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UK Announces Eight Robotics Adoption Hubs Backed By £40 Million

Prime Highlights-

  • UK announces eight Robotics Adoption Hubs backed by £40 million to help businesses and public services adopt robotics and automation.
  • Newcastle Surgical Hub and Lincoln HARVEST hub lead the rollout, backing robotic-assisted surgery and automated fruit-picking in farming and food.

Key Facts-

  • Newcastle Surgical Hub receives £7.4 million while Lincoln HARVEST hub receives £6.3 million in funding.
  • Extra £2.5 million supports 12 projects for robotics training and apprenticeships, including one in Hull.

Background-

Britain will open eight Robotics Adoption Hubs with £40 million in government funding, giving businesses and public services expert help to bring in robots and automated systems.

AI and Robotics Minister Kanishka Narayan said robotics across every sector can speed up the reindustrialization of the country.

In Newcastle, a surgical hub with £7.4 million will guide healthcare providers toward robotic-assisted surgery. In Lincoln, the £6.3 million HARVEST hub will equip farming and food businesses with tools such as automated fruit pickers.

Narayan announced the Lincoln hub during a tour of the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology. He watched robots glide through strawberry rows and saw a machine clear weeds using bursts of concentrated light. He said he is confident British innovation can compete worldwide, and that robotics will help farmers harvest on time and keep their businesses strong.

Professor Simon Pearson MBE of the institute, part of the University of Lincoln, said the hub will link food producers with robotics firms to raise productivity on farms and in factories. He said leading names such as Dyson Farming are already involved, and that these technologies will help the sector keep pace as farming evolves.

The other hubs will serve the Greater Southwest, Milton Keynes, Wales, Yorkshire, Swansea and the South East waste and recycling sector.

The program also provides £2.5 million for 12 projects that build robotics training and apprenticeships, including a port and logistics scheme in Hull.