This year’s gathering will include a keynote address from Dr. Bernd Liepert, President of euRobotics AISBL – the European Robotics Association, about the opportunities for UK to forge a bigger robotics market with Europe. The Rt Hon Greg Clark - Chair of the Warwick Manufacturing Group and a member of the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, which contributes to the development and long-term delivery of HM Government’s industrial strategy, will also be delivering a talk to attendees.
Industry Case Studies and Cluster Insights
Other highlights include:
• Businesses sharing how they successfully navigated their own automation journeys
• Insights from the West Midlands Robotics Cluster on best practices, innovation opportunities and exciting collaborations around the world
Investment and Skills Development in Robotics
• Predictions on how the financing landscape is expected to impact technology adoption in the near future with The UK Automation Forum and NatWest.
• Findings from of The Workforce Fore sighting Hub’s recent study into the skills required for SMEs to adopt robot automation for metalworking.
Sustainable Manufacturing and Sector Opportunities
• Key findings from the UK Fashion and Textile Association who will be sharing its Advancing Automation and Robotics for Sustainable Manufacturing whitepaper, looking at the challenges and opportunities of integrating robotics and automation into fashion and textiles manufacturing.
Global Recognition and Hosting ERF 2027
MTC’s hosting of Robotics and Automation 2025 this year follows recent news that it won the bid to host the European Robotics Forum (ERF) 2027 in Birmingham, in partnership with University of Birmingham and the Birmingham and West Midlands Convention Bureau.
UK Robotics Strategy and the Road Ahead
Mike Wilson, Chief Automation Officer at the MTC, said, “Global instability is driving a growing interest in reshoring manufacturing to increase supply chain resilience. Robotics technology will play a key role in this endeavour. By convening innovators, thought leaders and end users in the field for this year’s event, we’re working to unlock possibilities and encourage greater investment by UK industry in robot automation.”
