The Multiplier Event held in Bristol hosted by UWE on 11th November 2022 and was focused on the Virtual reality (VR) and OER Platform with the organisation of presentations and demonstrations covering different topics on this project. Experts in safety of robotised and automated for construction sector attended this event and participated in the round table discussions.

Dr Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu and Abhinesh Prabhakaran gave a brief presentation of the tasks and expected results of the project, emphasizing that this project is of educational scope for training purposes for the construction industry specifically.

Prof Andrew Weightman (UWE Guest Speaker - Invited robotics expert from Manchester University). Delivered a presentation on ‘Robotics adoption: barriers and lessons from other industries.’ This provided foundation for Safecrobot project background and justification.

Dr Chris Harper (UWE) Presented on ‘Functional Safety Assurance of Construction Robots and their Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)’. This presentation highlighted that there are no specific safety standards for robotics in construction (either from ISO/TC 195 Construction machinery or ISO/TC 299 Robotics).

Dr Nick Bell (UWE Guest Speaker from Nick Bell Consultancy). His presentation focussed on current safety regulations in construction. In conclusions he outlined the gap in knowledge and the role of training programmes. He emphasised the importance of the Safecrobot project in the light of the skills gap.

Dr Eng. Mariusz Szóstak (WUST). Presented on Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), colloquially called drones, for construction. He highlighted that this is one of the most utilized forms of robotics in construction industry.