World's first remote offshore rescue service among robotics projects backed by government
World’s first remotely operated offshore search and rescue service is among 38 robotics and automation projects receiving £7 million of government investment.
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25 May 2021
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UK offshore wind workers could soon be kept safe using a remotely operated search and rescue service, thanks to a pioneering project backed by £7 million of government support.
This project is one of 38 business-led projects which will receive funding to accelerate their robotics and AI technologies as part of a drive to build back better from the coronavirus (