Abstract:
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Intelligent robotic systems are becoming essential for space applications, industries, nuclear plants, and for harsh environments in general, such as the CERN particles accelerator complex and experiments. Robotics technology has huge potential benefits for people, and its ultimate scope depends on the way this technology is used. In order to increase safety and machine availability, robots can perform repetitive, unplanned, and dangerous tasks, which humans either prefer to avoid or are unable to carry out due to hazards, size constraints, or the extreme environments in which they take place. Nowadays, mechatronic systems use mature technologies that allow their robust and safe use, even in collaboration with human workers. In this presentation, the current status of the robotic activities performed by the CEM group at CERN is presented. Several robotics solutions have been applied in the past years at CERN, as well as custom-made robotic devices. New ideas and solutions could come in the near future to increase the safety of CERN personnel decreasing radiation dose taken. Current and future research and development in robotics done at CERN are described, as well as the results from the commissioning of various novel robotic controls.