diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/BaseUiAutomation.class b/wa/framework/uiauto/BaseUiAutomation.class
deleted file mode 100644
index 942f7ca3..00000000
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diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/app/build.gradle b/wa/framework/uiauto/app/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81d50eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wa/framework/uiauto/app/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
+
+android {
+    compileSdkVersion 25
+    buildToolsVersion '25.0.3'
+    defaultConfig {
+        minSdkVersion 18
+        targetSdkVersion 25
+        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
+    compile 'com.android.support.test:runner:0.5'
+    compile 'com.android.support.test:rules:0.5'
+    compile 'com.android.support.test.uiautomator:uiautomator-v18:2.1.2'
+}
diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/wa/framework/uiauto/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a29d983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wa/framework/uiauto/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    package="com.arm.wlauto.uiauto">
+
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_LOGS"/>
+
+    <application>
+        <uses-library android:name="android.test.runner"/>
+    </application>
+</manifest>
diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/src/com/arm/wa/uiauto/BaseUiAutomation.java b/wa/framework/uiauto/app/src/main/java/com/arm/wa/uiauto/BaseUiAutomation.java
similarity index 65%
rename from wa/framework/uiauto/src/com/arm/wa/uiauto/BaseUiAutomation.java
rename to wa/framework/uiauto/app/src/main/java/com/arm/wa/uiauto/BaseUiAutomation.java
index fc0faded..f76c9578 100644
--- a/wa/framework/uiauto/src/com/arm/wa/uiauto/BaseUiAutomation.java
+++ b/wa/framework/uiauto/app/src/main/java/com/arm/wa/uiauto/BaseUiAutomation.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*    Copyright 2013-2015 ARM Limited
+/*    Copyright 2013-2016 ARM Limited
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -13,49 +13,69 @@
  * limitations under the License.
 */
 
-
 package com.arm.wa.uiauto;
 
-import java.io.File;
+import android.app.Instrumentation;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.SystemClock;
+import android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiDevice;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiObject;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiObjectNotFoundException;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiSelector;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import static android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry.getArguments;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
-import android.app.Activity;
-import android.os.Bundle;
 
-// Import the uiautomator libraries
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObject;
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiObjectNotFoundException;
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiScrollable;
-import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector;
-import com.android.uiautomator.testrunner.UiAutomatorTestCase;
+public class BaseUiAutomation {
 
-public class BaseUiAutomation extends UiAutomatorTestCase {   
+    public Instrumentation mInstrumentation;
+    public Context mContext;
+    public UiDevice mDevice;
 
+    @Before
+    public void initialize_instrumentation() {
+        mInstrumentation = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation();
+        mDevice = UiDevice.getInstance(mInstrumentation);
+        mContext = mInstrumentation.getTargetContext();
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void setup() throws Exception {
     }
 
+    @Test
     public void runWorkload() throws Exception {
     }
 
+    @Test
     public void extractResults() throws Exception {
     }
 
+    @Test
     public void teardown() throws Exception {
     }
 
     public void sleep(int second) {
-        super.sleep(second * 1000);
+        SystemClock.sleep(second * 1000);
     }
 
     public boolean takeScreenshot(String name) {
-        Bundle params = getParams();
-	String png_dir = params.getString("workdir");
+        Bundle params = getArguments();
+        String png_dir = params.getString("workdir");
 
         try {
-            return getUiDevice().takeScreenshot(new File(png_dir, name + ".png"));
-        } catch(NoSuchMethodError e) {
+            return mDevice.takeScreenshot(new File(png_dir, name + ".png"));
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodError e) {
             return true;
         }
     }
@@ -66,8 +86,8 @@ public class BaseUiAutomation extends UiAutomatorTestCase {
 
     public void waitText(String text, int second) throws UiObjectNotFoundException {
         UiSelector selector = new UiSelector();
-        UiObject text_obj = new UiObject(selector.text(text)
-                                       .className("android.widget.TextView"));
+        UiObject text_obj = mDevice.findObject(selector.text(text)
+                                                       .className("android.widget.TextView"));
         waitObject(text_obj, second);
     }
 
@@ -76,7 +96,7 @@ public class BaseUiAutomation extends UiAutomatorTestCase {
     }
 
     public void waitObject(UiObject obj, int second) throws UiObjectNotFoundException {
-        if (! obj.waitForExists(second * 1000)){
+        if (!obj.waitForExists(second * 1000)) {
             throw new UiObjectNotFoundException("UiObject is not found: "
                     + obj.getSelector().toString());
         }
@@ -98,10 +118,10 @@ public class BaseUiAutomation extends UiAutomatorTestCase {
 
         long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
         boolean found = false;
-        while ((currentTime - startTime) < timeout){ 
+        while ((currentTime - startTime) < timeout) {
             sleep(2);  // poll every two seconds
 
-            while((line=reader.readLine())!=null) {
+            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                 if (line.contains(searchText)) {
                     found = true;
                     break;
@@ -121,4 +141,3 @@ public class BaseUiAutomation extends UiAutomatorTestCase {
         }
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/build.gradle b/wa/framework/uiauto/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d8c47e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wa/framework/uiauto/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
+
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        jcenter()
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.2'
+
+
+    // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
+        // in the individual module build.gradle files
+    }
+}
+
+allprojects {
+    repositories {
+        jcenter()
+    }
+}
+
+task clean(type: Delete) {
+    delete rootProject.buildDir
+}
diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/build.sh b/wa/framework/uiauto/build.sh
index 1beddd6a..bc2790d6 100755
--- a/wa/framework/uiauto/build.sh
+++ b/wa/framework/uiauto/build.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,18 @@
 #
 set -e
 
+# Ensure gradelw exists before starting
+if [[ ! -f gradlew ]]; then
+    echo 'gradlew file not found! Check that you are in the right directory.'
+    exit 9
+fi
 
-ant build
+# Build and return appropriate exit code if failed
+./gradlew clean :app:assembleDebug
+exit_code=$?
+if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: 'gradle build' exited with code $exit_code"
+    exit $exit_code
+fi
 
