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General Business Arena Remote Handling for Hostile Environments Robotics, remote vehicles, viewing. Research – FP7 projects include development of 3D sensors using foliation. Work with Oxford University on SLAM. 2011Oxford Technologies Ltd3TRANSCRIPT
Overview
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•Established in 2000 by staff and management of the JET Nuclear Fusion project Remote Handling Group
•HQ Based in Abingdon, UK•Provides professional engineering services and bespoke products for
remote handling projects•2009/10 Turnover:- €2.25M •30 professional engineers, 2 associates, 1 administrator•ISO 9001:2008 certified (since 2005) •Owner of one subsidiary (Oxford Technologies BV)
General Business Arena
Remote Handling for Hostile Environments Robotics, remote vehicles, viewing. Research – FP7 projects include development of 3D sensors
using foliation. Work with Oxford University on SLAM.
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Remote Handling for Hostile Environments
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Task DevelopmentEquipment Development
RH Operations
High vacuum, radiation, magnetic field, neutron flux, liquid metal.
Remote Handling for Hostile Environments
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Large Scale Robotic Movers
Advanced Manipulators
Human-Machine Interface and Task Planning Software
Nuclear fusion, fission, high energy physics and space environments.High reliability (10 hour shifts x 6days/week x 12 months).Recovery from failure / rescue.
Core Business - Dexterous Manipulation
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Manipulation in Space Projects
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Design of manipulator gripper for
EXOMARS Project
Design and Build of a Universal Lightweight Robot Tool
Exchange
F4E-OMF-272 Kick-off Meeting12th Jan 2012
Oxford Technologies Facilities
Fully equipped control room for application in remote handling and remote control of robotic devices.
High resolution (2732 x 1536) LCD video wall. 22 high resolution (1920 x 1080) monitors with high specification PC’s. Dedicated network. Multiple external camera feeds Coordinated Virtual Reality Suite for real-time monitoring of robotic devices in
complex virtual environments
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Control Room:
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200m² mock-up and assembly area. Suitable for operation of robotic devices. Services include 3 phase power and remote viewing from multiple
cameras back to control room. Controlled lighting area for remote viewing experimentation.
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Task Mock-up Area & Robotics Lab:
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Dedicated video conferencing facilities. Fully equipped workshop with CNC Lathe
and milling m/c. Fully equipped Electronics lab.
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Prototyping Workshop, Electronics Lab and Video Conference Room:
