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Research interests
My research interests are in the field of mobile robots for hazardous and extreme environments. The primary applications for this research are nuclear decommissioning and offshore renewable energy facilities. I have experience developing aquatic (surface and subsurface), aerial and ground robots (wheeled, legged and crawling). A number of the robots I have helped develop have been successfully deployed into radioactive facilities on the Sellafield site including the AVEXIS(TM) underwater robot, the CARMA wheeled robot and the MIRRAX reconfigurable snake robot.
Open to PhD applications in the areas of wireless powere transfer for mobile robots; the effects of electrostatic and/or magnetic fields on UAV motors; Autonomous Aquatic Inspections.
Units taught
AERO62520 Robotic Systems Design Project
EEEN30072 Mobile Robots and Autonomous Systems
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Mobile Platforms for Underwater Sensor Networks, The University of Manchester
Sept 2008 → Sept 2012
Award Date: 28 Sept 2012
Master of Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience (Honours), The University of Manchester
Sept 2003 → Jun 2008
Award Date: 6 Jun 2008
Areas of expertise
- TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
- Robotics
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Energy
- Sustainable Futures
- Digital Futures
- Dalton Nuclear Institute
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Continuous Assessments: Modular, customized assessments with mark differentiation
Marinho, M., Cheng, X., West, A. & Watson, S., Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Cyber–physical system architecture of autonomous robot ecosystem for industrial asset monitoring
Kivrak, H., Karakusak, M. Z., Watson, S. & Lennox, B., 15 Mar 2024, In: Computer Communications. 218, p. 72-84Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a remotely operated robot system for movement in narrow areas based on workspace characteristics
Matsuhira, N., Sandison, M., Sung, M., Groves, K., Watson, S., Yu, S.-C., Sasaki, T., Nakashima, S., Yamashita, A. & Asama, H., 2 Dec 2024, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Investigation into the Impacts of Self-inductance and Mutual Inductance on Saggy Winding Inductive Coupling Power Transmission
Bin Hassan, M. N., Watson, S. & Zhang, G. C., 3 Nov 2024, 14th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion – MED POWER 2024. Institution of Engineering and Technology , Vol. 2024.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Multimodal immersive digital twin platform for cyber–physical robot fleets in nuclear environments
Baniqued, P. D., Bremner, P., Sandison, M., Harper, S., Agrawal, S., Bolarinwa, J., Blanche, J., Jiang, Z., Johnson, T., Mitchell, D., Lopez, E., West, A., Willis, M., Yao, K., Flynn, D., Giuliani, M., Groves, K., Lennox, B. & Watson, S., 11 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Field Robotics . p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RAI: Centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Cangelosi, A. (PI), Lennox, B. (PI), Weightman, A. (CoI), Dennis, L. (CoI), Dixon, C. (CoI), Fisher, M. (CoI), Herrmann, G. (CoI), Dickson, A. (CoI), Lanzon, A. (CoI), Stancu, A. (CoI), Saiani, A. (CoI), Freitas, A. (CoI), Nini, A. (CoI), Voronkov, A. (CoI), Brass, A. (CoI), Vijayaraghavan, A. (CoI), Parslew, B. (CoI), crowther, W. (CoI), Grieve, B. (CoI), Adorno, B. (CoI), Jay, C. (CoI), Wang, C. C. L. (CoI), Todd, C. (CoI), Soutis, C. (CoI), Arsene, C. (CoI), Dresner, D. (CoI), Barrett, E. (CoI), Gowen, E. (CoI), Arvin, F. (CoI), Podd, F. (CoI), Brown, G. (CoI), Reger, G. (CoI), Cooper, G. (CoI), Mairs, H. (CoI), Yin, H. (CoI), Kinloch, I. (CoI), Eleftheriou, I. (CoI), Li, J. (CoI), Carrasco Gomez, J. (CoI), Ainsworth, J. (CoI), Sinha, J. (CoI), Ozanyan, K. (CoI), Smith, K. (CoI), Twomey, K. (CoI), Margetts, L. (CoI), Ren, L. (CoI), Zhang, L. (CoI), Cordeiro, L. (CoI), Rattray, M. (PI), Bissett, M. (CoI), Elliot, M. (CoI), Alvarez, M. (CoI), Luján, M. (CoI), Nabawy BSc, MSc, PhD, MRAeS, SMAIAA, FHEA, M. (CoI), Peek, N. (CoI), Marjanovic, O. (CoI), Dorn, O. (CoI), Dudek, P. (CoI), Green, P. (CoI), Connolly, P. (CoI), Da Silva Bartolo, P. J. (CoI), Gardner, P. (CoI), Martin, P. (CoI), Potluri, P. (CoI), Curtis, R. (CoI), Schmidt, R. (CoI), Banach, R. (CoI), Batista-Navarro, R. T. (CoI), Kaski, S. (CoI), Midson, S. (CoI), Watson, S. (CoI), Holm, S. (CoI), Furber, S. (CoI), Schlegel, V. (CoI), Mirihanage, W. (CoI), Mansell, W. (CoI), Pan, W. (CoI), Sampson, W. (CoI), Sellers, W. (CoI), Yang, W. (CoI), Cai, P. (CoI), Sun, Y. (CoI), Alharthi, A. (Researcher), Macario Rojas, A. (Researcher), Serhan, B. (Researcher), Yu, C. (Researcher), Abara, D. (Researcher), Lopez Pulgarin, E. (Researcher), Faruq, F. (Researcher), Tavella, F. (Researcher), Semeraro, F. (Researcher), Liu, G. (Researcher), Fang, G. (Researcher), Niu, H. (Researcher), Taylor, H. (PI), Zhu, H. (PGR student), Collenette, J. (Researcher), Amano, K. (Researcher), Lo, K. C. J. (PGR student), Raggioli, L. (Researcher), Romeo, M. (Researcher), Ruocco, M. (PGR student), Ghaffari Saadat, M. (Researcher), Walmsley, M. (Researcher), Mubarik, A. (Researcher), Vinanzi, S. (Researcher), Su, Y.