-cp bin/classes/com/arm/wa/uiauto/BaseUiAutomation.class .
+cp app/build/outputs/aar/app-debug.aar ./uiauto.aar
diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/build.xml b/wa/framework/uiauto/build.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 86b8aa0f..00000000
--- a/wa/framework/uiauto/build.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project name="com.arm.wa.uiauto" default="help">
-
-    <!-- The local.properties file is created and updated by the 'android' tool.
-         It contains the path to the SDK. It should *NOT* be checked into
-         Version Control Systems. -->
-    <property file="local.properties" />
-
-    <!-- The ant.properties file can be created by you. It is only edited by the
-         'android' tool to add properties to it.
-         This is the place to change some Ant specific build properties.
-         Here are some properties you may want to change/update:
-
-         source.dir
-             The name of the source directory. Default is 'src'.
-         out.dir
-             The name of the output directory. Default is 'bin'.
-
-         For other overridable properties, look at the beginning of the rules
-         files in the SDK, at tools/ant/build.xml
-
-         Properties related to the SDK location or the project target should
-         be updated using the 'android' tool with the 'update' action.
-
-         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
-         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems.
-
-         -->
-    <property file="ant.properties" />
-
-    <!-- if sdk.dir was not set from one of the property file, then
-         get it from the ANDROID_HOME env var.
-         This must be done before we load project.properties since
-         the proguard config can use sdk.dir -->
-    <property environment="env" />
-    <condition property="sdk.dir" value="${env.ANDROID_HOME}">
-        <isset property="env.ANDROID_HOME" />
-    </condition>
-
-    <!-- The project.properties file is created and updated by the 'android'
-         tool, as well as ADT.
-
-         This contains project specific properties such as project target, and library
-         dependencies. Lower level build properties are stored in ant.properties
-         (or in .classpath for Eclipse projects).
-
-         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
-         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems. -->
-    <loadproperties srcFile="project.properties" />
-
-    <!-- quick check on sdk.dir -->
-    <fail
-            message="sdk.dir is missing. Make sure to generate local.properties using 'android update project' or to inject it through the ANDROID_HOME environment variable."
-            unless="sdk.dir"
-    />
-
-    <!--
-        Import per project custom build rules if present at the root of the project.
-        This is the place to put custom intermediary targets such as:
-            -pre-build
-            -pre-compile
-            -post-compile (This is typically used for code obfuscation.
-                           Compiled code location: ${out.classes.absolute.dir}
-                           If this is not done in place, override ${out.dex.input.absolute.dir})
-            -post-package
-            -post-build
-            -pre-clean
-    -->
-    <import file="custom_rules.xml" optional="true" />
-
-    <!-- Import the actual build file.
-
-         To customize existing targets, there are two options:
-         - Customize only one target:
-             - copy/paste the target into this file, *before* the
-               <import> task.
-             - customize it to your needs.
-         - Customize the whole content of build.xml
-             - copy/paste the content of the rules files (minus the top node)
-               into this file, replacing the <import> task.
-             - customize to your needs.
-
-         ***********************
-         ****** IMPORTANT ******
-         ***********************
-         In all cases you must update the value of version-tag below to read 'custom' instead of an integer,
-         in order to avoid having your file be overridden by tools such as "android update project"
-    -->
-    <!-- version-tag: VERSION_TAG -->
-    <import file="${sdk.dir}/tools/ant/uibuild.xml" />
-
-</project>
diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/wa/framework/uiauto/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13372aef
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diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/wa/framework/uiauto/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..760fcce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wa/framework/uiauto/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#Wed May 03 15:42:44 BST 2017
+distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.3-all.zip
diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/gradlew b/wa/framework/uiauto/gradlew
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9d82f789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wa/framework/uiauto/gradlew
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+##############################################################################
+##
+##  Gradle start up script for UN*X
+##
+##############################################################################
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=""
+
+APP_NAME="Gradle"
+APP_BASE_NAME=`basename "$0"`
+
+# Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
+MAX_FD="maximum"
+
+warn ( ) {
+    echo "$*"
+}
+
+die ( ) {
+    echo
+    echo "$*"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+cygwin=false
+msys=false
+darwin=false
+case "`uname`" in
+  CYGWIN* )
+    cygwin=true
+    ;;
+  Darwin* )
+    darwin=true
+    ;;
+  MINGW* )
+    msys=true
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# Attempt to set APP_HOME
+# Resolve links: $0 may be a link
+PRG="$0"
+# Need this for relative symlinks.
+while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
+    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
+    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
+    if expr "$link" : '/.*' > /dev/null; then
+        PRG="$link"
+    else
+        PRG=`dirname "$PRG"`"/$link"
+    fi
+done
+SAVED="`pwd`"
+cd "`dirname \"$PRG\"`/" >/dev/null
+APP_HOME="`pwd -P`"
+cd "$SAVED" >/dev/null
+
+CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+# Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
+if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+        # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
+    else
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: $JAVA_HOME
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+else
