Digital Catapult teams with industry for prototype challenge

The Made Smarter Technology Accelerator will see a total of 14 challenges laid out for start-up and early-stage companies to tackle. These include increasing shelf life and sell-through of products while reducing waste (Sainsbury’s) to scalable artificial intelligence for visual inspection (BAE Systems). Selected entries will be provided with up to £20,000 in funding to develop prototypes, with a further £100,000 available further down the line to develop minimum viable products.

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“Navigating this years’ extremely challenging conditions has been tough for manufacturers of all sizes, right across the UK,” said Dr Jeremy Silver, CEO of Digital Catapult.

“The Made Smarter Technology Accelerator will make visible how a range of disruptive emerging technologies will really work to benefit early industrial adopters. It will also clarify routes to market for digital innovators. The outcomes from this programme are really positive, we will see new and traditional businesses working together - making enormous savings, significantly improving productivity, developing new business models, boosting exports and delivering on challenging net-zero targets.”