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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 £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. Â鶹Éç Radio Oxford's Sophie Law got the chance to take Strider for a test drive during a recent visit.