Technology Spotlights

Find out more about some of the technologies that ORCA is developing.

Robotic Non-Destructive Evaluation

Autonomous Navigation and Mapping

The Limpet Sensor

Smart 3D Underwater Vision

Autonomous Drones

FMCW Radar Sensor

Smart 3D Underwater Vision

Autonomous Drones

FMCW Radar Sensor

Advanced Robot Arm Manipulation

MIRIAM

Topic Mapping

Advanced Robot Arm Manipulation

MIRIAM

Topic Mapping

Autonomous Monitoring & Mapping

Capability Demonstrations:

ORCA is committed to showing stakeholders the progress being made across its Research Themes via regular agile demonstrations which contribute to the Capability Challenges laid out at the start of the project.

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@ORCA_Hub - 18th May

RT @furhatrobotics: Helen and the HRI team at @ORCA_Hub became the first in the UK to acquire a second-generation Furhat robot in 2019. The…

@ORCA_Hub - 18th May

RT @furhatrobotics: On 15th June, @ORCA_Hub and @UKRobotics are showcasing an interactive online demo of their work with Furhat. If you’re…

@ORCA_Hub - 18th May

Meet another team from @HeriotWattUni presenting at #RAI21. Daniel Mitchell and Sam Harper will share their work on Symbiotic System of Systems Approach and Asset Integrity Dashboard at @ORCA_Hub's Booth on Tue 25 May at 13:00 and Thu at 14:45. https://t.co/CH7pkvpaJF @KTN_RAI https://t.co/PMbUxqTypG

@ORCA_Hub - 17th May

ORCA Hub's Dr. Tomasz Łuczyński provides an update on the @HeriotWattUni teams work to tackle the challenges of underwater image enhancement in this months @subseauknews (p42). https://t.co/ocoHLv3rPS #UKRI #ROVs #sensors @NRobotarium https://t.co/5iuOECN5xI

@ORCA_Hub - 17th May

Don't forget to register for tomorrow's (Tuesday 18th May, 9.30am BST) "Legged Robots for Industrial Inspection and Intervention"event with @UKRobotics, @CreatecCumbria, @CostainGroup, @HeriotWattUni and @oxfordrobots. #UKRI #ISCF @EPSRC https://t.co/8OuJbcQ8Lj

@ORCA_Hub - 17th May

RT @NRobotarium: Industry collaboration is key to our #research. Read how @ORCA_Hub’s recent project with @Heriot-Watt Uni’s Smart Systems…

@ORCA_Hub - 17th May

Meet HWU’s Dr. Tomasz Luczynski (l) and Dr. Jonatan Scharff Willners (r) on Tue 25 May at 12:15 presenting their work on Advanced Subsea Robotics at ORCA Hub’s Booth at #RAI21. Read more: https://t.co/CH7pkvpaJF #Robotics #RAI21exhibition @KTN_RAI https://t.co/4UEyr5iDK2

@ORCA_Hub - 14th May

RT @EdinRobotML: 'Robust Footstep Planning and LQR Control for Dynamic Quadrupedal Locomotion' is another of our #ICRA2021 accepted papers.…

@ORCA_Hub - 14th May

RT @DrMattWebster: A new paper we wrote about verification and validation of inspection robots for @ORCA_Hub @RAIN_hub @FAIR_SPACE_Hub @S4p…