3 Acknowledgements The following people were consulted or commented on earlier drafts of the report, attended workshops and 1:1 Lloyd’s project team meetings, and provided their time and support to the  Dr Trevor Maynard, Innovation project; we would like to thank them all for their  Dr Keith Smith, Innovation invaluable contributions:  Anna Bordon, Innovation Insurance industry interviews and consultation  Kristian Jones, Innovation  Adam Seager, Argo  Linda Miller, Marketing and Communications  Michael Repper, Beazley  Kieran Quigley, Marketing and Communications  Stephen Wares, MS Amlin  Flemmich Webb, Speech and Studies  Ed Mitchell, MS Amlin  Elinor Kemp, Hiscox University of Surrey project team and area of expertise  Tim Allen, RenRe − Attila Emecz, Director of Strategic Partnerships − Yin Lim, Editor and Writer, Yin F Lim Editorial  Josef Schindler, W/R/B Services  Martin Twells, W/R/B Lloyd’s Market Association  May Ahmed, W/R/B  Tony Elwood, Senior Executive, Underwriting  Peta Kilian, Senior Executive, Market Operations and Further thanks go to the following for their expertise, Innovation feedback and assistance with the study:  David Branson, Associate Professor of Dynamics and Control and Director of the Nottingham Advanced Robotics Laboratory in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham  Mike Chantler, Professor of Computer Science, Texture Lab and the Strategic Futures Lab, Heriot- Watt University  Manuel Giuliani is Professor in Embedded Cognitive AI for Robotics at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England  Jeremy Hadall, Intelligent Automation group, Manufacturing Technology Centre  James Law, Director of Operations, Sheffield Robotics, University of Sheffield  Oliver Lemon, Director of the Interaction Lab in MACS, Heriot-Watt University  Simon Pearson, Professor of Agri-Food Technology, University of Lincoln  Robert Bogue, consultant and cobot safety expert − David Plans, CEO, BioBeats Taking control: robots and risk