Novel Autonomy and Robotics (Phase 1) — New and Novel: Call for Multi-Domain Autonomous Systems
This call is for UK innovators — SMEs, larger contractors, academics or individual researchers — with a genuinely early-stage (TRL ≤2), scientifically-grounded but potentially high-risk idea in autonomy or robotics that has not yet been applied to defence problems. It explicitly targets disruptive science over incremental improvement: <cite index="12-8">it explicitly excludes incremental improvements, existing products, consultancy studies and technology above TRL 2 at project start</cite>. Applicants should be comfortable proposing a short (3-month) Stage 1 feasibility study rather than buil…
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What it funds
This call is for UK innovators — SMEs, larger contractors, academics or individual researchers — with a genuinely early-stage (TRL ≤2), scientifically-grounded but potentially high-risk idea in autonomy or robotics that has not yet been applied to defence problems. It explicitly targets disruptive science over incremental improvement: <cite index="12-8">it explicitly excludes incremental improvements, existing products, consultancy studies and technology above TRL 2 at project start</cite>. Applicants should be comfortable proposing a short (3-month) Stage 1 feasibility study rather than buil…
Who it suits
This call is for UK innovators — SMEs, larger contractors, academics or individual researchers — with a genuinely early-stage (TRL ≤2), scientifically-grounded but potentially high-risk idea in autonomy or robotics that has not yet been applied to defence problems. It explicitly targets disruptive…
- Space & satellite
- Defence & security
- Feasibility
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