart Urban Mobility

Keeping the center of Amsterdam connected to other areas that are rapidly (re)developing can be a challenge. Could a fleet of autonomous boats bridge the waterway between Marineterrein Amsterdam and the Amsterdam City Center?

Vacancy | Roboat Science Technician

Are you our skilled technician for our Roboat program? Do you have the ambition to work on a top level R&D project? Do you want to contribute to the future of autonomous shipping?

Vacancy | Roboat Science Technician

Are you our skilled technician for our Roboat program? Do you have the ambition to work on a top level R&D project? Do you want to contribute to the future of autonomous shipping?

Event

AMA Smart Mobility Festival

November 16 - 19

From 16-19 November the 'Smart Mobility MRA festival: smart green and safe' will take place. This online festival will kick-off on Monday 16/11 at 10.15AM. You can register as of now to create your custom festival program.

News

Apply now: Urban Mobility Accelerator

EIT Urban Mobility Accelerator has room for 5 new startups to join the accelerator. Do you have a business idea on the topic of reducing congestion and increasing transportation efficiency? Apply to join the program before November 15.

News

Apply now: Urban Mobility Accelerator

EIT Urban Mobility Accelerator has room for 5 new startups to join the accelerator. Do you have a business idea on the topic of reducing congestion and increasing transportation efficiency? Apply to join the program before November 15.

Event

Roboat Demo & Official Opening of Roboat Exhibition

Smart Urban Mobility

24 October 17:00 - 20:00

Event

Roboat Demo & Official Opening of Roboat Exhibition

Smart Urban Mobility

24 October 17:00 - 20:00

Event

Roboat Demo & Official Opening of Roboat Exhibition

Smart Urban Mobility

24 October 17:00 - 20:00

Event

Roboat Demo & Official Opening of Roboat Exhibition

Smart Urban Mobility

24 October 17:00 - 20:00

News

Roboat ahoy!

Smart Urban Mobility

To wrap up Roboat’s second year of research – the research program on autonomous vessels that helps solving urban challenges of the city of Amsterdam – the first autonomous Roboat prototypes were demonstrated at Marineterrein Amsterdam on October 5th.

Project

Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

Amsterdam gets world’s first fleet of autonomous boats.

News

Roboat ahoy!

Smart Urban Mobility

To wrap up Roboat’s second year of research – the research program on autonomous vessels that helps solving urban challenges of the city of Amsterdam – the first autonomous Roboat prototypes were demonstrated at Marineterrein Amsterdam on October 5th.

Project

Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

Amsterdam gets world’s first fleet of autonomous boats.

Event

REVOLUTION 2020: Roboat Showcase

March 31

Event

REVOLUTION 2020: Roboat Showcase

March 31

Event

REVOLUTION 2020: Roboat Showcase

March 31

Event

REVOLUTION 2020: Roboat Showcase

March 31

Event

SMASH!UP smart shipping in city logistics

Smart Urban Mobility

Nov 24 | 03:00 PM

During the online SMASH!UP on Tuesday November 24 you will learn more about smart solutions for city logistics on the water. Ynse Deinema, AMS Program Developer Smart Urban Mobility, will tell more about the Roboat project as smart solution.

Event

SMASH!UP smart shipping in city logistics

Smart Urban Mobility

Nov 24 | 03:00 PM

During the online SMASH!UP on Tuesday November 24 you will learn more about smart solutions for city logistics on the water. Ynse Deinema, AMS Program Developer Smart Urban Mobility, will tell more about the Roboat project as smart solution.

Event

MIT Senseable City Lab webinar Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

November 19 - 16:00-17.00 CET

MIT webinar invitation | Re-imagining urban infrastructures with cutting-edge technologies: the potential of self-driving technology to change our cities and waterways.

Event

MIT Senseable City Lab webinar Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

November 19 - 16:00-17.00 CET

MIT webinar invitation | Re-imagining urban infrastructures with cutting-edge technologies: the potential of self-driving technology to change our cities and waterways.

News

Roboat introduces full-scale boat

Smart Urban Mobility

What if autonomous boats could relieve Amsterdam's city center of heavy traffic over its vulnerable quays and bridges while making the canals a testbed for innovation?

News

Roboat introduces full-scale boat

Smart Urban Mobility

What if autonomous boats could relieve Amsterdam's city center of heavy traffic over its vulnerable quays and bridges while making the canals a testbed for innovation?

News

Roboat introduces full-scale boat

Smart Urban Mobility

What if autonomous boats could relieve Amsterdam's city center of heavy traffic over its vulnerable quays and bridges while making the canals a testbed for innovation?

News

Roboat introduces full-scale boat

Smart Urban Mobility

What if autonomous boats could relieve Amsterdam's city center of heavy traffic over its vulnerable quays and bridges while making the canals a testbed for innovation?

