By Bobby Seagull

The Strider robot roaming the corridors of power in Westminster this morning need not have worried MPs and peers.

But the issue it was there to draw attention to should concern our politicians and policymakers more than it currently does.

The robot was making its way to the Maths Expo at Parliament today as part of Maths Week England. The event brings together some of the country’s most brilliant mathematicians, the industries and organisations that generate and apply cutting-edge maths, and parliamentarians who must do better at appreciating the value and the wonder of the mathematical sciences.

Maths is fundamental to our modern technological society. And it is key to our brightest future.

The Strider robot was exhibited by pioneering robotics firm Oxford Dynamics. Alongside them were organisations like the Met Office, health firm Epic Life, and pharmaceutical giant GSK. All recognise that mathematicians are crucial to their operations and maths is vital to their success.

So it goes for the nation as a........

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