Lincolnshire Great Exhibition showcases robots and space technology

Summarised from Lincolnshire Live's report · Updated 21 Oct, 21:44 · Archive

A Great Exhibition in Lincolnshire featured robots, driverless vehicles and space technology, with the mayor calling for the county to lead on innovation.

A Great Exhibition at the Lincolnshire Showground displayed robots, driverless vehicles and space technology as part of a vision for the county's future. Mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns arrived on stage by driverless bus and told visitors: 'Welcome to the future.' Visitors were able to take rides on the self-driving vehicles around the Showground, which are expected to be rolled out across the country soon.

Dame Jenkyns said Lincolnshire's traditional strengths in agriculture, aviation and energy could be supercharged with innovative technology. She said she had been inspired by visits to smart cities in Texas and wanted to see AI and automation applied to rural areas, noting that 'with driverless buses, we could finally have public transport that's there when we need it.' She called for the county to be chosen for the first national space defence facility.

Graeme Ritchie, chief executive of Lincoln company Shield Space, said space was vital for everything from warfare to communications, and that Lincolnshire's defence sector placed it well to take advantage. The exhibition hall featured speaking and dancing robots alongside traditional businesses. The event was attended by delegations from 12 countries including the USA, Taiwan, Poland and Bangladesh.

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