Legislation / Regulation News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/legislation-regulation Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:17:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Favicon-1-e1705495184773-32x32.png Legislation / Regulation News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/legislation-regulation 32 32 Robotics & Automation in review 2025: the stories, signals and shifts that shaped the year https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/robotics-automation-in-review-2025-the-stories-signals-and-shifts-that-shaped-the-year.html Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:16:59 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28826 If 2024 was the year robotics and automation proved it could scale, 2025 was the year the conversation moved on to how it scales: skills, integration, capital, regulation and measurable [...]

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]]> Budget 2025: compute, capital and skills at heart of UK automation push https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/budget-2025-compute-capital-and-skills-at-heart-of-uk-automation-push.html Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:14:13 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28666 The 2025 Autumn Budget sets out a package of measures that UK chancellor Rachel Reeves says will underpin the country’s ambitions in artificial intelligence (AI), automation and advanced manufacturing, combining [...]

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]]> UK Trade Strategy supports reshoring and resilient automation supply chains https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/uk-trade-strategy-supports-reshoring-and-resilient-automation-supply-chains.html Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:20:45 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27798 Britain’s new ‘Trade Strategy’, published June 26, lays out a blueprint for rebuilding resilient advanced manufacturing and automation supply chains, aiming to futureproof the UK’s economy against global shocks. The [...]

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]]> UK’s industrial strategy puts robotics and automation at core of manufacturing, digital and services growth https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/uks-industrial-strategy-puts-robotics-and-automation-at-core-of-manufacturing-digital-and-services-growth.html Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:55:40 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27765 Robotics, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) have been positioned as foundational technologies for economic transformation under the UK government’s ‘Modern Industrial Strategy’, which outlines a 10-year vision to 2035. While [...]

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]]> Spending Review 2025: UK doubles down on AI and automation in £86bn innovation drive https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/legislation-regulation/spending-review-2025-uk-doubles-down-on-ai-and-automation-in-86bn-innovation-drive.html Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:44:45 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27684 The UK government has announced a series of major funding commitments to artificial intelligence (AI), automation and innovation as part of its 2025 Spending Review. Delivering the Spending Review speech [...]

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]]> UK advances AV Act with 2026 launch target for driverless passenger services and protected branding https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/uk-advances-av-act-with-2026-launch-target-for-driverless-passenger-services-and-protected-branding.html Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:45:51 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27638 The UK government has laid out the next steps in implementing the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act 2024, announcing a major regulatory shift that will allow the commercial rollout of fully [...]

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]]> Robotics and AI poised to transform UK transport operations and infrastructure https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/robotics-and-ai-poised-to-transform-uk-transport-operations-and-infrastructure.html Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:10:34 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27635 The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has published its inaugural Transport Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, detailing how artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics will be harnessed to drive efficiency, resilience and [...]

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]]> UK keen on robotics adoption but stalled by safety and regulatory concerns, says report https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/legislation-regulation/uk-keen-on-robotics-adoption-but-stalled-by-safety-and-regulatory-concerns-says-report.html Fri, 02 May 2025 13:07:19 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27366 Despite strong enthusiasm for robotics across UK industry, significant barriers around safety, regulation and workforce readiness are delaying widespread adoption, according to a new report from QNX, the embedded software [...]

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]]> Spring Statement 2025: UK government confirms £3.25bn digital transformation fund, but sector awaits broader support https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/legislation-regulation/spring-statement-2025-uk-government-confirms-3-25bn-digital-transformation-fund-but-sector-awaits-broader-support.html Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:26:27 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27140 The UK government has confirmed a £3.25bn Transformation Fund to accelerate digital modernisation across the public sector and “seize the opportunities of artificial intelligence”, as part of the 2025 Spring [...]

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]]> UK government enhances AI security measures with new institute focus https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/uk-government-enhances-ai-security-measures-with-new-institute-focus.html Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:28:30 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=26863 The UK government has unveiled plans to strengthen national security and public safety through a newly revamped approach to artificial intelligence (AI). As part of its broader “Plan for Change,” [...]

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