News

A new phase in the Roboat project

Smart Urban Mobility

A new milestone in the Roboat project.

Event

RoboCafé April

15 April | 17:30 - 19:00

Curious how autonomous boats will roam the canals of Amsterdam? During this RoboCafé you can learn more about Roboat.

News

A new phase in the Roboat project

Smart Urban Mobility

A new milestone in the Roboat project.

Event

RoboCafé April

15 April | 17:30 - 19:00

Curious how autonomous boats will roam the canals of Amsterdam? During this RoboCafé you can learn more about Roboat.

News

Introducing the concept of Waste Streams

Smart Urban Mobility

Researchers at MIT and AMS Institute have developed an alternative strategy for garbage collection in the historic center of Amsterdam: the concept of Waste Streams, which is part of the Roboat project.

News

Introducing the concept of Waste Streams

Smart Urban Mobility

Researchers at MIT and AMS Institute have developed an alternative strategy for garbage collection in the historic center of Amsterdam: the concept of Waste Streams, which is part of the Roboat project.

News

Introducing the concept of Waste Streams

Smart Urban Mobility

Researchers at MIT and AMS Institute have developed an alternative strategy for garbage collection in the historic center of Amsterdam: the concept of Waste Streams, which is part of the Roboat project.

News

Introducing the concept of Waste Streams

Smart Urban Mobility

Researchers at MIT and AMS Institute have developed an alternative strategy for garbage collection in the historic center of Amsterdam: the concept of Waste Streams, which is part of the Roboat project.

Event

Roboat VR Workshop by MIT

Smart Urban Mobility

21 & 22 May

VR provides new ways to create insights for research projects. In this workshop researchers from MIT will teach, among others, MSc MADE students how they can use VR as a tool to test the use cases of their research, with Roboat as topic at hand.

Event

Roboat VR Workshop by MIT

Smart Urban Mobility

21 & 22 May

VR provides new ways to create insights for research projects. In this workshop researchers from MIT will teach, among others, MSc MADE students how they can use VR as a tool to test the use cases of their research, with Roboat as topic at hand.

News

Interview with the designers of Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

An interview with Roboat Design Engineer: Pietro Leoni.

News

Interview with the designers of Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

An interview with Roboat Design Engineer: Pietro Leoni.

News

Roboat Update

Smart Urban Mobility

The Roboat research project is entering its next phase of development. This five-year project is a collaboration between AMS Institute and MIT and is the world first major research program on autonomous floating vessels in metropolitan areas.

News

Roboat Update

Smart Urban Mobility

The Roboat research project is entering its next phase of development. This five-year project is a collaboration between AMS Institute and MIT and is the world first major research program on autonomous floating vessels in metropolitan areas.

News

Roboat Update

Smart Urban Mobility

The Roboat research project is entering its next phase of development. This five-year project is a collaboration between AMS Institute and MIT and is the world first major research program on autonomous floating vessels in metropolitan areas.

News

Roboat Update

Smart Urban Mobility

The Roboat research project is entering its next phase of development. This five-year project is a collaboration between AMS Institute and MIT and is the world first major research program on autonomous floating vessels in metropolitan areas.

News

Next phase for Roboat

Roboat is ready to boost urban waterborne mobility and transportation and scale its added value to cities...

News

Introducing Roboat.org

Smart Urban Mobility

This dedicated website gives you a one stop overview of the project’s technical details, use cases, data visualizations, videos, research publications, news and events.

News

Next phase for Roboat

Roboat is ready to boost urban waterborne mobility and transportation and scale its added value to cities...

News

Introducing Roboat.org

Smart Urban Mobility

This dedicated website gives you a one stop overview of the project’s technical details, use cases, data visualizations, videos, research publications, news and events.

News

Virtual Reality: Bridging the gap

Smart Urban Mobility

In a workshop about Virtual Reality (VR) researchers from MIT showed how this strong tool can provide new ways to create insights for research projects. MSc MADE students were shown how they can use VR to develop use cases, with Roboat as topic at hand.

News

Virtual Reality: Bridging the gap

Smart Urban Mobility

In a workshop about Virtual Reality (VR) researchers from MIT showed how this strong tool can provide new ways to create insights for research projects. MSc MADE students were shown how they can use VR to develop use cases, with Roboat as topic at hand.

News

Virtual Reality: Bridging the gap

Smart Urban Mobility

In a workshop about Virtual Reality (VR) researchers from MIT showed how this strong tool can provide new ways to create insights for research projects. MSc MADE students were shown how they can use VR to develop use cases, with Roboat as topic at hand.

News

Virtual Reality: Bridging the gap

Smart Urban Mobility

In a workshop about Virtual Reality (VR) researchers from MIT showed how this strong tool can provide new ways to create insights for research projects. MSc MADE students were shown how they can use VR to develop use cases, with Roboat as topic at hand.

