Robotics Advisory Group: Expressions of Interest for co-chair and external expert advisors
The Robotics Advisory Group is in search of candidates for the function of co-chair and external expert advisors.
About Robotics Advisory Group
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is establishing a brand new Robotics Advisory Group (RAG). The authorities’s Modern Industrial Strategy outlined how applied sciences are unlocking innovation and financial development. The technique additionally introduced a brand new Robotics Adoption Hubs programme within the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan.
The RAG will present impartial, expert recommendation to tell and problem authorities on robotics and autonomous methods (RAS) coverage. It might be an off-the-cuff advisory group, offering insights and constructive problem from throughout the robotics ecosystem to senior officers and ministers in authorities.
The new RAG replaces the Robotics Growth Partnership which offered recommendation to the federal government since 2019.
Who we wish to hear from
We are in search of distinctive people from throughout:
- academia
- business
- commerce our bodies
- end-user organisations
to hitch the Robotics Advisory Group (RAG) as expert advisors and as a co-chair.
Members might be anticipated to have a powerful background in robotics and an understanding of the alternatives and challenges confronted by the UK’s robotics sector. The group could have 8-12 members and be co-chaired with a consultant from the group and one from authorities.
External expert advisor function
This will embody:
- advising on authorities robotics coverage and strategic course together with associated programmes of exercise
- attending conferences which can happen as agreed by the co-chairs and secretariat (anticipated to be quarterly) and contributing to advert hoc actions as required
- offering sectoral and technical insights, together with authoring papers, enterprise analysis, and partaking with stakeholders
- championing openness and evidence-based choice making
Co-chair function
They will:
- lead on establishing an ongoing programme of actions and themes for the group, together with setting agenda for conferences, supported by the secretariat in DSIT.
Person specification
Essential standards
- Expertise and expertise working with robotics and autonomous methods applied sciences.
- Understanding the alternatives and challenges going through the UK robotics sector, with sectoral expertise and insights.
- Communication abilities and collaborative working model, capable of advise on strategic selections and present constructive problem.
- Relationship-building abilities, with expertise working throughout a variety of stakeholders.
Desirable standards
- Leadership expertise in related organisations (enterprise, academia, end-user, or commerce affiliation).
- Representation from under-represented teams in RAS ecosystem.
Commitment and expectations
Members are anticipated to actively take part in conferences and contribute to the group’s work programme, together with main or collaborating in working teams centered on supporting authorities’s understanding of robotics.
Members will:
- be half of an off-the-cuff stakeholder group, topic to due diligence and BPSS checks and anticipated to stick to the Nolan Principles anticipated of public workplace holders;
- serve for a most of three years;
- be anticipated to supply roughly 1-2 hours per 30 days on the work of the group;
- not obtain remuneration. However, affordable bills could also be reimbursed, according to DSIT coverage.
Submit an Expressions of Interest
To specific your curiosity in becoming a member of the Robotics Advisory Group, please submit:
- a short assertion (not more than 400 phrases) outlining your related expertise and motivation for becoming a member of the RAG
- a brief CV highlighting your experience in robotics and autonomous methods
- any supporting proof of sectoral management or influence
- for those who want to co-chair the group please define your causes for doing so
Applications must be despatched to [email protected] by Friday 14 November 2025.
If you signify or work for a public sector physique you don’t want to formally apply. Instead you might be welcome to precise your curiosity by emailing [email protected].