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Robotics research in the UK has been given a major boost with the launch of an EPSRC-funded UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems Network (UK-RAS Network).
The aim of the network is to bring together robotics R&D activities in UK universities and to set up industry collaborations that hopefully will result in commercial products.
Behind the a high-profile launch at the Science Museum in London are engineering bodies including Royal Academy of Engineering, IET, and The Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
The global market for service and industrial robots is estimated to reach $59.5bn by 2020.
Commenting on the launch, the UK government’s Minister of State for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson said:
“Robotics and autonomous systems have huge growth potential for the UK as one of our Eight Great Technologies. To get it right we need to draw on the expertise of the UK’s research base and the ambition of industry.”
The founding network members are Imperial College London, Bristol Robotics Lab, University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University, University of Leeds, University of Liverpool, Loughborough University, University of Oxford, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, University College London, and University of Warwick.
Professor Guang-Zhong Yang PhD, FREng, Director and Co-founder of the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery at Imperial College London and chair of the UK-RAS Network commented:
“Robotics and Autonomous Systems are set to play an increasingly vital role in the growth of the UK economy across all sectors of industry, from transport and healthcare to manufacturing and unmanned systems. This dedicated network provides a focus for the UK’s research and engineering excellence for the first time, ensuring that the UK can maintain its competitive edge in RAS innovation.”
The first initiative will be running events such as the UK Robotics conference, symposia and focused workshops, public engagement and exhibitions.
More ambitiously, the expectation is the network will build relationships with industry by supporting interdisciplinary mobility and industrial secondment and developing proof-of-concept (PoC) projects and running design challenges.
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