Science Minister praises 'brilliant’ robotics at Imperial

The new Science and Universities Minister Sam Gyimah praised the 'brilliant' robotics being developed at Imperial College London. The Minister chose Imperial for his first official visit to a university and announced a £70 million funding boost for UK medicines. This investment will not only support high-value, highly-skilled jobs but will develop lifesaving treatments that could change lives across the UK. Sam Gyimah MP Science Minister The extra funding, through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, will support projects including new manufacturing centres to speed up the production of medicine and new virtual reality projects to help patient recovery. The Science Minister, who recently took over from Jo Johnson, and Sir Mark Walport, the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, met with Imperial academics to witness firsthand cutting-edge research projects into artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and medical innovations. Artificial intelligence. Professor Maja Pantic, from the Department of Computing, demonstrated her team's work into a robot, called Zeno, which can improve learning and emotional understanding in children with autism.