Taking a robot for a test drive
Strider is a robot designed by Oxford Dynamics to work in dangerous environments like the aftermath of nuclear or chemical incidents.
The company, based in Harwell, Oxfordshire, secured a £1m contract with the Ministry of Defence to develop the machine.
It can retrieve contaminated objects and put them in sealed containers, and carry out semi-autonomous activities that would be complicated for humans wearing personal protective equipment.
It can also operate in difficult and unknown terrain, using infra-red, as well as radar and lidar (light detection and ranging) systems.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Oxford's Sophie Law got the chance to take Strider for a test drive during a recent visit.
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