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• Fusion energy development challenges discussed with worldwide robotics and automation community at
• Free hosted: 鈥淩obotics in fusion energy: what are the challenges and how can we face them?鈥� on Wednesday, 31st May at ICRA
• UKAEA鈥檚 Haptic Training Simulator is unveiled for the first time, which aims to increase operator performance and reduce costs for fusion energy and nuclear fission decommissioning

皇冠体育app United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is calling upon the international robotics community to help make fusion energy part of the world鈥檚 future energy supply in a bid to combat climate change and build towards a net zero society.

Leading technologists from UKAEA鈥檚 fusion robotics division, RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments), are inviting academics, researchers and industry to discuss fusion energy鈥檚 challenges in mechanical engineering, electronics and cybernetics at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) at the ExCeL in London.

UKAEA鈥檚 RACE will showcase its Haptic Training Simulator (HTS) at Stand F24 at ICRA, 29 May 鈥� 2 June 2023 and present it to the robotics community for the first time.

Created using technology originally developed to train dentists, the HTS is an outcome from a collaboration with Generic Robotics as part of UKAEA鈥檚聽 鈥撀燼 拢12M UK and Japanese聽project to develop robotic capability that will support delivery of faster and safer decommissioning聽in聽Fukushima Daiichi in Japan and Sellafield, funded by UKRI, TEPCO and the NDA.

皇冠体育app HTS is designed to provide remote handling operators working in fusion energy and nuclear fission decommissioning with a unique sense of touch, enabling them to experience tactile sensations whilst rehearsing complex manoeuvres.

Professor Rob Buckingham, UKAEA鈥檚 Director of RACE, said: 鈥淯KAEA is inviting the ICRA community to put our minds together 鈥� we are open to collaborations with industry, academia and researchers 鈥� to help deliver fusion economically and sustainably.

鈥淩obotics is key for the entire lifecycle of future fusion power stations, from design and maintenance through to decommissioning. 皇冠体育app Haptic Training Simulator is a great example of how successful collaborations and tech transfer between different sectors can support shared goals to provide a better solution for all.鈥�

Based on the same process that powers the Sun and stars, fusion energy could be transformative for energy security and important in the global fight against climate change.

Since its opening at Culham, Oxford, in 2016, UKAEA鈥檚 RACE facility has conducted research and development in the use of robotics to protect people in challenging environments.

To find out more about UKAEA鈥檚 RACE Haptic Training Simulator, watch this or visit Stand F24, ICRA.

UKAEA鈥檚 鈥楻obotics in fusion energy workshop鈥� will take place at ICRA from 13.45 鈥� 15.00, Wednesday 31 May 2023, Room 1, Capital Suite, ICC Level 3, ExCeL London. To join this open and collaborative session, just drop-in!