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International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

Join us at ICRA in London from 29th May to 2nd June 2023. RACE will be demonstrating the latest developments in robotics for fusion and beyond. In our workshop, you can meet the research team, explore and exchange ideas to help accelerate fusion energy research and development.

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RACE Oxbotica Driven Fleet

Evolving world of robotics and AI is crucial in shaping future fusion powerplants

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‘To make the most of these new technologies, we must be focused on the long-term.’ Whether it’s electric cars, in-orbit robotics, the manufacturing industry, or even the surprising announcement that Madame Tussauds is stepping into the world of animatronics, robotics…

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RACE workhall

TARM team complete latest stage of major remote handling refurb

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It follows the completion of the first stage refurbishment of the Telescopic Articulated Remote Mast (TARM) – a huge remote handling system – which after being used to perform ex-vessel maintenance on JET is now set for a new lease…

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RACE Entrepreneurs Event

RACE event is pitch perfect for entrepreneurs

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The Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION) brought together the inventors and entrepreneurs at the Invest in Robotics and AI event at Culham earlier this month. It followed hot on the heels of the £68million of investment awarded from the Government’s…

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RACE visit to China a chance to talk robotics with students

RACE visit to China a chance to talk robotics with students

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Rob gave a series of lectures on the significance of robotics in challenging environments with a talk entitled RACE to ZERO: towards Zero Manual Intervention. It formed 2017’s IET Prestige Lecture and stems from Rob’s involvement as a Fellow of…

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DRIVEN at Number 10

DRIVEN consortium visits Downing Street

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On Wednesday 15 November, the DRIVEN consortium, of which RACE is a member, was given the chance to showcase its ground-breaking autonomous vehicle technology at 10 Downing Street. DRIVEN project director Graeme Smith and Professor Paul Newman, Director of the…

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New funding rains down on RACE

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UKAEA’s RACE facility is a major partner in a consortium that has been awarded £11.9m of Government funding to undertake world-leading research into robotic and autonomous technologies for the nuclear industry. The Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Nuclear (RAIN) project…

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Culham CAM facilities

RACE among winners in UK Government driverless car testing competition

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RACE has won a share of a £51 million Government investment to upgrade the UK’s autonomous vehicle testing infrastructure. Four projects across the country have been awarded funding under the new MERIDIAN driverless vehicle programme. The projects will test the…

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Culham CAM facilities

RACE is a key part of Oxfordshire’s global lead in science and innovation

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The conclusion of a new Science and Innovation Audit (SIA) is that Oxfordshire is playing a world leading role in developing four transformative technologies – Digital Health, Space Led Applications, Quantum Computing and Autonomous Vehicles. UKAEA (through the RACE robotics…

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RACE building, Culham

Expansion for RACE driverless car test facilities

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RACE has announced plans to extend its facilities for autonomous vehicle tests. UKAEA has been awarded a £2m grant from Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership to extend the RACE facilities. The grant will be used for the development of a ‘pit…

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DRIVEN consortium to unveil first self-driving vehicles at LCV 2017

DRIVEN consortium reveals first self-driving vehicles

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The DRIVEN consortium – of which RACE is a member – today unveiled the first three of its proposed fleet of six self-driving vehicles. DRIVEN is an ambitious and exciting £8.9 million project that will see a fleet of Level…

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