Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Autonomous and Robotic Systems (FARSCOPE) is delivered jointly by the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England through their partnership, the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, a joint facility and research community based on the UWE Frenchay campus.
FARSCOPE aims to train a new generation of innovators in the growing field of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS), identified as one of the UK’s Eight Great Technologies for future growth.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Mr Martin S Garrad
- School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology - Lecturer in Robotics
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Autonomous and Robotic Systems: FARSCOPE
Person: Member, Academic , Member
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Miss Chanelle L Lee
- School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology - Lecturer
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Autonomous and Robotic Systems: FARSCOPE
Person: Member, Academic , Member
Research output
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Design and characterisation of a morphing flexible fin towards multi-modal locomotion
Johnson, L. O., Philamore, H. & Conn, A. T., 8 Apr 2026, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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The role of geometry in the rapid snap-through of hummingbird beak-inspired morphing structures
Lu, H.-X., Shen, J., Garrad, M. S., Salem, M. K. A., Tong, J., Pirrera, A. & Groh, R., 1 Apr 2026, In: Thin-Walled Structures. 222, 114545.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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DeepSets Reinforcement Learning for Opinion Pooling
Butler, J., Lee, C. L. & Lawry, J., 30 Oct 2025, ECAI 2025: 28th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 25-30 October 2025, Bologna, Italy. Lynce, I., Murano, N., Vallati, M., Villata, S., Chesani, F., Milano, M., Omicini, A. & Dastani, M. (eds.). IOS Press, p. 460-467 8 p. (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications; vol. 413).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
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Projects
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Reading the Human Through Artificial, Augmented and Artistic Intelligence
Connor, K. (Co-Investigator) & Richards, A. G. (Principal Investigator)
2/03/20 → 26/06/20
Project: Research
Student theses
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Additive Manufacturing of Soft, Functional Structures for Next-Generation Soft Robotics
Kuhnel, D. T. (Author), Faul, C. F. (Supervisor), Rossiter, J. (Supervisor) & Richards, A. (Supervisor), 1 Oct 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Application of Reinforcement Learning to the Flight Control of Fixed-Wing Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles
Fletcher, L. J. (Author), Richardson, T. S. (Supervisor) & Hansen, M. (Supervisor), 4 Feb 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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A Touchy Subject: Development and Exploration of Tactile Sensing for Perception and Manipulation
Cramphorn, L. P. (Author), Lepora, N. (Supervisor) & Richards, A. (Supervisor), 1 Oct 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Datasets
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Data from: A rapid-response soft end effector inspired by the hummingbird beak
Shen, J. (Creator), Garrad, M. S. (Creator), Zhang, Q. (Creator), Wong, V. (Creator), Pirrera, A. (Creator) & Groh, R. (Creator), Dryad, 26 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.3bk3j9ktv, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.3bk3j9ktv
Dataset
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Data from: Testing the limits of pheromone stigmergy in spatially constrained robotic swarms
Hunt, E. (Contributor), Jones, S. (Contributor) & Hauert, S. (Contributor), Dryad, 1 Oct 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.bc4b0kk, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.bc4b0kk
Dataset
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Data from: Fine-scale flight strategies of gulls in urban airflows indicate risk and reward in city living
Shepard, E. L. C. (Contributor), Williamson, C. (Contributor) & Windsor, S. P. (Contributor), Dryad, 25 Jul 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.87rc8, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.87rc8
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Activities
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Pecha Kucha: Robots as WEEE
Mcgloin, H. (Speaker)
14 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk, debate, discussion
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Joint Robotics CDT Conference 2022
Chandiramani, V. (Participant)
13 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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IROS 2019 Workshop - Behaviour Trees for Robotic Systems
Jones, S. W. (Participant)
4 Nov 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk