mybusiness tech labs

Where we think Sage 200
goes next.

Active research, honestly labelled as such - not products, not promises. But it should tell you something about how far ahead we're looking, and what we think the next few years hold for businesses running Sage 200.

Current research

Three threads on the bench

Deeper Sage 200 coverage

Extending analysis across more of the Sage estate and the module ecosystems around it.

In progress

AI knowledge-based systems

Exploring whether AI systems tailored around Sage 200 can give businesses capabilities that today need expensive per-seat software.

Exploratory

Robotics × Sage 200

Looking at how robotics could connect to Sage 200 for warehouse fulfilment operations - picking, packing and despatch driven by the orders and stock data already in Sage - whether through existing third-party software or something we develop ourselves.

Horizon

Robotics watch - developments we think matter for UK SMEs

Hand-picked and read by us, not auto-fed - no widgets, no trackers. Last reviewed 23 August 2026.

JUL 2026 · UK MARKET

Warehouse robots go mainstream in Britain

Britain is now the largest European market for Geek+, the world's biggest supplier of autonomous mobile robots, with Tesco, Asda and Next among the deployments. The significant part for smaller operators: this class of robot needs minimal fixed infrastructure, so deployment cost and time keep falling - the curve that eventually reaches the SME warehouse. Reuters (syndicated) ↗

2026 · FUNDING

Made Smarter: match-funded automation grants for SME manufacturers

The UK's Made Smarter programme offers SME manufacturers grants of up to £20,000, match-funded at 50%, towards robotics, process automation and related digital technology - now available across the English regions, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland following in 2026-27. If robotics is on your horizon, this halves the entry cost. madesmarter.uk ↗

FEB 2026 · UK ENGINEERING

First fully customisable AMRs built in the UK

Siemens, Expert Technologies and RMGroup announced the UK's first fully customisable autonomous mobile robots - automation shaped to the job rather than the job reshaped around the robot. Customisability is what makes robotics viable at SME scale, where no two warehouses look alike. Robotics & Automation Magazine ↗

Interested in any of this?

If one of these threads touches a problem in your business - warehouse fulfilment especially - we'd like to hear about it. Early conversations shape what gets built.