Event

Crowd monitoring: CityFlows webinar

Smart Urban Mobility

15.00-16.00 CET

The CityFlows project aims to improve the liveability of crowded pedestrian spaces. In three partner cities, Amsterdam, Milan and Barcelona, the project tests and evaluates various innovative crowd monitoring techniques in real-life setting.

Event

Crowd monitoring: CityFlows webinar

Smart Urban Mobility

15.00-16.00 CET

The CityFlows project aims to improve the liveability of crowded pedestrian spaces. In three partner cities, Amsterdam, Milan and Barcelona, the project tests and evaluates various innovative crowd monitoring techniques in real-life setting.

Event

Move 2020

Smart Urban Mobility

11 & 12 Feb

How are emerging technologies contributing to society? Will autonomy benefit smaller communities? How can we make sure that these transitions are done smoothly and safely?

Event

Move 2020

Smart Urban Mobility

11 & 12 Feb

How are emerging technologies contributing to society? Will autonomy benefit smaller communities? How can we make sure that these transitions are done smoothly and safely?

Event

Year three research results Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

17|18 October

To wrap up Roboat's third year of research - the research program on autonomous vessels that helps solving urban challenges of the city of Amsterdam - results of the research program will be shared October 17/18.

Event

Year three research results Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

17|18 October

To wrap up Roboat's third year of research - the research program on autonomous vessels that helps solving urban challenges of the city of Amsterdam - results of the research program will be shared October 17/18.

Event

Year three research results Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

17|18 October

To wrap up Roboat's third year of research - the research program on autonomous vessels that helps solving urban challenges of the city of Amsterdam - results of the research program will be shared October 17/18.

Event

Year three research results Roboat

Smart Urban Mobility

17|18 October

To wrap up Roboat's third year of research - the research program on autonomous vessels that helps solving urban challenges of the city of Amsterdam - results of the research program will be shared October 17/18.

News

Roboat | Autonomy in the city

Smart Urban Mobility

En route, Roboat avoids obstacles and makes directional decisions on its own. Let’s dive into the elements for autonomy.

Event

Roboat 5 Years Exhibit

October 2021

To conclude 5 years of research, development and experimentation, Roboat hosts an exhibit in Nemo De Studio that summarizes its journey. Are you curious to learn more about the steps that were made to develop two autonomous full-scale prototypes?

News

Roboat | Autonomy in the city

Smart Urban Mobility

En route, Roboat avoids obstacles and makes directional decisions on its own. Let’s dive into the elements for autonomy.

Event

Roboat 5 Years Exhibit

October 2021

To conclude 5 years of research, development and experimentation, Roboat hosts an exhibit in Nemo De Studio that summarizes its journey. Are you curious to learn more about the steps that were made to develop two autonomous full-scale prototypes?

News

roundAround: an autonomous 'bridge'

Smart Urban Mobility

Keeping the center of Amsterdam connected to other areas that are rapidly (re)developing can be a challenge. Could a fleet of autonomous boats bridge the waterway between Marineterrein Amsterdam and the Amsterdam City Center?

News

roundAround: an autonomous 'bridge'

Smart Urban Mobility

Keeping the center of Amsterdam connected to other areas that are rapidly (re)developing can be a challenge. Could a fleet of autonomous boats bridge the waterway between Marineterrein Amsterdam and the Amsterdam City Center?

News

roundAround: an autonomous 'bridge'

Smart Urban Mobility

Keeping the center of Amsterdam connected to other areas that are rapidly (re)developing can be a challenge. Could a fleet of autonomous boats bridge the waterway between Marineterrein Amsterdam and the Amsterdam City Center?

News

roundAround: an autonomous 'bridge'

Smart Urban Mobility

Keeping the center of Amsterdam connected to other areas that are rapidly (re)developing can be a challenge. Could a fleet of autonomous boats bridge the waterway between Marineterrein Amsterdam and the Amsterdam City Center?

Vacancy | Roboat Science Technician

Are you our skilled technician for our Roboat program? Do you have the ambition to work on a top level R&D project? Do you want to contribute to the future of autonomous shipping?

Vacancy | Roboat Science Technician

Are you our skilled technician for our Roboat program? Do you have the ambition to work on a top level R&D project? Do you want to contribute to the future of autonomous shipping?

Event

AMA Smart Mobility Festival

November 16 - 19

From 16-19 November the 'Smart Mobility MRA festival: smart green and safe' will take place. This online festival will kick-off on Monday 16/11 at 10.15AM. You can register as of now to create your custom festival program.

Event

AMA Smart Mobility Festival

November 16 - 19

From 16-19 November the 'Smart Mobility MRA festival: smart green and safe' will take place. This online festival will kick-off on Monday 16/11 at 10.15AM. You can register as of now to create your custom festival program.