Oxford Dynamics, a U.K.-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has designed a robot that promises to perform tasks in hazardous conditions, thereby keeping humans safe.

Oxford Dynamics’ Strider is specifically intended to improve safety in environments with chemical, biological or nuclear threats, as well as areas with lethal radiation exposure.

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According to its developers, Strider can collect contaminated materials, seal them in containers and perform semi-autonomous tasks. Further, the robot can navigate difficult as well as unknown terrains using technologies like infrared, radar and lidar.

Created for the Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) in the U.K., Strider will operate in environments out of the operator’s direct line of sight.

“Strider is ultimately intended to assist Defra in their role encompassing environmental remediation and recovery following Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents in the U.K.,” explained the firm.

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