We have partnered with the newly formed £9.8 million Greater South West Robotics Adoption Hub, a cutting-edge technology hub, bringing together businesses, universities and industry partners to support the greater adoption of robotics and automation technologies.
The hub is set to benefit South West businesses and will provide three interconnected strands of activity. Firstly, an advisory service, offering one-to-one support to businesses exploring robotics adoption. It will also host a showcase programme enabling organisations to see robotics in action through industrial site visits, demonstration facilities, and proof-of-concept activities, and thirdly an ecosystem programme, bringing together adopters, technology suppliers and specialist support organisations through events, networking, and knowledge-sharing activities.
To support the hub, the firm has joined a consortium of 23 partners including 15 businesses from industry, academia, and local government as the sole legal partner. As part of our role, we will provide legal advice to firms navigating the complexity of robotics regulatory compliance, procurement and maintenance contracting, data protection, and cybersecurity. We will do this through speaking at events on the legal aspects of adopting robotics – for instance, what businesses need to know to remain compliant and manage risks.
Other consortium members include: University of Bristol, University of Bath, Loop Technology, NCC, University of the West of England, GKN Aerospace Services, CFMS Services, Deloitte, Oxford Innovation Services and Dyson Technical Training amongst others.
