National Robotarium Timeline

Events

• 2025-12-02 - Partnership - National Robotarium signs strategic agreement with Robotics Australia Group - The National Robotarium signed a Letter of Intent with Robotics Australia Group to accelerate robotics innovation and international collaboration. The agreement was signed on 2 December 2025. The partners plan collaboration across research, commercialisation… - source: thenationalrobotarium.com
• 2025-09-18 - Market Signal - National Robotarium hosts inaugural UK Robotics Expo - The National Robotarium hosted the inaugural UK Robotics Expo in Edinburgh. The event brought together robotics companies, researchers, policymakers and public-sector stakeholders. It reinforces the Robotarium profile as a robotics ecosystem and… - source: thenationalrobotarium.com
• 2025-07-30 - Research Publication - National Robotarium runs Spot research over private 5G - The research team had three Spot units, including an Enterprise model with a 5G-capable modem. A remote agricultural trial used Spot to collect crop images at sites kilometres from the control point. A separate project used a Meta Quest 3 interface to guide… - source: bostondynamics.com
• 2024-02-20 - Contract Award - National Robotarium contracts Boardwalk Robotics for Alex Manipulation Platform - The awarded Alex system includes two 7-degree-of-freedom arms, a 3-degree-of-freedom spine, a 2-degree-of-freedom head, onboard compute, perception sensors and two Sake EZ grippers. The contract was valued at $256,375 excluding VAT; the notice said no… - source: publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
• 2022-09-28 - Company Formation - National Robotarium officially opens in Edinburgh - The National Robotarium officially opened in Edinburgh at Heriot-Watt University. The opening positioned the facility as a UK center for robotics and artificial intelligence. The launch created an institutional anchor for robotics research, collaboration and… - source: thenationalrobotarium.com