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EPSRC Support by Research Area (Robotics) in Theme (Information and Communication Technologies)

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. The number and value of grants listed below reflects how the theme portfolio is described by this research area.

Please note: some research areas will appear under multiple themes. There is no unique, absolute, relationship between a research area and a theme.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
A digital COgnitive architecture to achieve Rapid Task programming and flEXibility in manufacturing robots through human demonstrations (DIGI-CORTEX)Oyekan, Dr JOJUniversity of YorkComputer Science 290,176
An insect-inspired approach to robotic graspingWebb, Professor BUniversity of EdinburghSch of Informatics 1,718,900
Digital navigation of chemical space for functionRosseinsky, Professor MUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 8,699,373
Fluidity in simulated human-robot interaction with speech interfacesHough, Dr JSwansea UniversityCollege of Science 469,255
From Sensing to Collaboration: Engineering, Exploring and Exploiting the Building Blocks of Embodied Intelligence - An EPSRC Programme GrantPosner, Professor IUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 5,994,620
Insect-inspired depth perceptionJuusola, Professor MUniversity of SheffieldSchool of Biosciences 548,116
Insect-inspired depth perceptionWebb, Professor BUniversity of EdinburghSch of Informatics 490,506
Pervasive Sensing for Buried PipesHoroshenkov, Professor KVUniversity of SheffieldMechanical Engineering 7,290,965
PHYDL: Physics-informed Differentiable Learning for Robotic Manipulation of Viscous and Granular MediaJi, Dr ZCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 201,002
RoboPatient - Robot assisted learning of constrained haptic information gainde Lusignan, Professor SUniversity of OxfordPrimary Care Health Sciences 211,170
RoboPatient - Robot assisted learning of constrained haptic information gainNanayakkara, Professor TImperial College LondonDesign Engineering (Dyson School) 1,076,801
RoboTest: : Systematic Model-Based Testing and Simulation of Mobile Autonomous RobotsCavalcanti, Professor ALCUniversity of YorkComputer Science 1,166,973
RoboTest: Systematic Model-Based Testing and Simulation of Mobile Autonomous RobotsHierons, Professor RUniversity of SheffieldComputer Science 575,877
Robotics & Autonomous Systems: EPSRC UK-RAS NetworkRodriguez y Baena, Professor FMImperial College LondonComputing 871,055
Smart Solutions Towards Cellular-Connected Unmanned Aerial Vehicles SystemRamchurn, Professor SDUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Electronics and Computer Sci 351,585
Smart Solutions Towards Cellular-Connected Unmanned Aerial Vehicles System (AUTONOMY)Nallanathan, Professor AQueen Mary University of LondonSch of Electronic Eng & Computer Science 409,171
Smart Solutions Towards Cellular-Connected Unmanned Aerial Vehicles System (AUTONOMY)Deng, Dr YKings College LondonEngineering 432,537
The Robot ExperimentalistKing, Professor RUniversity of CambridgeChemical Engineering and Biotechnology 881,228

Total Number of Grants: 18
Total Value of Grants: £31,679,311

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).