Events

MK Smart City Robotics Competition 2023

Hosted here at centre:mk, the hub of our ‘smart city’ - Milton Keynes, the Milton Keynes Smart City Robotics Competition, showcased teams from Universities, Colleges, Companies, and Laboratories across Europe, competing with a variety of robots designed to take on challenges that support everyday human life and inspire the next generation.

The competition forms part of the centre and the city’s smart city focus, with the city looking to host the first UK Smart City Experience Centre which can currently be found internationally in New York, Singapore, Cairo, and Seoul.

Members of the public attended this ground-breaking free event, where visitors experienced the latest in technology, AI and viewed the robots in action.

The event was covered by national media including the BBC’s One Show, Look East, Daily Telegraph, BBC Three Counties Radio and Heart Radio station reaching over 75 million people combined.