Mark Tindley News Today

In the middle of a muddy North Yorkshire field lies a series of buried gas and water pipes where robots can experiment and explore.

Robots that identify and repair links within live water mains are to be taken forward with £5.8m contracts as part of the fourth round of Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge.

This technology can make repairs within water mains while minimising disruption to customers

Harrogate-based Synthotech Group reports business success with robots

Expansion is being driven by "a real appetite for innovation"

It will initially work with the construction and utility sectors

A North Yorkshire engineering company that is pioneering the development of pipeline robots is set for export growth.