Research Grants

The following are current grants held by members of the Centre for Advanced Robotics that are of particular relevance:

EMPreSS: Enhanced Methane Monitoring Precision for a Multi-Agent UAV System Solution
Paul Balcombe and Ketao Zhang
£415,037 NERC Natural Environment Research Council (01-06-2024 - 31-05-2027)

Integrated Human-Augmented Robotics and Intelligent Sensing Platform for Precision Viticulture
Ketao Zhang and Lei Su
£297,599 Innovate UK (01-09-2023 - 31-08-2026)

Digital Transformation of Electromagnetic Material Design and Manufacturing for Future Wireless Connectivity (DREAM)
Yang Hao, Kaspar Althoefer, Arumugam Nallanathan and Anthony Phillips
£2,579,837 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (01-06-2023 - 31-05-2028)

PALPABLE: Multi-sensing tool for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Kaspar Althoefer
£566,718 EPSRC - EU Scheme (01-01-2023 - 31-12-2026)

Eversion and Growing Robots: Pipe Navigation, Inspection and Characterisation
Kaspar Althoefer
£122,758 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (01-10-2022 - 30-09-2026)

iCASE Award Industrial Contribution (NDA) - Eversion robots for radiologically constrained environments characterisation and decommissioning
Kaspar Althoefer
£50,772 Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (19-09-2022 - 18-09-2026)

Professorship-GRANT TRANSFER
Tsz Ho Tse
£497,258 AMS Academy of Medical Sciences (31-03-2022 - 30-03-2027)

Using machine learning techniques to optimise the motion performance of soft robots physically interacting with their environment
Kaspar Althoefer
£99,076 Defence Science and Technology Lab.-GOV UK (04-10-2021 - 31-03-2026)