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The SYSTRON Lab is based in the Ian Wand Building, Campus East, at the University of York. We also have a presence in the nearby Institute for Safe Autonomy (ISA) and in City College, Thessaloniki — the University of York’s Europe Campus.
Campus East · York
A £15m purpose-built facility with experimental laboratories for robotics, advanced communications and quantum technologies, including separate networks for robotic and autonomous systems.
Explore the test spaces ↗Research testbeds
A dedicated platform for experiments with IoT radio networks and Thread-based (IEEE 802.15.4) networking.
Read our NDSS 2025 paper →
Our experimental setup for investigating IoT radio networks.
A fully operational Open-RAN network supporting experiments in connectivity, xApps and robotic control.
We extended the testbed with a Quectel RMU500-EK 5G modem connected to a Jetson Nano–based mini robot. The robot is remotely operated over the 5G SA network, demonstrating real-time, network-driven robotic control.
The modular, programmable testbed enables experiments aligned with current and emerging 5G/6G use cases.
Integrating the robot with the 5G network.
The connected mini robot.
The Open-RAN Split 7.2 testbed.
The Benetel RAN650 radio unit.
Switching and clock-distribution hardware.Further details coming soon.