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The European Commission strengthens the robotics sector in the EU

The European Commission, industry and academia have agreed to launch a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for Robotics in order to help european companies to increase their market share of  global robotics sector. European robotics manufacturers and research institutes joined the European Commission  in signing a Memorandum of Understanding, the first step towards a PPP which is proposed to be launched in 2013. This initiative has the goal to strengthen  robotics sector in the European Union. Public-Private Partnership in Robotics

European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes, in her key-note speech to 100 participants at the event in Brussels stated: “A strong robotics industry is key to Europe’s future competitiveness. Growing our robotics industry means new jobs and a strong European manufacturing sector. Three millions jobs are created or maintained worldwide as a result of using one million industrial robots. Europe’s robotics industry is highly successful, accounting for about a quarter of the global production in industrial robotics and a 50% market share in professional service robotics. The domestic and professional service robot markets are expected to grow by 40% in the coming years with the strongest growth in rescue, security and professional cleaning applications.”

She also mentioned the importance of having more young people, especially young women, pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology and stated that the European Robotics Week provides the perfect tool to achieve this goal.

In short speeches, Dr. Bernd Liepert (KUKA CTO, EUROP/euRobotics President), and Prof. Herman Bruyninckx (KU Leuven, EURON Coordinator/euRobotics Vice President Research) presented their views focusing on robotics industry and academia respectively. They both joined commissioner Kroes in signing the Memorandum of Understanding, which was followed by a short question and answer period.

The event was accompanied by a robot exhibition, which the Commissioner visited. Ten advanced robotics exhibits were brought to the Concert Noble and provided the right atmosphere for this milestone event in European robotics.

 

 

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