Experts at the new National Robotarium in Edinburgh and their industrial partners have launched a £1.3m project to work out if robots could be used to help humans build lasers.
Manufacturing lasers is a lengthy and delicate process, with individual components aligned step-by-step as each device is assembled. Currently, the process requires dedicated manufacturing lines, which makes it difficult and expensive for the companies that produce lasers to respond quickly to changes in demand from their markets. The new three-year project, funded by the UKRI…
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