Prof Robert Richardson (co-I)

Prof Robert Richardson (co-I) is a Professor of Robotics in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds. As PI and Director of the £6M EPSRC National Facility for Innovative Robotic systems, he leads a major EPSRC investment to physically create and evaluate robust autonomous devices. He chairs the EPSRC UK-RAS network, involving 30 universities and over 2500 members. His research tackles a broad range of infrastructure robotics platforms and medical robotic systems. He is also a fellow of the iMechE.