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Overview

The National Robotarium is the United Kingdom's centre for robotics and artificial intelligence, hosted at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. It carries out research and works with industry, and it recruits postdoctoral researchers, research associates, interns and human resources staff. The centre is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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hw.ac.uk
Same ATS account
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News

News the Guardian 3 months ago
Faster, higher, funnier: what we learned from China's robot games
Five-day showcase reveals leaps Beijing has made in humanoid tech, but also its limitations as US rivals come up from the rear
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News BBC News 3 months ago
'It's a bit odd at first': The robot helping with NHS health checks
A Dundee GP has trialled a robot that takes patients through health checks to save the doctor's time.
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News Farmers Weekly 4 months ago
Opinion: Connectivity holds the key to technical excellence
Farming has always been an early adopter of technology that works. GPS guidance, variable rate application, automated milking - UK farmers have embraced
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News The Conversation 10 months ago
Why failure is a necessary ingredient for success - especially in the era of AI
To have a healthy relationship with AI, we must see beauty in imperfection.
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News FM Business Daily News 12 months ago
Why facility managers could become healthcare's early adopters of the robotics revolution
by Lisa Farrell, the National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University Healthcare innovation narratives follow a predictable script. When robotics features in
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News goodwood.com 12 months ago
'Humanoids at home in five years' says co-head of UK's AI research centre GRR
While Ameca and Spot the robo-dog captivated audiences at FOS Future Lab, Steve Maclaren, the COO of The National Robotarium, shared how he believes home-helping humanoids could be moving in with us in as little as five years, as the co-head of the UK's w
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Podcast BBC 1 year ago
BBC Scotland - Landward, 2025, Episode 19
Cammy and his sheepdog meet the scientists working on the robot dog of the future.
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News BBC Teach 1 year ago
Safer Internet Day 2024 - Live Lesson
This Safer Internet Day 2024 Live Lesson and teaching resources is designed to help young people navigate the online world safely and positively.
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News businessInsider 1 year ago
Why Berwick Bank could be Scotland
Industry expert argues the world's largest offshore wind farm can bring much more besides renewable energy
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News World Economic Forum 1 year ago
From robotic dogs to magnetic slime: 9 ways robots are helping humans
The most recent robotic inventions can entertain people in care homes, perform rescue operations and help astronauts set up a base on the Moon.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at The National Robotarium over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
14
Postings analysed
13
Stack modernity
72/100AI adopter
Languages
Python38%
MATLAB31%
C++15%
SPSS8%
Frameworks & libraries
Psychopy8%
Cloud & platforms
Power BI15%
AI & ML
LLM8%
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Full The National Robotarium tech stack 14 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Growth

Hiring Momentum
29/100
Slowing
Open positions
5
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
17 days
faster than 61% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Science & Research
21%
HR
17% ▲
Field & Service
15% ▲
Education
8% ▼
Analytics
6% ▲
Finance
6% ▲
Actively hiring for Science & Research (+9 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+12 jobs in a week Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
3
Busiest office
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh United Kingdom
HQ
Edinburgh
3 open roles 21 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 5000+ est. staff $63k Avg Salary
hires for Support, Sales, Quantum
Heriot-Watt University
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Putrajaya Malaysia
Malaysia
1 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 1000-5000 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
Heriot-Watt University Malaysia Sdn Bhd
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Dubai United Arab Emirates
Dubai
1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 500-1000 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Heriot-Watt University
seen since Sep 2026 job postings

Jobs

$50k – $63k per year · In office · PhD · Edinburgh
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