In October’s issue of @HazardEx, Salvador Pacheco-Gutiérrez explores how we move drones, quadrupeds, sensors, and AI-enabled systems from off-the-shelf potential to real-world deployment in hazardous environments:
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How robotics is cutting waste down to size
In this month’s @neimagazine, our Head of Technology discusses some innovative tools being developed to reduce the size of contaminated material - so it can be safely repackaged for transportation & storage:
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What can UK regions learn from West Cumbria’s robotics journey?
Find out in this @CSWnews article, written by RAICo's Director, Prof Kirsty Hewitson:
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SAVE THE DATE | Robotics Innovation Showcase 2026
Date: Tuesday 17th November 2026
Location: Sister – Renold Building, Manchester, M1 7JR
Explore robotics opportunities, share ideas & discover how technology can move from potential to practical progress:
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Congratulations to our director, Prof Kirsty Hewitson. She's been awarded a Visiting Professorship at @OfficialUoM, one of RAICo’s members.
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Congratulations to our director, Prof Kirsty Hewitson. She's part of a six-person team that has been awarded this year’s Colin Campbell Mitchell Award by the @RAEngNews.
Read more here:
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Remote handling robots require a lot of skill and training. That limits how quickly robotics can be adopted in high-stakes environments.
Our new ‘Digital Twin in-the-loop' technology, developed with @ToiaTech, aims to make robot operation simpler:
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Exciting news for the new Cumbria Robotics Operations Skills Centre (CROSS), which has received £250,000 in funding from The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (@ECITB_Skills).
@TheEngineerUK has covered the announcement here:
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.@IMechE recently covered RAICo-developed ‘digital mediator’ that assists operators with their tasks and helps them avoid errors, making robotic remote handling more intuitive, and therefore more accessible to a wider range of users:
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Digital twin technology from @raicouk and #TOIA could simplify robot control and training for nuclear decommissioning tasks. #DigitalTwin #Robotics #Nuclear #Decommissioning #Automation #Engineering theengineer.co.uk/content/ne…
Our director, Dr Kirsty Hewitson, has written an article for local government magazine, @themjcouk, on place-based initiatives, and how they can turn overlooked regions into hubs of innovation.
You can read it here:
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In decommissioning, 'skips' that previously contained nuclear material must be broken down & reduced in size for long-term storage. This robotic laser cutting project, led by Dr Adorno from @OfficialUoM is refining the process.
Learn more about RAICo:
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Join us at the 'SME Exhibition and Connect Event' on 30 September (10:00-16:00), hosted by one of our members, @UKAEAofficial, at its Culham Campus in Oxfordshire.
Learn more about the event & sign up here:
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#procurement #SupplyChain #PublicProcurement
RAICo is looking to develop a proof of concept using Spot from @BostonDynamics for autonomous site perimeter patrolling.
The aim is to improve situational awareness & reduce the need for routine personnel patrolling.
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#Tender #Procurement
Learn about a RAICo-developed platform that allows operators to create their own training programmes within remote handling simulators:
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@raicouk develops a no-code framework for creating nuclear waste handling simulations and robot training scenarios. #Robotics #Nuclear #NuclearDecommissioning #Simulation #Engineering #Sellafield theengineer.co.uk/content/ne…
IT Brief (@techday_uk) has covered our new platform, which lets robot operators create customised simulator-based training programmes in hours, and without any coding expertise.
Read the full story here:
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Read this piece published earlier this year in the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s E&T Magazine.
It covers the UK’s first fusion decommissioning project: the @UKAEAofficial's JET.
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