AI-trained robotic mice to scurry in the Large Hadron Collider

Mouse-sized robot developed by UKAEA and CERN to inspect Large Hadron Collider, highlighting the power of international collaboration.
4 March 2026

Mouse-sized robot inspired by fusion energy and developed by UKAEA and CERN to inspect the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is ‘Highly Commended’ at prestigious Collaborate to Innovate Awards.

A robotics engineer holding a small long robot called a pipeineer designed to travel through a pipe.
‘PipeINEER’ small autonomous robot held in operator’s hand – Image credit: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
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