Generative AI may be dominating headlines and boardroom discussions this year, but another sci-fi mainstay is set to become a pressing business concern: robotics.
That’s the message from Stewart Miller, CEO of the UK’s one and only ‘National Robotarium’ – the £22m government-funded Edinburgh research centre, opened in 2022, that hosts startups, conducts research projects, and consults with industry on robotics. He is urging organisations to set out their robotics strategies now, or risk being left behind.
“Not enough business decision-makers actually understand what robots could do for their organisation,” Miller says. “Most companies realise they should be in robotics in some fashion, but they don't understand the subject matter or what they're getting themselves into.”