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Dstl grasps telexistence potential to reduce risk to personnel

Homeland August 2, 2022

At a recent event, suppliers demonstrated an array of technologies that allow an operator to experience being in a distant location. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has demonstrated innovative telexistence concepts that could give military personnel, emergency services, or humanitarian workers the capability to undertake dangerous tasks in hazardous ...

DPRTE partner DASA makes £1.3m available for telexistence innovations

Homeland January 19, 2022

Official DPRTE event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is seeking innovations to develop a complete telexistence system, integrating telepresence, robotic and haptic technologies on to a single platform. DASA has launched Telexistence Phase 2, on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). Telexistence technology has the ...

Dstl grasps telexistence potential to reduce risk to personnel

Homeland November 2, 2021

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has demonstrated innovative telexistence concepts that could give military personnel, emergency services, or humanitarian workers the capability to undertake dangerous tasks in hazardous environments without physically being present. An array of different technologies were displayed by industry suppliers to potential military and government users ...

DPRTE 2021 partner DASA funds cutting-edge Telexistence technology

Land February 10, 2021

Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), has announced a £800,000 funding boost to develop innovative telexistence technologies. The development of this emerging capability will reduce the risks associated with military personnel, emergency workers and civilians operating in dangerous and hazardous environments. Nine organisations, undertaking eleven different projects, will ...