Introduction

The European Commission is offering funding for innovative robotics research within its Framework 7 programme and several national initiatives exist for funding research in this area. There is great potential for the UK robotics community to take advantage of these, however without a national robotics research programme, achieving this may be difficult, even for researchers active in the area.

High level speakers, responsible for setting strategy and the direction of robotics development at the UK and European level, will discuss their ideas about important research hot topics, current programmes, future directions and potential applications. The event will also give you an opportunity to start a discussion in the areas of commonality, overlap, differences and gaps in the UK robotics scene.

Featured topics

• Robotics research funding - EU priorities and future directions
• Funding opportunities for robotics research
• The UK technology strategies for ICT and electronics, photonics and electrical systems
• The Centre for Food Robotics and Automation initiative by the Yorkshire Forward region
• Robotic requirements for the future space programme

Key benefits

• A concise way to update your knowledge about the current programmes hot topics and future directions in robotics
• Connect directly with representatives from the bodies that set the funding strategy
• A key opportunity share ideas and experiences with those from both research and industrial backgrounds

Who should attend?

This event will be of high interest to researchers in robotics, those wishing to prepare proposals for funding and industrial companies looking to seek synergies with the public funded research directions in this sector.