Autonomous Radiation Mapping Systems

CARMA II Robotic Contamination Monitoring Platform

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Next-Generation Robotics for Demanding Environments

The CARMA II is an advanced, versatile mobile robotic platform engineered specifically for radiological survey, contamination monitoring, and environmental mapping in high-consequence facilities. Built to bridge the gap between operational efficiency and worker protection, CARMA II enables Health Physics surveyors and operations teams to monitor hazardous areas remotely—dramatically reducing personnel dose exposure.

Whether operating autonomously along pre-programmed inspection paths or via tele-operated manual control, CARMA II delivers actionable, high-fidelity radiological and spatial data across both active operational facilities and decommissioning sites.

Additional information

Key Capabilities & Sensor Suite

Engineered for Precision: Advanced Onboard Instrumentation

Equipped with an integrated sensor architecture, CARMA II translates complex hazard zones into actionable intelligence:

VF-525 Radiation Detection: Real-time contamination monitoring, dose-rate assessment, and pinpoint radiological hotspot localization.
High-Definition 3D LiDAR: Continuous SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping), real-time localization, and dense 3D environmental modeling in GPS-denied indoor facilities.
RGB-D Depth Cameras: Multi-angle depth perception, active obstacle detection, and intelligent collision avoidance across complex industrial terrain.
Dual Operation Modes: Seamless switching between fully autonomous routine survey missions and responsive manual control for specialized investigation tasks.
Modular Payload Architecture: Built with open-system integration in mind. Easily configure CARMA II with secondary sensors, specialized gas detectors, air samplers, or custom robotic tooling to meet evolving project scopes.

Operational Advantages

Proven Value for Health Physics and Decommissioning Teams

Minimise Personnel Exposure (ALARA Compliance): Execute critical contamination and radiation surveys remotely, keeping human operators safely outside high-dose and contaminated zones.
Uncompromising Operational Safety: Navigate narrow passages, radioactive vaults, and degraded structural spaces without risking surveyor health and safety.
Accelerated Survey Efficiency: Streamline repeatable survey runs, generate consistent spatial data, and free Health Physics technicians to focus on higher-level safety analysis.
Proven Field Reliability: CARMA II has been successfully deployed in multiple trials and operational workflows at the Sellafield nuclear site, demonstrating mission resilience under demanding industrial conditions.
Scalable Facility Integration: From routine, business-as-usual area clearance checks to complex legacy decommissioning programs, the platform adapts to diverse regulatory and facility standards.

Primary Applications

Where CARMA II Delivers Impact

Nuclear Decommissioning & Dismantling (D&D): Characterizing legacy facilities, monitoring waste handling routes, and identifying contamination spread before manual intervention.
Routine Operational Health Physics: Conducting automated floor contamination scans, baseline radiation surveys, and periodic facility checks.
Hazardous Site Assessment & Remediation: Pre-entry verification for maintenance teams in restricted, shielded, or confined industrial spaces.
Emergency Response & Incident Investigation: Rapid remote reconnaissance and hazard mapping in compromised or uncharacterized zones.

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CELL CHARACTERIZATION-REMOTE ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM

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The spectrometer sits inside a lead collimator block which shields the detector from the ambient gamma field. Gamma photons are only accepted via the collimator slit at the front of the device, which has a small solid angle. This angle can be reduced further using lead (Pb) or tungsten (W) collimator inserts to further narrow the acceptance aperture to a small pencil beam, which improves the device’s spatial resolution and reduces the count rate at the same time.

Protected Remote Isotopic Analysis System (RIAS) structures the center innovation of our new Cell Characterization framework- CC-RIAS.
This framework was grown explicitly for helping atomic decommissioning, with help from InnovateUK.
The CC-RIAS gives the capacity to guide, gauge and portray radioactivity in restricted or hard to enter places, along these lines improving the nature of information required for arranging and undertaking plant decommissioning. By more precisely understanding the area of any radiation dangers the hazard to workers can be decreased.

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VEHICLE REMOTE ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM

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The Vehicle Remote Isotopic Analysis System – VRIAS is an accurate, affordable, small and versatile radiation detection system for manned vehicle applications

Reasons To Choose VRIAS

Can be fitted to any vehicle

Real-time visualisation of radiation data with map or satellite image underlays.

Real time monitoring

Isotopic fingerprinting

Cars

This video demonstrates the capabilities of Imitec’s Vehicle Remote Isotopic Analysis System (VRIAS) technology.

Rover

This video demonstrates the capabilities of Imitec’s Vehicle Remote Isotopic Analysis System (VRIAS) technology mounted to a rover that can be either remotely or autonomously operated to map radiation levels safely.

Legged Robot

This video demonstrates the capabilities of Imitec’s Vehicle Remote Isotopic Analysis System (VRIAS) technology mounted to a legged robot that can be either remotely or autonomously operated to map radiation levels safely, even in the harshest of environments.

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