Scotland 5G Centre

An Edinburgh-based deep-tech robotics and agri-tech business, Crover, has been awarded £50,000 in funding to further its study of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. The firm secured Innovate UK funding to progress their study of remote autonomous operations of a grain-swimming robot.

Four firms from Tayside and Fife have won a share of over £400,000 in funding to use in development of projects using 5G technology. The Tay5G challenge fund is a collaborative initiative under the Tay Cities Region Deal, in partnership with the Scotland 5G Centre and industry stakeholders.

The Scotland 5G Centre (S5GC) has announced that two 5G innovation hubs will be set up in Aberdeen and Kilmarnock. The Scotland 5G Centre is building a platform to drive investment. This launch will mark the fourth and fifth S5GConnect hubs, following the announcement of hubs in Forth Valley, Dundee

A testbed mobile network, developed at the University of Glasgow with £1.6 million of funding from the Scotland 5G Centre, is creating a new ‘super immersive’ learning experience which is attracting worldwide attention as a game changer for the industry.