1. Oxford Technologies Facilities Stephen Sanders Stephen.sanders@oxfordtechnologies.co.uk

2. Overview 2011Oxford Technologies Ltd2 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)

3. 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 Ltd3

4. Remote Handling for Hostile Environments 2011Oxford Technologies Ltd4 Task DevelopmentEquipment Development RH Operations  High vacuum, radiation, magnetic field, neutron flux, liquid metal.

5. Remote Handling for Hostile Environments 2011Oxford Technologies Ltd5 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.

6. Core Business - Dexterous Manipulation 6F4E-OMF-272 Kick-off Meeting12th Jan 2012

7. Manipulation in Space Projects 7 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

8. 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 20118Oxford Technologies Ltd Control Room:

9. Oxford Technologies Facilities  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. 20119Oxford Technologies Ltd Task Mock-up Area & Robotics Lab:

10. Oxford Technologies Facilities  Dedicated video conferencing facilities.  Fully equipped workshop with CNC Lathe and milling m/c.  Fully equipped Electronics lab. 201110Oxford Technologies Ltd Prototyping Workshop, Electronics Lab and Video Conference Room:

11. 2011Oxford Technologies Ltd11 END