Singapore's National Robotics Programme reveals initiatives to advance robot adoption - The Robot Report

Singapore’s National Robotics Programme (NRP) has unveiled new initiatives aimed at accelerating robotics adoption and developing a future-ready robotics workforce. Key measures include establishing a shared testbed called ELEVATE at BCA Braddell Campus, fostering new collaborations, setting national standards to enhance robot interoperability, and launching programs to strengthen talent development. These efforts emphasize open collaboration and shared infrastructure to enable faster, safer, and broader deployment of robotics across industries. The NRP highlights Singapore’s growing role as a global testbed for open and interoperable robotics, uniting public agencies, research partners, and companies to translate innovation into scalable real-world solutions. A cornerstone of Singapore’s robotics strategy is the Robotics Middleware Framework (RMF), co-launched by NRP in 2018 with partners including Changi General Hospital and the Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF). RMF, built on the Robot Operating System (ROS), is one of the world’s first standard platforms enabling robots and systems from different manufacturers to work