Premier League Champions, Manchester City have announced an extension to its partnership with UBTECH Robotics Corp, the Club’s Official Robot Partner. The partnership continues to be the only one of its kind in world sport.
Since the partnership launched in 2016, UBTECH has been producing engaging content for City fans around the world through its robots, including the Alpha 2 robot ‘signing’ for Manchester City as a new squad member. The robots have also been part of matchday entertainment with fun displays on the pitch at the Etihad Stadium and in City Square. During the 2018/19 season, the Cruzr robot may be seen at the Etihad Stadium providing fans and guests with match day and retail information, adding extra excitement to the experience.
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Last season, UBTECH Robotics teamed up with the Club’s foundation, City in the Community to deliver bespoke STEM and coding lessons to schools across Greater Manchester through the use of the JIMU robot range. The partnership has now been implemented to over 1,120 children across 45 local primary schools, equipping students with valuable skills to help prepare them for upcoming and future trends in the digital world. Following the success of the programme in Manchester, UBTECH and City Football Group will be rolling this out in Melbourne City and New York City in the following months.
Damian Willoughby, Senior Vice President of Partnerships at City Football Group, said: “We are delighted to announce this extension to our partnership with UBTECH. This is a truly unique partnership that has provided entertaining content between fans, players and robots that has been enjoyed around the world.”
Zhou Jian, founder and CEO at UBTECH, said;” In the past two years, through a combination of sports, entertainment and artificial intelligence, we have joined forces to explore a new way of innovation. As a professional and innovative team, Manchester City is a natural fit for us. We are looking forward to continuing our partnership.”