Robotics & Autonomous Systems: EPSRC UK-RAS Network

EPSRC UK-RAS网络（http：uk-ras.org）成立于2015年，旨在汇集卓越的学术中心，行业，政府资助机构和慈善机构，以战略性地发展UK-RAS研究基地，作为与行业对接的门户，并提供具有转化吸收潜力的技术进步。自成立以来，UK-RAS网络帮助改变了英国机器人和自主系统的研究格局，为UK-RAS研究基地带来了凝聚力，增强了全国各地的资本设施，支持各级教育计划和公众参与活动。 UK-RAS网络通过促进英国各地的协同研究和教育计划，成功地加强了RAS的研究景观和跨学科社区。它还通过英国机器人周在全国范围内显著提高了RAS的认识，加强了研究界与最终用户之间的互动，加强了CDT之间的联系，为最先进的资本设施提供了协调投资，并对RAS和AI的未来方向和国家政策产生了重大影响。然而，有进一步的差距分析活动和跨学科的发展，在RAS研究需要作出，而且，随着研究走向技术部门，参与计划提供知识和培训的市场化和商业化需要解决，通过战略工业伙伴关系，交叉促进现有的计划，并促进进一步的访问。 该补助金将建立所取得的成功，扩大EPSRC RAS主题日报告所确定的当前UK-RAS组合，加强与国内和国际平行工业活动的合作，并支持政府的工业战略挑战基金（ISCF），因为机器人和自主系统在所有主要主题中无处不在。将继续发展RAS社区，通过增加大学会员，创新英国KTN，英国自动控制理事会（UKACC），EPSRC机器人中心和RAI-SIG。该网络的新活动将包括创业计划，支持中小企业和充满活力的UK-RAS生态系统，工业奖学金计划，国家RAS资产管理，RAS的STEM大使计划，建立英国RAS和AI主题小组，以及计划的网络活动，包括年度英国机器人周，机器人挑战，公众参与活动和展览。

The EPSRC UK-RAS Network (http://uk-ras.org) was established in 2015 with the aim of bringing together academic centres of excellence, industry, government funding bodies and charities to strategically grow the UK-RAS research base, acting as a portal to interface with industry and deliver technological advances with the potential for translational uptake. Since its foundation, the UK-RAS Network has helped transform the research landscape of Robotics and Autonomous Systems in the UK, bringing cohesion to the UK-RAS research base, enhancing capital facilities across the country, supporting education programmes and public engagement activities at all levels. The UK-RAS Network has successfully strengthened the research landscape and interdisciplinary community of RAS by facilitating synergistic research and education programmes across the UK. It has also significantly raised the awareness of RAS nationally through the UK Robotics Week, strengthened the interaction between the research community and end-users, enhanced the linkages of CDTs, provided coordinated investment to state-of-the-art capital facilities, and exerted significant influence on future direction and national policies of RAS and AI. However, there are further gap analysis activities and cross-disciplinary developments in RAS research need to be made, and, as research moves toward technology departments, engagement programmes offering knowledge and training for marketisation and commercialisation need to be addressed, through strategic industrial partnerships, cross-promoting existing programmes and facilitating further access. This grant is to build the success achieved, expand the current UK-RAS portfolio as identified by the recent EPSRC RAS Theme Day Report, strengthen collaboration with parallel industrial activities, both nationally and internationally, and support the government's industrial strategy challenge fund (ISCF) as Robotics and Autonomous Systems is ubiquitous in all the major themes identified. will continue to grow the RAS community, through increased university membership, Innovate UK KTNs, The UK Automatic Control Council (UKACC), EPSRC Robotics Hubs, and the RAI-SIG. New activities of the Network will include entrepreneurial programmes, support SMEs and a vibrant UK-RAS eco-system, industrial fellowship schemes, management of national RAS assets, STEM ambassador programmes in RAS, establishment of UK RAS & AI topic groups, as well as planned network events including annual UK Robotics Week, Robotics Challenges, public engagement events and exhibitions.