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DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - Engineering at Depth: Challenges and Solutions
  in Underwater Robotics\n\nEvent Type: Technical lecture\n\nIndustry Secto
 r: Cross-sector\n\nSpeak Details: Rob Dewell\, Saab UK Product Manager\, b
 rings 20+ years’ subsea engineering expertise to electric underwater manip
 ulator systems.\n\nVignesh Rajendran\, Saab UK CAD Engineer\, designs deep
 -sea ROVs and subsea robotic systems using CAD\, FEA and CFD expertise.\n\
 nDescription : Engineering at Depth: Challenges and Solutions in Underwate
 r Robotics\n\n\n\n\nDate:&nbsp\; &nbsp\;18th June 2026\nTime:&nbsp\; &nbsp
 \;6 for 6:30pm\nVenue: Portland Building\, University of Portsmouth\, Room
  P0.41\n&lt\;Add to Calendar&gt\;\n\nLecture Summary:\n\nRob Dewell\, Elec
 tric Manipulator Product Manager at Saab UK\, and Vignesh Rajendran\, Mech
 anical CAD Design Engineer\, will deliver a technical lecture exploring th
 e challenges of engineering systems for deep‑sea operations. Drawing on re
 al-world examples from Saab Seaeye&rsquo\;s underwater robotics portfolio\
 , the session will highlight design\, performance\, and reliability consid
 erations through use cases including the eM1‑7 electric manipulator and ad
 vanced tether management systems.\n\nSpeaker Details:\n\nRob Dewell is the
  Electric Manipulator Product Manager at Saab UK\, working within the Saab
  Seaeye underwater robotics portfolio. With over 20 years of engineering e
 xperience\, including 14 years as an ROV Pilot and Submersible Engineer at
  Subsea 7\, Rob brings deep hands‑on expertise in subsea operations\, mani
 pulators\, and complex underwater systems. His background in aeronautical 
 engineering and frontline offshore operations uniquely informs his product
  management approach\, ensuring electric subsea manipulators such as the S
 eaeye eM1‑7 are designed around real‑world performance\, reliability\, and
  user needs.\n\nVignesh Rajendran is a Mechanical CAD Design Engineer at S
 aab UK\, working within the Saab Seaeye underwater robotics portfolio. Bas
 ed in Fareham\, he specialises in the design and development of deep‑sea R
 OVs and electric underwater robotic systems used by customers worldwide. V
 ignesh holds an MSc in Renewable Energy Engineering Management from the Un
 iversity of Portsmouth and brings strong expertise in CAD\, FEA\, and CFD 
 to the engineering of robust subsea solutions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n&nbsp\;After t
 he talk\, there will be a Q&amp\;A session where attendees will be able to
  ask questions.\n\nNon-members are welcome to attend our events but you wi
 ll need to create a non-member account to do this\; it&rsquo\;s free and w
 ill only take a few minutes. To do this\, please visit http://www.imeche.o
 rg/my-account/Register\n\nBOOK NOW and PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY\n\nRefreshment
 s will be served\n\nArriving by Train / Ferry :\nPortsmouth &amp\; Southse
 a station (~ 15mins walk)\nPortsmouth Harbour station &amp\; Gosport Ferry
 /IOW Fastcat (~15mins walk)\n\n\n\nParking : You might find this app usefu
 l for finding car parks and on-street parking locally - Parkopedia&lt\;PO1
  3AH&gt\;\n\nParking is available in Milldam car park as a pay &amp\; disp
 lay condition after 4:30pm (until next morning). People who will drive wil
 l need to show a ticket in their car\, otherwise a ticket will be issued. 
 For any issues\, please contact Dr Antigoni Barouni for assistance.\n\nFor
  more details on other IMechE Events being organised in the Portsmouth and
  Isle of Wight Area please visit our Near You Website.&nbsp\; To keep up-t
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 to join the group)\n\nIf you are interested in being more involved in the 
 recently re-invigorated Portsmouth and Isle of Wight Area Committee please
  contact the Chair or Secretary by emailing:&nbsp\;\nJason.Crouch@Member.I
 MechE.Org or\nLazina.Chowdhury@Member.Imeche.Org\n\nContact Details: Jason
  Crouch\n\n Alternative Contact: Rob Panter
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LOCATION:Portland Building\, University of Portsmouth\, (For room # see bod
 y text)\, St James Street\, Portsmouth\, PO1 3AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Engineering at Depth: Challenges and Solutions in Underwater Roboti
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