City of Joondalup signs memorandum of agreement with the AARP in Neerabup with a push towards robotics and AI
The City of Joondalup has committed to a delivery of new and innovative infrastructure platforms through robotics to support future technology such as autonomous vehicles.
Joondalup’s role in the delivery of new and innovative infrastructure platforms was a key focus at the Smart City Connect forum, powered by the National Transport Research Organisation and held at Joondalup Resort.
This event featured keynote speakers from industry, education and government discussing intelligent and resilient infrastructure, and how it will shape communities for the better in the future.
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City of Joondalup CEO James Pearson highlighted Joondalup as a future dedicated precinct for the testing of urban robotics.
The city has signed a memorandum of understanding with CORE Innovation Hub, the operator of the Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct.
Mr Pearson said signing the memorandum was the next logical step for the city towards generating jobs and creating wealth for the local community by becoming an innovation precinct for new and emerging technology and industries such as robotics and automation.
On the site of the AARP in Neerabup. Credit: supplied
“The City of Joondalup will support AARP user organisations with the next steps of their technology development, including working alongside them to understand the requirements of testing autonomous vehicles and related technologies at the AARP; eventually on public roads,” he said.
“In addition, the city will support AARP users to find suitable local accommodation and office space in Joondalup and explore incentives and opportunities for AARP businesses to have a physical presence here, fostering collaboration, knowledge exchange and mutual support.
“We want Joondalup to be a place where robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, cyber security, and data science come together as one with the shared goal of building and attracting national and global businesses to invest in Joondalup and the northern suburbs.”
The memorandum sets out a pathway for collaboration on how to facilitate the next steps of technology development at the AARP in Neerabup.
The AARP is a world-leading collaborative innovation hub and Australia’s largest test and development site, located about 10km from the Joondalup City Centre.
CORE Innovation Hub operates the AARP on behalf of DevelopmentWA.