News showing our collaborative spirit!
AIRBUS visit to Digital Manufacturing Group (DMG)
01 June 2026. AIRBUS visit to Digital Manufacturing Group (DMG)
We were delighted to host Marco Chacin - Head of Robotics and Actuators at AIRBUS Broughton, and his team member, Nicole Jones - Robot Programmer. During the visit, we had the opportunity to show our project posters and demonstrators, which raised more potential use cases that will bring more collaboration between The University of Sheffield and AIRBUS.
Some of the major projects we discussed were:
CO-AIMS – a UKRI programme aiming to deliver, collaboratively with manufacturing businesses, leading-edge technologies for robust, safe, trustworthy, fault-tolerant, and co-operative autonomous AI systems for manufacturing and establish a platform for their design, development, testing, and validation.
LandONE – a collaborative Airbus-led initiative developing lighter, lower-maintenance, and greener landing gear systems through digital engineering.
RESCU-M2 – a groundbreaking national programme designed to drive innovation and economic growth through the development and integration of smart machines, robotics, and AI in circular manufacturing.
By bringing these projects together, we’re creating a joined-up innovation ecosystem that strengthens industry input, ensures real-world relevance, and accelerates technology adoption.
The rest of the session continued with a showcase of our demonstrators, a lunch talk with Professor Ashutosh Tiwari, and an open Q&A session with Marco Chacin and the DMG team, where we refined the potential use cases and received positive feedback on our new lab facilities. Marco Chacin and Nicole Jones continued their schedule, having a chat with our School employability lead and discussing more collaboration opportunities with our Space Instrumentation Lab (SIL).
Prof. Ash Tiwari was nominated by the Vice Chancellor's office to attend the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace for his contributions.
12 May 2026. Prof. Ash Tiwari was nominated by the Vice Chancellor's office to attend the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace for his contributions.
Our Head of the Laboratory, Professor Ash Tiwari, was nominated by the Vice Chancellor's office to attend the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace for his contributions.
"It was a memorable experience meeting people from all walks of life, making such valuable contributions to the community. Many thanks to The University of Sheffield and Professor Sue Hartley OBE." Prof. Ash Tiwari.
Well done, Ash 🎉🎉
Finding collaboration opportunities! - a lab visit from The University of Birmingham: Prof. Yongjing Wang
13 Apr 2026. Finding collaboration opportunities! - a lab visit from The University of Birmingham: Prof. Yongjing Wang
We welcomed Prof. Yongjing Wang's research team. The visit included a lab tour focused on our sensorisation and robotics demonstrators for manufacturing. The demonstration sessions were interactive, allowing us to spark an engaging conversation with Prof Wang. Thanks a lot, Dr Ze Zhang, for hosting our guests!
RESCUM - a site visit to EUROSTAR train maintenance and repair facilities.
07 May 2026. RESCUM - a site visit to EUROSTAR train maintenance and repair facilities.
Minoru D., Michael F. and Nestor S (2nd, 3rd and 4th from left to right) were part of a RESCU-M diligence visiting EUROSTAR facilities on finding use cases for ReX processes. The site visit included a tour of their window replacement and wheel maintenance processes. This was a super insightful visit on the technical challenges affecting the Train repair market. We are looking forward to building an effective collaboration with Eurostar.
Building the Future Together! - a lab visit from Rolls-Royce: Prof. Harry Burroughes
26 Mar 2026. We welcomed Prof. Harry Burroughes, Technical Specialist, Automation, Rolls-Royce. The visit included a lab tour focused on our sensorisation and robotics demonstrators for manufacturing. The demonstration sessions were interactive, allowing us to spark an engaging conversation with Prof Harry. The session continued with Prof. Harry meeting our Head of the DMG, Prof. Ashutosh Tiwari, for a wrap-up session. Thanks a lot to Windo Hutabarat for organising the agenda!Building the Future Together! - a lab visit from Rolls-Royce: Prof. Harry Burroughes
We are all set in our new lab!
27 Jan 2026We are all set in our new lab!
We completed our move to our new home (lab)! It was a rainy day, but we made it following all H&S procedures!
Kudos to the team for this TITANIC effort!
AMRC/CYMRU
29 Jan 2026AMRC/CYMRU
Visiting our good AIRBUS partners at AMCR Cymru Wales!
Yuri Mejía, Windo Hutabart, Fuli Wang, Ze Zhang and Yue Yao had a productive collaborative session supporting our projects.
Workshop 2-D2N+ !
24 Feb 2026Workshop 2-D2N+ !
Yuri Mejía and Mike Farnsworth participating in the 2-D2N+ woorkshop at Glasgow, Scotland
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