Robots manufactured for emergencies at nuclear plants

Remotely operated rescue robots capable of withstanding hazardous environments will make emergency jobs across UK nuclear plants significantly safer and more cost-effective. Pioneering engineering firm Forth has designed and manufactured the Rescue Robot which can be sent into disaster zones…

Professor joins Pan-European alliance for better road safety

A renowned researcher at Northumbria University who is working on a €4m project to make our roads safer has been invited to become part of an important alliance aiming to futureproof industry. Pictured below, Professor Ahmed Elmarakbi, Professor of Automotive…

Scalable emergency lighting ecosystems for smart buildings

This article from Mackwell discusses the company’s lighting solution, N-Light Connect, along with the automation and connectivity that the system is offering to emergency lighting in smart buildings and more. Emergency lighting has moved away from manual testing to become…

Is road technology getting smarter or scarier?

Detective Chief Superintendent, Andy Cox, led a seminar at MOVE 2021 entitled ‘Serious collision investigation: preventing future road deaths.’ It was topical and sparked intrigue for its relevance to national debate surrounding road safety. In the seminar, Cox urged the…