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Oxbotica wins FT Business Award
UKAEA tenant Oxbotica, which is hosted in RACE, won the prestigious FT award on March 16. Part of this success is down to Oxbotica testing a variety of autonomous vehicles on the UKAEA’s roads at Culham in South Oxfordshire. Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times, explains the main idea behind the Boldness in Business ...
RACE welcomes House of Lords report on autonomous vehicles
On Wednesday 15 March, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee published its report Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: The future? The report sets out recommendations for the Government to ensure it makes policy and investment decisions that enable the UK to receive maximum economic benefit from autonomous vehicles. Dr Rob Buckingham, Head of RACE, responded to ...
RACE Newsletter – February 2017
IN THIS ISSUE Robotics & Artificial Intelligence (RAI) RACE supports industry in securing contract worth nearly €100m RACE robotics TEST Facility launched MASCOT hotter than the sun PAVE – People in autonomous vehicles in urban environments UK Industry and ESS RAS Expo proves a hit Apprentice team of the year announced Please send an email ...
UK Robotics: RACE responds to Theresa May’s speech to the CBI
In a speech to the CBI today, UK Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed the Government’s commitment to a Modern Industrial Strategy to build Britain’s strengths in science and innovation. She cited the field of robotics as a key strategic strength, where the UK is competing globally and breaking new ground. Dr Rob Buckingham, Director of ...
UKAEA supports deal worth nearly 100 million Euros
UKAEA’s RACE centre supports industry in securing ITER Cask and Plug contract The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is delighted to be part of the Airbus Safran Launchers /Nuvia Limited/Cegelec led partnership now tasked with the development of the ITER international fusion energy project’s Cask and Plug Remote Handling System. Worth nearly 100 million Euros, ...
RACE expo proves a hit with UK robotics community
Aimed at displaying the latest developments in robotics and remote handling and discussing how the RAS (Robotics & Autonomous Systems) community can work together on common technologies, the event succeeded in both goals, according to RACE Director Rob Buckingham: “RAS as one of the ‘Eight Great Technologies’ is rightly called a general purpose technology, so ...
UK Atomic Energy Authority announced as Apprentice Team of the Year Finalist
RACE apprentices are among a team from Culham in the running for Apprentice Team of the Year title. The UK Atomic Energy Authority have been named National Finalists in the 2016 Brathay Apprentice Challenge, after winning the London and South East regional title. After three months of hard work between teams from over 50 of ...
RACE in pole position to boost UK robotics industry
The facility will enable RACE to step up its R&D into many applications of remote handling and robotic technology, already used to great effect at the JET fusion facility at Culham. It will also be a key centre for implementing the Government’s Robotics and Autonomous Systems strategy, which aims to equip the UK to compete ...
RACE building on budget… on schedule
Congratulations to the complete build team for delivering the new RACE building on schedule and on budget! The facility will host the 80 strong RACE team (we are recruiting!) to deliver complete robotics and remote handling solutions for both nuclear and non-nuclear industries. The space is also available to 3rd parties under licence and our ...
Remote cutting and welding for ITER
An 18-month development programme to prototype remote handling tooling for the next-step ITER fusion device was demonstrated at Culham’s RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments) facility last week. Representatives from ITER, F4E (the European ITER agency), Assystem UK and Amec Foster Wheeler came to Culham to see a fully remote deployment of prototype remote pipe cutting ...
