AN ‘intelligent’ underwater autonomous survey robot - A2I2

AN ‘intelligent’ underwater autonomous survey robot fitted with sonar technology to detect and avoid obstacles so it can be used near critical infrastructure has been successfully showcased in a live demonstration. Autonomous Aquatic Inspection and Intervention (A2I2) developed by a collaboration of companies from across the UK successfully completed its nuclear use case drop two trials at Forth’s Deep Recovery Facility in Cumbria. The A2I2 collaborative R&D project, led by Rovco and supported by Innovate UK under the Industrial Strategy Research Fund, involves Forth, Rovco, D-RisQ, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Thales UK and The University of Manchester. The project’s goal is to develop underwater autonomous vehicles which can improve safety and reduce the challenges of operating in hazardous environments, such as in storage ponds on nuclear sites. Representatives from Sellafield Ltd and other End users attended the successful demonstration at Forth’s wet test facility at Maryport which, holding