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Who we are

Warwick Mobile Robotics (WMR) is an on-going group research project carried out by a team of Master’s level engineering students at the University of Warwick. This project is jointly run by the School of Engineering and WMG. Since 2008, WMR research teams have been helping to make advances in robotic systems in the Urban Search and Rescure (USAR) field.

This year the WMR team was formed of a multi-disciplinary team consisitng of mechcanical, manufacturing, electrical and software engineers.

The project

USAR robots are designed to locate survivors in hazardous environments, such as earthquake disaster zones, thus removing emergency service personnel from danger.

The overarching project goal is to continue the design and manufacture of a fully functioning USAR robot to advance research of Search and Rescue systems in disaster environments.

Our Project Aims and Objectives

The aim of the WMR team this year is to complete the previous year's efforts on the robot IRIS and achieve a completed and optimised USAR robot.

The following are the team's objectives:

1. Complete previous manufacturing & assembly work on IRIS' design
2. Incorporate a new robot arm to the design to allow it to interact with its surroundings in a tangible manner
3. Optimise software and hardware systems
4. Implement a range of sensors to provide information about external environments
5. Promote the WMR project to increase its impact on the local and wider community

Past Projects

To find out about the work done in previous stages of the project, please view our annual project reports in the reports section.