£16m in new EPSRC funding for R&D into robotics

Posted on 9 May 2012

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced a major new partnership with industry, with funding for 22 new projects announced.

Aimed at improving the production capability of “smart machines that think for themselves”, the Government hopes that the funding will help companies produce machines that are capable of operating in the harshest environments with the same efficiency and precision as a human being. David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science announced funding for 22 R&D…

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