Edinburgh universities secure £6m funding for robotics research Heriot-Watt University Universities - Electronics Research

Edinburgh universities secure £6m funding for robotics research Heriot-Watt University Universities - Electronics Research

July 22, 2013

Heriot-Watt University – established in 1821 as the world’s first mechanics’ institute – and the University of Edinburgh have jointly secured £6m of UK government funding for research into robotics and autonomous systems.

“This funding will enable us to develop a world-leading research base in robotics and autonomous systems, which is estimated as a new €15.5 billion global market and a major opportunity for the UK economy,” said Professor David Lane from Heriot-Watt University said.

“Robotics has the potential to create breakthroughs in oil and gas, manufacturing, search and rescue, defence and environmental monitoring. There are wider societal gains too. Autonomous robots could be deployed in to elderly people’s homes to assist users in their everyday tasks, for example. Also, we’ll advance the capabilities of prosthetic limbs.

“With our partners from the University of Edinburgh, he added, we will draw on the expertise of over 50 investigators working in 16 research groups and institutes co-located in the city, making the capital a global leader in the field.”

For its part, the University of Edinburgh also welcomed the funding. ”This new centre builds upon Edinburgh’s reputation as an international hub for robotics research and prepares us for new challenges where humans and robotic systems must work together,” said Prof Dave Robertson, Head of School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh.

The funding, states Heriot-Watt University, is part of a wider £85m investment in three technological areas identified in the pre-budget statement by The Chancellor of the Exchequer as part of the government’s “eight great technologies” to drive UK growth.

The eight areas?

• the big data revolution and energy-efficient computing
• satellites and commercial applications of space
• robotics and autonomous systems
• life sciences, genomics and synthetic biology
• regenerative medicine
• agri-science
• advanced materials and nano-technology
• energy and its storage

(Image: EDU-RAS Ocean Systems Lab, Heriot Watt University – Nessie III Student Autonomous Underwater Vehicle clears the start gate at the SAUC-E Student Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge Europe, La Spezia, Italy.)

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