UK robotics sector could add £150 billion in economic value over next decade, techUK report finds

techUK published a report titled 'Seizing the Robotics Opportunity' highlighting breakthroughs in AI, sensing technologies, computing power, and advanced materials that are enabling robots to reshape healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture, and infrastructure sectors.

Real-world deployments are underway: Siemens developed AI-powered robotic picking software for logistics; the Manufacturing Technology Centre achieved up to 40 percent productivity gains and 30 percent cost reductions with robotic tunnel installation systems; Oxa secured £103 million in funding to scale autonomous vehicle technology.

Analysis from the Robotics Growth Partnership suggests widespread adoption of robotics and smart machines could add up to £150 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) over the next decade. The report sets out nine recommendations across five priority areas: Strategy, Ecosystem and Infrastructure, Build, Deploy, and Scale and Export.