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UK Government pledges £17.3M funding for Robotic Research

United Kingdom Architecture News - Feb 27, 2017 - 15:40   11219 views

UK Government pledges £17.3M funding for Robotic Research

Funding of £17.3m ($22m) for artificial intelligence and robotics research to be carried out by British universities is to be announced by the government.
It is part of the government's digital strategy, to be published by Culture Secretary Karen Bradley on Wednesday.

A report by Accenture released last year estimated that AI could contribute up to £654bn to the UK economy by 2035. But the government was criticised last year for its support of the UK tech scene......Continue Reading 

Top image: Aerial Additivie Building Manufacturing is a UK EPSRC funded research that will develop an aerial robotic construction system that enables aerial robots to 3D print building structures autonomously. For more info click here. Image courtesy of Aerial Additivie Building.

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