<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-07-08T08:44:08Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/A6A42EBF-B49D-4622-BA89-5C8237EA2F94" ns1:id="A6A42EBF-B49D-4622-BA89-5C8237EA2F94"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/4EE3A6E1-311A-4BA5-9ED6-8C55F2B0E515" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/458EC4BA-3AA9-4E08-8677-0D43C06E990B" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/362276FA-9E5A-44ED-B712-530B69176157" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/458EC4BA-3AA9-4E08-8677-0D43C06E990B" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2016-06-29T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/0F73D485-A00A-415F-B60E-5EF7272A8723" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2015-06-30T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">131777</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Development of a Robotic Spider for Remote Characterisation and Retreivals</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Feasibility Studies</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>This project aims to develop a remote mobile cutting and retrieval platform for the decommissioning of legacy storage facilities based around a robotic spider. Access to the storage facilities is often limited, so a robot which can move around and retrieve the waste would speed up the process. It is envisaged that such a vehicle could be used in both dry and wet storage facilities</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>