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Recent publications: Since 2001 the Centre has published over 300 papers in prestigious journals such as including IEEE Transactions and ASME Transactions.
Current research projects:
Partner organisations: We have strong links with industry, government organisations, and other universities, and are currently working with (amongst others): Unilever, AstraZeneca, UK Home Office, Funuc Robotics, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and QinetiQ.
Robotics
|MPhil/PhD
|Part Time, Full Time
RESEARCH PROFILE
Research income: Since 2001 the Centre has attracted over £6 million in grant income, including close to £3 million in current of six academics and currently 28 PhD students and RAs. Recent publications: Since 2001 the Centre has published over 300 papers in prestigious journals such as including IEEE Transactions and ASME Transactions.
Current research projects:
- Developing clinician-scientific interfaces in robotic assisted surgery: translating technical innovation into improved clinical care.
- Radiofrequency Methods For The Non-Invasive, Non-Destructive Detection And Quantitative Analysis Of Counterfeit, Fake And Substandard Medicines.
- Cost-driven Adaptive Factory based on Modular Self-Contained Factory Units.
- Nuclear Quadrupole (NQR) & Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Detection Of Explosives
- Creating Physical Structure from Disarray.
Partner organisations: We have strong links with industry, government organisations, and other universities, and are currently working with (amongst others): Unilever, AstraZeneca, UK Home Office, Funuc Robotics, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and QinetiQ.
KEY FACTS
Head of group/division
Professor Jian Dai � Head of Centre for Robotics Research
Duration
PhD - three years full time, four-six years part-time.
Location
Strand Campus
Student destinations
Many of our students continue in academia, either as post-doctoral researchers or lecturers. Others work in industry.
Year of entry 2012
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