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February 18, 2020

Evaluating ITER pipe weld integrity

Evaluating ITER pipe weld integrity https://race.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RACE-website-friendly-banner-pipes-1024x334.jpg 1024 334 Iain Iain https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/06a0e7766b7ec04d93a42a90956fed8e?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 18, 2020 February 25, 2020

The process of remotely connecting pipes within the ITER environment is challenging for many reasons, not least due to the levels of radiation and space constraints. In areas of ITER where defects could be present in safety-critical, welded structures it…

February 7, 2020

Oxbotica leverages RACE Pit Lane for development of autonomous vehicle software

Oxbotica leverages RACE Pit Lane for development of autonomous vehicle software https://race.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Oxbotica-move-in-to-Culham-Science-Centres-new-facility-for-testing-driverless-vehicles-1024x351.jpg 1024 351 Iain Iain https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/06a0e7766b7ec04d93a42a90956fed8e?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 7, 2020 February 14, 2020

Europe’s leading self-driving vehicle software company is the first business to move into UKAEA’s connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) building, Pit Lane, as it looks to scale-up the release of its software for use across multiple industries. The company has…

February 3, 2020

RACE start work on ESS Active Cell

RACE start work on ESS Active Cell https://race.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ESS-News-Photo-1024x334.jpg 1024 334 Iain Iain https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/06a0e7766b7ec04d93a42a90956fed8e?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 3, 2020 February 18, 2020

In mid-January, UKAEA’s RACE embarked on a three-year programme of installation activities at the European Spallation Source (ESS), which is being built on the outskirts of Lund in southern Sweden. ESS will be the world’s brightest neutron source with multiple…

November 4, 2019

RACE wins contract to establish new robotics facility

RACE wins contract to establish new robotics facility https://race.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/26_05_2017_RACE-Building_02-1024x684.jpg 1024 684 Iain Iain https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/06a0e7766b7ec04d93a42a90956fed8e?s=96&d=mm&r=g November 4, 2019 December 13, 2019

RACE is pleased to announce that they have won the contract to establish a new, national facility that supports nuclear robotics research and development in the UK. The aim of the National Nuclear User Facility for Hot Robotics (NNUF-HR) is…

October 15, 2019

UKAEA team wins IET Global Challenge

UKAEA team wins IET Global Challenge https://race.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KRABB-E-wide3-1024x368.jpg 1024 368 Iain Iain https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/06a0e7766b7ec04d93a42a90956fed8e?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 15, 2019 October 15, 2019

The winners of the IET Global Challenge have been announced. This year’s competition, open to students and professionals aged 18-35, was themed ‘Save our Seas’, with challenges set by the Green Seas Trust and Greenpeace. The Green Seas Trust focused…

August 11, 2019

DIT robotics report published

DIT robotics report published https://race.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CP17-106-036-2-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 Iain Iain https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/06a0e7766b7ec04d93a42a90956fed8e?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 11, 2019 January 15, 2020

RACE has been listed as one the UK’s leading facilities in a new report from the Department of International Trade. The report looks at the robotic solutions that are being developed in the UK, for a variety of applications, including: Surgery Long…

July 25, 2019

The July 2019 RACE newsletter is now available

The July 2019 RACE newsletter is now available https://race.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RACE-banner-1024x553.jpg 1024 553 Mathew Mathew https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/679db0b751d3e5fa797cd4b46afe6f58?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 25, 2019 August 21, 2020

The July 2019 RACE newsletter is now available. It includes updates on: CorteX – Future-Proof Interoperable Robotics Connected CAV testing ESS Update Synthetic Viewing – Inside challenging environments People at RACE RACE extension funding announced RAIN – Creating fertile ground…

July 11, 2019

£3M investment puts RACE centre in pole position to lead UK robotics innovation

£3M investment puts RACE centre in pole position to lead UK robotics innovation https://race.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/extension-1.jpg 960 640 Chad Heys Chad Heys https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9b28f8757bde1a6cbc7cf24784a41b95?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 11, 2019 May 12, 2020

The UK Atomic Energy Authority will continue to be at the forefront of UK robotics after the Government announced funding for a £3 million extension to its Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE) research facility at Culham Science Centre near…

March 22, 2019

RACE R&D project into laser processing for DEMO

RACE R&D project into laser processing for DEMO https://race.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/head.jpg 768 513 Curtis Woodley Curtis Woodley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1427b8dca654887e2ef709c81055e980?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 22, 2019 March 26, 2019

The Service Joining System for DEMO project – which involved RACE mechanical engineers Keelan Keogh and Tristan Tremethick in addition to EUROfusion research fellow Simon Kirk – investigated how potential use of lasers for tasks such as cutting a 5mm…

March 14, 2019

RACE project successfully demonstrated during ITER visit

RACE project successfully demonstrated during ITER visit https://race.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IRTF-1-1024x678.jpg 1024 678 Curtis Woodley Curtis Woodley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1427b8dca654887e2ef709c81055e980?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019

A project to assess and trial remote handling maintenance on tokamak components – similar to those which will be inside ITER – has seen experts visit UKAEA to assess the work. The ITER Robotics Test Facility (IRTF) project – coordinated…