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Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Discovery Room

6th December 2018 @ 09:30-15:00

The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, supported by Marine-i partners, will host a Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Discovery Room on Thursday 6th December at:


The Enterprise Space for Advanced Manufacturing (ESAM),

Chi Askorrans, Carluddon Technology Park, Carluddon, St Austell, PL26 8WE.


This event will explore how robots, drones, bots, digital assistants and voice/text AI can improve safety, enhance performance, and drive cost reduction for offshore operators and asset managers.


Outline Agenda

09.30 – Arrival/ tea and coffee

10.00 -  Marine-i introduction.

10.15.- Industry Introduction: Opportunities for Robotics & AI in Offshore Wind, Wave and Tidal (Part 1):

  • Market introduction: Offshore Renewables
  • Industry trends for robotics (targeting high-cost & high-risk activities)
  • Operations & Maintenance Market: Size and scale
11.00  - An introduction to Hi9

12.00  - Industry Introduction: Opportunities for Robotics & AI in Offshore Wind, Wave and Tidal (Part 2)

  • Inspection: Drones, contact, subsea  
  • Operations management and facilitating technology
  • Survey
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance (robots vs instrumentation)

 12.45 - Lunch

1.45 - Workshop

  • Identifying barriers for companies to innovate/diversify into/develop tech & services for Robotics & AI in these markets
  • Gather views and perceptions with potential to follow up with e.g. funding/demos etc to overcome identified barriers.
  • What are the top three challenges/hurdles/shortcomings/barriers to developing and bringing a new Robotics & AI tech to the market?

2.45 – Wrap up

3.05 – Close

This agenda is subject to change. If you would like more details about this event, please email simon.cheeseman@ore.catapult.org.uk