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The University of Manchester's Centre for Robotics and AI
One of the UK’s top robotics centres, with a world-leading reputation for research combining robotics and AI. We foster interdisciplinary collaborations and external partnerships to develop novel research projects and new funding applications across the breadth of engineering, computer science, materials, health, business and ethics. Through our high-quality training and education programmes we nurture and develop early career research talent in robotics, autonomous systems and AI.
Accelerator for Cumbria and Oxfordshire Robotics in Nuclear
ACORN aims to accelerate the commercialisation of robotics and AI, making nuclear decommissioning safer, more efficient and advanced, while stimulating regional job creation and economic growth in Oxfordshire and Cumbria. Our £4.5m fund supports research and commercial partnerships, to help de-risk and simplify the journey to deployment of nuclear robotics and AI, and engage and inspire a diverse next-generation nuclear robotics and AI workforce.
Centre for Robotic Autonomy in Demanding and Long-Lasting Environments
The CRADLE Prosperity Partnership brings together the industrial experience that Amentum has in applied Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) with the research expertise at The University of Manchester in this field to create a collaborative research centre that is internationally leading and sustainable in the long term.
Robotics and AI Collaboration
RAICo is a collaboration between the UK Atomic Energy Authority, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Sellafield Ltd, the University of Manchester and AWE Nuclear Security Technologies. It develops remotely operated solutions for decommissioning, including in the nuclear industry, and for the operation and maintenance of future fusion power plants.
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and AI for Net Zero
Training the next generation of multi-disciplinary robotics systems engineers
The RAINZ CDT brings together leading researchers from The University of Manchester, Glasgow, and Oxford for a 4-year PhD training programme. It prepares students for both research and commercialisation of Robotics and AI to help revolutionise lifecycle asset management of critical infrastructure, in support of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy. Students join a dynamic cohort and work collaboratively on cross-sector research challenges co-created with industry partners.
UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems
UK-RAS brings together the UK’s core academic capabilities in robotics innovation under national coordination and encourages academic and industry collaboration to accelerate the development and adoption of RAS.
