British Automation and Robot Association

The British Automation and Robot Association (BARA) is the trade association that represents robotics and automation in the UK. Two-thirds of the UK's industrial robots are in the automotive industry.
History.
It was founded in 1979. In 2000, it moved from Aston Science Park to the University of Warwick. In 2001, around 1600 robots were sold to UK industry; ten years later it was around 800. The food industry and automotive industry in the UK are large consumers of robots. By 2002, the organisation estimated that there were around 13,500 industrial robots in the UK.
Structure.
It is headquartered in Wallington, London near Wallington railway station off the A237. Also in the same building is the UK Industrial Vision Association, for image processing technology in manufacturing industry. It is a member of the German-based International Federation of Robotics. It has been part of the UK's Engineering and Machinery Alliance (EMA).
Function.
It represents the UK robotics industry.