Smart Radiation I Autonomous Robotics & Radiation Mapping

The Smart Radiation project is a collaboration between Createc and Oxford University Robotics Institute. We have developed an intelligent sensor module that can add accurate real-time 3D radiation imaging and autonomous exploration capability to any robot with a ROS interface. The system can either supply its own 3D mapping capability, or can incorporate the Rooster 3D mapping system from Oxford, which has world leading accuracy and robustness. www.createc.co.uk https://ori.ox.ac.uk/ Mobile robotics is becoming the deployment tool of choice for nuclear characterisation applications. However, there is no one-size-fits all robotic platform, and robots are frequently required to carry application specific tools in addition to their radiation measurement apparatus. Today, handling these requirements means that each new robot deployment requires a dedicated robotics development project; this is a costly and time-consuming process and has become a significant obstacle to adopting mobile robots as a standard tool.