-H. (PGR student), Mcaleese, H. (PGR student), Stringer, P. (PGR student), Stoican, R. (PGR student), Ye, R. (PGR student), Kurawa, S. S. (PGR student), Zhang, T. (PGR student), Krywonos, W. (PGR student), Xu, Y. (PGR student), Tian, Y. (PGR student), Henderson, A. (Technical team), Morley, D. (Support team), Tallentire, J. (Support team), Smith, J. (Support team), Hawthornthwaite, S. (Support team), Carlson, J. (Support team) & Baniqued, P. D. (Researcher)
Project: Research
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Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Nuclear (RAIN)
Lennox, B. (PI), Arvin, F. (CoI), Brown, G. (CoI), Carrasco Gomez, J. (CoI), Da Via, C. (CoI), Furber, S. (CoI), Luján, M. (CoI), Watson, S. (CoI), Watts, S. (CoI) & Weightman, A. (CoI)
2/10/17 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
Prizes
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24th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS) Best Abstract Award
Johnson, D. (Recipient), Adorno, B. (Recipient) & Watson, S. (Recipient), 15 Sept 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2nd Place Equipment & Facilities EPSRC Photography Competition 2017
Watson, S. (Recipient), Lennox, B. (Recipient), Nancekievill, M. (Recipient), Joyce, M. (Recipient) & Jones, A. (Recipient), 12 Jan 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Int. Workshop on Electric Drives Best paper award
Bodrov, A. (Recipient), Cheah, W. (Recipient), Green, P. (Recipient), Watson, S. (Recipient) & Apsley, J. (Recipient), 29 Jan 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Manchester Doctoral College Awards and Images of Research Competition
Yao, K. (Recipient), Cheng, X. (Recipient), Marjanovic, O. (Recipient) & Watson, S. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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IEEE ICRA 2024
Watson, S. (Chair), Skilton, R. (Co-Chair) & Lennox, B. (Co-Chair)
17 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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Experiences of Practical Field Robotics During Lockdown
Watson, S. (Speaker)
5 May 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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ORCA Hub (External organisation)
Watson, S. (Academic expert member)
Sept 2019 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of grants peer review panel › Research
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Director of Company
Nancekievill, M. (Academic founder), Lennox, B. (Academic founder) & Watson, S. (Academic founder)
2018 → …Activity: Consultancy, spin-outs, CPD & licensing › Spin-outs & start-ups › Research
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The IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology, formerly IEE) (External organisation)
Watson, S. (Academic expert member)
2008 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
Datasets
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MIRRAX: A Reconfigurable Robot for Limited Access Environments - Experimental Dataset
Watson, S. (Creator) & Cheah, W. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 12 Sept 2022
DOI: 10.48420/21071017.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/MIRRAX_A_Reconfigurable_Robot_for_Limited_Access_Environments_-_Experimental_Dataset/21071017/1
Dataset
Press/Media
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‘Not if, but when’: Where are the autonomous robots?
1/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Ridley Scott inspires Network Rail’s cave-exploring drone
Watson, S., Brown, L. & Marjanovic, O.
11/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Robots rush in where humans fear to tread
Arvin, F., Watson, S. & Lennox, B.
19/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Thesis
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Mobile Platforms for Underwater Sensor Networks
Watson, S. (Author), Green, P. (Supervisor), 31 Dec 2012Student thesis: Phd
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