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Prototype profile: CLEAR-Robot (C-Robot)

CLEAR-Robot (C-Robot)

The C-Robot is a robotic system that was designed and built by 3 members of the CLEAR team (CERN Linear Electron Accelerator for Research). It was first designed to easily irradiate samples for medical applications. The robot is made of 3 linear stages for X,Y and Z axis, 6 limit switches (2 for each axis), a 3D printed grabber, a mounted-camera system with a moving filter and two tanks (one storage tank and one tank placed in the electron beam).



Prototype profile: 3D-printed polystyrene-based plastic scintillator

3D-printed polystyrene based plastic scintillator

The "3D printed Detector" (3DET) collaboration is investigating and developing additive manufacturing as a new production technique for the future scintillator particle detectors with performances comparable to the state of the art.



Prototype profile: ATLAS Phase II Screwholder

Prototyping makes up one of the key pillars of IdeaSquare. A recent prototype, started in March 2023, aims to make a screwholder for the ATLAS Phase II Upgrade on MDT detectors.
ATLAS Phase II Screwholder Prototyping makes up one of the key pillars of IdeaSquare. A recent prototype, started in March 2023, aims to make a screwholder for the ATLAS Phase II Upgrade on MDT detectors.

Prototype profile: Adjustable Height Table for Wire Bonding

Prototyping makes up one of the key pillars of IdeaSquare. A recent prototype, started in March 2023, is in collaboration with the experimental physics department and BONDLab.
Adjustable Height Table for Wire Bonding Prototyping makes up one of the key pillars of IdeaSquare. A recent prototype, started in March 2023, is in collaboration with the experimental physics department and BONDLab.

Prototyping profile: Inspection robot for the CMS' cavern

Inspection robot for the LHC

CERN operates the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) the largest particle accelerator ever built. Four main experiments were established on its circumference with the purpose of resolving major scientific enigmas. The general-purpose detector CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) is one of these experiments.



TERAPET — from CERN physics to cancer therapy

Terapet

What happens when we apply fundamental science to real-world challenges?

 

Today, TERAPET is a Swiss medical technology start-up, but the idea did not start off in the business world. Two of the three founders had the idea when working on proton beam technology here at CERN. 



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