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Aerospace Security Nuclear People Awards Events
Tue, 03 Aug 2010
A CANDU snake-arm robot
First deployment of new snake-arm robot at Pickering Nuclear Station, Ontario Power Generation, Canada. Fri, 28 May 2010
OC Robotics at the European Nuclear Conference
Dr Rob Buckingham will be giving a presentation on the successful deployment of a new inspection robot at the
European Nuclear Conference (ENC) next week. Fri, 15 Jan 2010
OC Robotics launches "Explorer" range of snake-arm robots
OC Robotics has today launched a new range of snake-arm robots. Tue, 21 Apr 2009
OC Robotics wins Queens Award for Enterprise
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. Fri, 13 Feb 2009
Snake-arm robots to conduct CANDU pipe inspection
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has awarded a contract to OC Robotics to design and build a snake-arm robot mounted on a mobile vehicle that will be used to inspect complex pipework and structures within CANDU reactors. Wed, 12 Jun 2006
OC Robotics at IYNC 2006
Rosalind Anscombe will be presenting a paper entitled "Snake-arm robots conduct nuclear maintenance" at the International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) in Stockholm, Sweden between 18-23rd June 2006. Wed, 26 Apr 2006
OC Robotics paper wins Award for Excellence
A paper entitled "Snaking around in a nuclear jungle" by Rob Buckingham and Andrew Graham has received a 2006 Award for Excellence by Emerald, publisher of Industrial Robot. Fri, 16 Dec 2005
OC Robotics completes Sellafield Thorp contract
OC Robotics has completed an initial contract with British Nuclear Group Sellafield Ltd to conduct a feasibility study and specify a design for a snake-arm robot for use at Sellafield. Wed, 16 Mar 2005
Specialist brakes designed for military and nuclear robots
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. Tue, 02 Nov 2004
Nuclear Success - OC Robotics robots significantly reduce the commercial risk associated with reactor maintenance.
OC Robotics is pleased to announce that their snake-arm robots have successfully fulfilled the Factory Acceptance Tests at Ringhals 1 nuclear reactor in Sweden. Tue, 10 Aug 2004
Snake-arm robots set for nuclear reactor duties
OC Robotics has supplied the first models of two types of snake-arm robot to Ringhals, a Swedish nuclear power utility. Mon, 26 Jan 2004
OC Robotics to build snake-arms for nuclear maintenance
OC Robotics won a contract from Uddcomb Engineering AB to supply two types of snake-arm robot to repair a pipe within Ringhals 1 - a Boiling Water Reactor operated by Ringhals AB, Sweden.
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