A shadow robot is able to precisely mimic human actions, meaning it is ideally suited to tasks where human dexterity or skill is required, but where it is better, often for safety reasons, if a person does not have to perform the task directly.

AMPC as part of this research is exploring the potential of pairing an employee with a ‘shadow’ robot-enabled device in the production room. This would leverage the skills of operational staff while removing their hands from the dangerous tasks such as bandsaw operations. The aim is that this technology may see processors adopt this type of approach at all Australian processing facilities and eventually operate equipment remotely.