EU Investment in Robotics

Robots, they just come in handy..

*In AUTOMATICA 2008, one of the leading international trade fairs in robotics and automation held this year in Munich Germany, the European Commission announced that the EU will double its investments between 2007 and 2010 with almost ? 400 million to support European robotics research. This programme aims to construct stronger links between academia and industry, and plans to fund a widespread experimentation. The European Commission also calls on the industry to boost its efforts in producing critical components in Europe, in order to face competition from Asia and avoid strategic dependencies on other regions of the world. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), growth in this market is expected to reach between 10% and 15% per year between now and 2010. The IFR estimates the current world market for industrial robots at about ? 4 billion and forecasts a 4.2% increase per year until 2010. The EU commissioner, Viviane Reding says that "there is a clear window of opportunity for automation industries in Europe, not just to maintain leadership, but to grow further and to move higher up the value chain. To achieve this, the industry has to intensify its efforts in several areas".

ニュースアニメ「ＥＵ、ロボット研究開発投資、倍増の６８０億円」
欧州連合（ＥＵ）は企業や研究機関にロボット技術の開発を促すため、２０１０年までの３年間で研究投資額を倍増させる計画だ。ＥＵ予算から約４億ユーロ（約６８０億円）を­拠出し、産学の連携などを進める。ＥＵはサービス分野のロボット需要が年間１０―１５％伸びると予測。ロボット技術で先行する日本を追撃する構えだ。 欧
州委員会の調べによると、ロボット全体での市場規模は約４０億ユーロで、年間約４％の拡大が見込まれる。レディング欧州委員（情報社会担当）は「ロボット技術は
将来のＥＵの競争力を高める」と訴え、投資額の倍増で研究機関や大学から企業への技術提供を促す考えを示している。

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[HANtrk]

lol I think robotics is Japans job not EU xD

[PumaPumaPride]

nice job