For the past year, the two organisations – along with further partners in Spain and Germany – have been collaborating on a pan-European automation project called ROBOTT-NET. As a result of this work, the MTC and DTI have signed a ‘letter of intent’ for even closer collaboration.
DTI was founded in 1906, and now has bases in five countries, which look to deliver the latest innovations across a number of diverse sectors. The agreement supports both DTI and the MTC, part of the UK’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult, in expanding their international activities. The MTC in particular will also benefit from additional robotics and automation knowledge.
“DTI are one of the strongest RTOs (Research and Technology Organisations) in Europe in the robotics field,” said Jeremy Hadall, chief technologist at the MTC. “The intent is for the MTC to do much more with DTI, be that on a one-to-one basis or on wider European projects.
“They have been very successful in developing robotics and automation in Denmark and are participating in the OdenseRobotics and RoboCluster initiatives, which seek to bring together organisations researching and developing technology to collaborate and strengthen the industry. This is a model we could look to try and replicate in the UK, bringing together companies working in robotics to collaborate and develop for the next generation of manufacturing.”
