David Bisset is an independent robotics consultant and has worked in Robotics for 27 years. He was an academic for 10 years and has extensive experience of working in both large and small industry and with related organisations. He has contributed extensively to the strategic agenda for robotics in the UK and Europe. He is an Executive Director at the European Robotics Association (euRobotics) with responsibility for partnerships and the strategic agenda. He is also directly involved in setting up robotics Digital Innovation Hub networks across Europe through the RODIN CSA and the DIH-HERO and DIH2 projects. He is the robotics Core Editor for the AI, Data and Robotics Partnership and a member of the newly formed Robotics Growth Partnership in the UK.