Robots built to save lives will be developed at new UK centre of excellence

摘要

Robots capable of venturing into environments that are potentially deadly for humans are to be developed at a new centre of excellence launched by London South Bank University and TWI. The new London South Bank Innovation Centre (LSBIC) for Automation of NDT will create the next generation of autonomous robotic systems that can carry out inspections with little or no human operator involvement. The partnership between London South Bank University and TWI, one of the largest research and technology organisations in Europe, will allow TWI's 700 industrial member companies access to LSBICs research, resulting in a direct route to application. The establishment of the new innovation centre represents the beginning of a long-term strategic partnership that will, in its first five years of operation, provide a home for 14 researchers and eight TWI-funded PhDs. Developments will be led by industry, with the needs of TWI s industrial members determining the direction of research.