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OC Robotics wins contract with US Air Force

Monday, April 15, 2013 at 09:34AM

OC Robotics is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory to develop and deliver snake-arm robots to reach inside aircraft wings.

OC Robotics wins Queens Award for Enterprise

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 09:00AM

OC Robotics has received a Queens Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category. OC Robotics is the leading commercial manufacturer of snake-arm robots in the world. Snake-arm robots are flexible robotic arms which have many joints so they can "follow their nose" into confined spaces.

OC Robotics delivers 1|2" diameter snake-arm robot

Friday, August 15, 2008 at 09:00AM

OC Robotics has developed a snake-arm robot that is only 1/2" (12.5mm) in diameter. The arm is the smallest snake-arm robot to date and uncoils out of a briefcase-sized box where it is stowed. The arm is 24" (610mm) in length, with longer arms under development, and was designed for the US Department of Defense who needed a way of inspecting and working inside confined or cluttered spaces - a capability not previously available.

Snake-arm robot demonstrations at RoboBusiness and the Robots & Vision Show

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 12:29PM

We hope to be demonstrating snake-arm robots at two conferences this summer: first at RoboBusiness 2007 in May and then at the International Robots & Vision Show (IRVS) in June.

OC Robotics wins contract with US military

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 09:00AM

OC Robotics has won a contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, part of the US Department of Defense, to develop their smallest ever snake-arm robots.

Specialist brakes designed for military and nuclear robots

Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 09:00AM

OC Robotics has developed a range of specialist electro-mechanical brakes that can be used on a variety of electric motors with rear shaft extensions.

Intelligent CAN-enabled, distributed motor control reduces size and weight of snake-arm robots

Monday, February 7, 2005 at 09:00AM

OC Robotics has developed a range of intelligent CAN-enabled servomotor amplifier controllers to meet their requirements for distributed control of the large numbers of motors used within each of their snake-arm robots.

Applications grow for snake-arm robots

Saturday, May 3, 2003 at 09:00AM

OC Robotics has made a number of significant commercial breakthroughs in the manufacture of snake-arm robots.