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Rayner Ng is currently the Director for the National Robotics Programme. National Robotics Programme (NRP). The industrial revolution freed us from repetitive physical drudgery and sometimes, dangerous chores; robotics and AI will free humanity from repetitive mental drudgery, habits in our daily lives. Rayner is leading R&D efforts for the robotics R&D programme to drive a vibrant and innovative robotics ecosystem capable of providing solutions to fuel the Smart Nation initiative. He nurtures innovation and approves robotics R&D funding initiatives, grant calls and develops technology roadmaps by collaborating with Research Institutes (RI) and Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL), to establish Singapore as a global centre of excellence for the study, research, development, making and application of robotics solutions.

Before returning to Singapore, Rayner was formerly Engineering Director, for Dentsply-Sirona, an American dental equipment maker and dental consumables producer. In that role he had overall responsibility for their presence in the high growth Asia/Pacific markets and headed R&D operations in Foshan and Guangzhou. He was also the leader for Product Management and Lean manufacturing operations. Trained as an engineer, Rayner headed the design team at Hill-Rom that set up their first Asian R&D facility in Singapore that focused on applied R&D into electro-mechanical systems. He also set up Welch Allyn R&D centre in Singapore, its first in the Asia Pacific region to design and develop products for the emerging markets. Rayner graduated with a Bachelor of Electronic and Communication Engineering (Honors) from the University of Sheffield, U.K., attained his Master of Technological Design (Rapid Product Development) from the National University of Singapore and Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Master of Science (Biomedical Engineering) from Nanyang Technological University and Master of Business Administration from the California State University, Sacramento, USA.