David Lane: Co-Chair for Robotics Growth Partnership

ORCA Hub Director, Professor David Lane CBE FREng FRSE, was today announced as co-chair of the Robotics Growth Partnership.

The announcement was made by Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Chris Skidmore MP , who announced back in March his intention to convene a robotics leadership group. The Robotics Growth Partnership will bring together representatives from across industry, academia, and government, and aims to put the UK at the forefront of the smart robotics revolution.

David will work alongside fellow co-chair Paul Clarke CBE who is Chief Technology Officer at online shopping and robotics giant, Ocado.

Read Chris Skidmore's speech.