Gigantic Robots Ordered By Loop Technology

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One of the largest industrial robots in the UK is currently operating at the King's Poundbury development in Dorset.

The gigantic FANUC M-2000iA 1700L is the strongest long-reach robot in the world, and is being used by automation and robotics specialists Loop Technology.

It is part of the company's automated set up, which shapes pieces out of carbon fibre for use in aircraft wings.

Managing director Alun Reece called the robot ⁘amazing⁘ and told the BBC: ⁘The irony is you've got this big automation to make lightweight structures.⁘

It said its manufacturing work was part of a worldwide focus to build lighter, more fuel-efficient and sustainable aircraft, contributing to net zero targets.

Mr Reece said part of the solution was to make wings ⁘more aerodynamic and more efficient with less drag - the overall fuel burden on the aircraft is lower⁘.

The company has fitted them with a specialised gripper - itself weighing a tonne - which can pick up and manipulate sheets of carbon fibre.

Carbon fibre weighs less than traditional materials used in aircraft building, and is also stronger, helping to reduce the carbon footprint of plane travel.