Case studies

Beyond tourism benefits

UTS research proves that, when approached as part of an aligned economic development strategy, business events can help to achieve our government’s objectives and contribute to the overall health of the state and country.

Revolutionising steel bridge maintenance

A UTS research team has designed a lightweight robot that answered the needs for a safer solution to one of the most hazardous aspects of bridge maintenance work.

Tapping into the $1.2bn global abrasive blasting market

Grit-blasting robot for steel bridge maintenance and rehabilitation

Since 2006, researchers from the Centre for Autonomous Systems at UTS and the Roads and Maritime Services NSW (RMS) have been collaborating on the research and development of a world-first autonomous grit-blasting robot for steel bridge maintenance and rehabilitation.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.