+    JAVACMD="java"
+    which java >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+fi
+
+# Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
+if [ "$cygwin" = "false" -a "$darwin" = "false" ] ; then
+    MAX_FD_LIMIT=`ulimit -H -n`
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+        if [ "$MAX_FD" = "maximum" -o "$MAX_FD" = "max" ] ; then
+            MAX_FD="$MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+        fi
+        ulimit -n $MAX_FD
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD"
+        fi
+    else
+        warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# For Darwin, add options to specify how the application appears in the dock
+if $darwin; then
+    GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS \"-Xdock:name=$APP_NAME\" \"-Xdock:icon=$APP_HOME/media/gradle.icns\""
+fi
+
+# For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if $cygwin ; then
+    APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
+    JAVACMD=`cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD"`
+
+    # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
+    ROOTDIRSRAW=`find -L / -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null`
+    SEP=""
+    for dir in $ROOTDIRSRAW ; do
+        ROOTDIRS="$ROOTDIRS$SEP$dir"
+        SEP="|"
+    done
+    OURCYGPATTERN="(^($ROOTDIRS))"
+    # Add a user-defined pattern to the cygpath arguments
+    if [ "$GRADLE_CYGPATTERN" != "" ] ; then
+        OURCYGPATTERN="$OURCYGPATTERN|($GRADLE_CYGPATTERN)"
+    fi
+    # Now convert the arguments - kludge to limit ourselves to /bin/sh
+    i=0
+    for arg in "$@" ; do
+        CHECK=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "$OURCYGPATTERN" -`
+        CHECK2=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "^-"`                                 ### Determine if an option
+
+        if [ $CHECK -ne 0 ] && [ $CHECK2 -eq 0 ] ; then                    ### Added a condition
+            eval `echo args$i`=`cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg"`
+        else
+            eval `echo args$i`="\"$arg\""
+        fi
+        i=$((i+1))
+    done
+    case $i in
+        (0) set -- ;;
+        (1) set -- "$args0" ;;
+        (2) set -- "$args0" "$args1" ;;
+        (3) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" ;;
+        (4) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" ;;
+        (5) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" ;;
+        (6) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" ;;
+        (7) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" ;;
+        (8) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" ;;
+        (9) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" "$args8" ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+# Split up the JVM_OPTS And GRADLE_OPTS values into an array, following the shell quoting and substitution rules
+function splitJvmOpts() {
+    JVM_OPTS=("$@")
+}
+eval splitJvmOpts $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS
+JVM_OPTS[${#JVM_OPTS[*]}]="-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME"
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" "${JVM_OPTS[@]}" -classpath "$CLASSPATH" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain "$@"
diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/gradlew.bat b/wa/framework/uiauto/gradlew.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aec99730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wa/framework/uiauto/gradlew.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@rem ##########################################################################
+@rem
+@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem
+@rem ##########################################################################
+
+@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+
+@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=
+
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
+set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
+
+@rem Find java.exe
+if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
+
+set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
+%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:findJavaFromJavaHome
+set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
+set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
+
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:init
+@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windowz variants
+
+if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
+if "%@eval[2+2]" == "4" goto 4NT_args
+
+:win9xME_args
+@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
+set _SKIP=2
+
+:win9xME_args_slurp
+if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
+
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
+goto execute
+
+:4NT_args
+@rem Get arguments from the 4NT Shell from JP Software
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%$
+
+:execute
+@rem Setup the command line
+
+set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+@rem Execute Gradle
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+
+:end
+@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+
+:fail
+rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
+rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
+if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
+exit /b 1
+
+:mainEnd
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
+
+:omega
diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/project.properties b/wa/framework/uiauto/project.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index a3ee5ab6..00000000
--- a/wa/framework/uiauto/project.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# This file is automatically generated by Android Tools.
-# Do not modify this file -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
-#
-# This file must be checked in Version Control Systems.
-#
-# To customize properties used by the Ant build system edit
-# "ant.properties", and override values to adapt the script to your
-# project structure.
-#
-# To enable ProGuard to shrink and obfuscate your code, uncomment this (available properties: sdk.dir, user.home):
-#proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
-
-# Project target.
-target=android-17
diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/settings.gradle b/wa/framework/uiauto/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7b4def4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wa/framework/uiauto/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include ':app'
diff --git a/wa/framework/uiauto/uiauto.aar b/wa/framework/uiauto/uiauto.aar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a1b9d0b
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