%0 Electronic Article %A C. Maloney %K service industry %K factory setting %K industrial robotics %K system engineering %K robotics research funding %K manufacturing industry %K EU priorities %X The author considers why robotics research is necessary, presents an overview of current activities and discusses future priorities. (22 pages) %T Robotics research funding - EU priorities and future directions %B IET Conference Proceedings %D January 2008 %P 2-2 %I Institution of Engineering and Technology %U https://digital-library.theiet.org/;jsessionid=65uio1rkg3eqe.x-iet-live-01content/conferences/10.1049/ic_20080551 %G EN