On May 15, 2016, the BRT team announced via email to registered users that control of the Bradford Telescope would be transferred to the Open University, and renamed the Autonomous Robotic Telescope (ART).
En maio do 2016, o equipo do BRT anunciou vía correo electrónico ós usuarios rexistrados que o control do Telescopio Bradford sería transferido á Open University, e rebautizado coma o Autonomous Robotic Telescope (ART).