On February 16, GMV NSL attended the Future Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Space (FAIR-SPACE) summit, event organized by the FAIR-SPACE Hub, UK centre of research excellence in space robotics and AI.

The Hub was launched in November 2017, as part of the government’s £84m R&D funding on “robotics and AI for extreme environments” through the Industry Strategic Challenge Fund (ISCF). In its initial 3-year programme, the Hub has secured a £7.95m research grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA), boosted by a further £7.5m match fund from the industrial sector and a £15m business development fund.

Led by the University of Surrey with over 30 international partners, the FAIR-SPACE Hub consortium offers a unique combination of expertise and capabilities to address key challenges in space robotics and autonomous systems, as well as to influence and engage with the wider community of academia, industry, government and the public.

During the event, GMV NSL presented its robotic projects and capabilities and its Robotics and On-board Autonomy (ROA) experience was referenced by Professor Yang Gao, Professor of Space Autonomous Systems at Surrey Space Centre and Founding Head of the Surrey STAR LAB.