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.
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Robotics adoption coordination — specifically the creation and operation of a central convening body to link and support regional robotics adoption hubs across the UK.
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