Robotics Adoption Central Convening Body

Robotics Adoption Central Convening Body

Funds UK organisations creating a central body to coordinate national robotics adoption hubs through Innovate UK and DSIT co-funding.

Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency, administers this grant on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The grant funds the creation of a central convening body to coordinate the network of robotics adoption hubs. The total fund is £2,000,000, which will be shared among one or more awarded projects; no per-applicant minimum or maximum award amount is published.

The grant is a single competition round, not part of a recurring annual scheme. The full £2,000,000 pool is available to be divided among qualifying applications. No cost-share requirement or match funding percentage is stated in the source.

Eligibility is open to UK registered organisations in several categories: businesses (for-profit), research and technology organisations (RTOs), public sector organisations, and academic institutions. Both single applicants and collaborations are accepted. There is no stated employee size cap, revenue limit, or TRL requirement.

The application closes on 8 July 2026 at 11:00am UK time. Applications are submitted through Innovate UK's Innovation Funding Service. Innovate UK has not published a detailed scoring rubric or guidelines URL in the source page reviewed.

Key practical point: this grant funds ecosystem coordination activity — establishing a convening body — rather than direct technology R&D. Applicants should demonstrate capacity to coordinate multiple hubs and work across sectors.