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Read the latest @W_Nuclear_News article on how we're supporting @SellafieldLtd & the wider @NDAgovuk estate with robotics and AI - reducing downtime and keeping operators safe: world-nuclear-news.org/articles/simul…

Lia, Faiz & Jake from @UKAEAofficial (who all support RAICo projects) have been on the RAICo stand this week at the @WiNglobal 32nd Women in Nuclear conference. We’re just wrapping up after three days of robotics demonstrations, alongside stands from UKAEA @SellafieldLtd & more.

We're celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science. At RAICo—from junior fellows to project managers, administrators to senior leadership—we are proud to have talented, committed women shaping our work. Visit raico.org to find out more.

Tender opportunity 📢 The opportunity: SPOT Arm Haptic Controller Hardware Total value: £0 to £100,000 Closing date: 1 August 2025, 5pm For more information, please visit: contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18beb25…

An excellent feature on nuclear gloveboxes from @SellafieldLtd here. Gloveboxes have long been a staple of decommissioning, but new innovations are changing the game: gov.uk/government/cas…

Our next newsletter is out next week, with all the latest news on our robotics deployment at nuclear decommissioning sites, as well what we’ve been doing to support the local community near RAICo1 in Cumbria. Don’t want to miss out? Sign up here: mailchi.mp/58ad7b199fdf/b…

You may have already read about it in @W_Nuclear_News, but here’s our version of our recent success story - creating a simulation of a @SellafieldLtd waste handling robot: raico.org/a-simulation-o…

RAICo were at @WiNglobal this week, where we were treated to an update on how robotics were being deployed at nuclear decommissioning sites by Kate Canning of @UKAEAofficial, Rav Chunilal of @SellafieldLtd, and Thomas Scott of @BristolUni: raico.org/an-update-from…

Yesterday, @OfficialUoM robotics researchers – who are based at RAICo1, attended Careers Day at The Nelson Thomlinson School in Wigton, Cumbria, giving students an insight into AI and robotics careers in these important sectors.

A recent project delivered at RAICo1 involving experts from @UKAEAofficial, @OfficialUoM & @SellafieldLtd built a new object detection model for glovebox robots. The project takes us closer to full glovebox automation. Find out more: raico.org/an-object-dete…

Exciting to see so much happening the field of robotics for nuclear decommissioning. @NDAgovuk has just announced a project that will see it collaborate with @NRServicesUK, @SellafieldLtd & @Nuclear_WS to remotely and autonomously sort radioactive waste: politicshome.com/members/articl…

Find out how we're nurturing local talent in this Q&A with our former work experience student from @lakescollege, Sonni. raico.org/how-raico-is-n…

6th form & college students from Cumbria wowed us with their robotic innovations on June 5th, tackling a nuclear decommissioning challenge during our 6-week Robotics Sprint with @iSHcouk. #Robotics #Innovation #Education #NuclearTech

Next week, RAICo’s director, Dr Kirsty Hewitson, will be on a panel at @LDNTechWeek 2025, exploring the future of robotics in hazardous environments. Join her on 10 June at 14:00-14:20 on the Tech Horizons Stage: londontechweek.com/2025-agenda-l3… #LondonTechWeek #AI #Robotics #Innovation

Fellows Scheme applications now open. Applicants must have completed a robotics PhD in the last 5 years. Award is £10,000 to support travel and consumables, plus networking and bespoke career development opportunities. Deadline: 13/06/25. Apply here: raico.org/applications-n…

Thanks to @newsandstar for covering The Robotics Sprint schools challenge, a collaboration between RAICo and @iSHcouk. Nurturing the next generation of robotics engineers in Cumbria is a key part of the RAICo programme: newsandstar.co.uk/news/25131958.…

At RAICo, we're not just advancing robotics and AI for nuclear decommissioning and fusion engineering, we're also investing in the future minds that will shape this field. As such, we have just launched the second Robotic Sprint challenge with @iSHcouk raico.org/cumbrian-schoo…

Thanks to @BBCNews for covering our recent success story, where Spot, a robotic quadruped, reactivated a crane by operating an isolation board that was deemed unsafe for humans. Read the full story here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A recent visit to the Sellafield nuclear site by the RAICo Fellows & Junior Fellows, pictured alongside staff and students from the wider RAICo academic community.

Have you read the latest edition of in-Cumbria magazine which features the work of RAICo and an interview with our director, Dr Kirsty Hewitson? The article can be read in a digital copy of the magazine here loom.ly/mbRpcFg