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Strider is a robot designed by Oxford Dynamics to work in dangerous environments like the aftermath of nuclear or chemical incidents.

The company, based in Harwell, Oxfordshire, secured a 拢1m contract with the Ministry of Defence to develop the machine.

It can retrieve contaminated objects and put them in sealed containers, and carry out semi-autonomous activities that would be complicated for humans wearing personal protective equipment.

It can also operate in difficult and unknown terrain, using infra-red, as well as radar and lidar (light detection and ranging) systems.

麻豆约拍 Radio Oxford's Sophie Law got the chance to take Strider for a test drive during a recent visit.