The EPSRC-funded event aims to introduce the robotic ‘characters’ to the public, demonstrating the applications of programming, robots and sensors, and to encourage young people to consider careers in STEM.

Among the collection of robots being deployed for the event is the A1 robotic dog, a smaller, even more agile version of the Boston Dynamics Spot robotic dog, famed for its work in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

It is one of the unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) available at Bristol - a quadruped that can accommodate various sensors.

Other robots which the public will have the chance to interact with include the Proteus Lite System which acts as a pipe crawler inspection system with a camera, the KUKA LBR Iiwa 14 R820, a highly precise robot arm with integrated force/torque sensors for human-robot collaboration.

On display, will be the Superdroid HD2 - a heavy duty, treaded ground robot, which is able to climb over obstacles and upstairs, a DJI M600 Drone and Clearpath Husky A200, a medium-sized UGV that can accommodate various sensors and can be set up for autonomous missions.

These robots, used by researchers at the University of Bristol Hot Robotics facility, aim to keep humans safe by allowing remote access to hazardous environments.

Professor Tom Scott, Nuclear Robotics theme lead at the University of Bristol said: “We hope to see plenty of families and young people at the expo, so we can demonstrate some of the equipment we use in radioactive environments across the world.

“Robotics combines several science and engineering disciplines and will be a significant source of future careers for the schoolchildren of today – come and see what it’s all about!”

The expo takes place on 23 and 24 April from 9am until 5pm.