The Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), established in 2004, is the largest academic centre for multi-disciplinary

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in the UK. It is the result of a

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between the

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and the

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and is situated on UWE's Frenchay Campus. An internationally recognised Centre of Excellence in Robotics, the Bristol Robotics Laboratory covers an area of over 4,600 sq. metres (50,000 sq. feet). The Laboratory is currently involved in interdisciplinary

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addressing key areas of robot capabilities and applications including human-robot interaction,

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, non-linear control, machine vision and soft robotics. The BRL director is Professor Chris Melhuish, serving with deputies Tony Pipe and Arthur Richards.

History

The BRL was formed in 2006. In 2014, BBC News at Six was broadcast

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from the BRL. The feature was the third of a three part series of pre-

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specials fronted by anchor George Alagiah and then Chief Economics Correspondent

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References

External links

* Robotics organizations Robotics in the United Kingdom Laboratories in the United Kingdom Science and technology in Bristol 2004 establishments in England {{Robo-stub