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11 The shiny robots always garner lots of interest and rightly so. Within RAIN we have developed enhancements to existing products, have developed completely bespoke robots and have created unique integrated systems to perform handling and inspection tasks. All of this is done while considering features of nuclear challenge such as radiation effects, constrained working environments, interfaces with legacy systems and safety. The unique experience from RAIN, is when kit is demonstrated it is done on the premise that feedback will be actively sought. There is no hard sell. This 'no obligation' experience means that audiences are keener to offer their on-site environments for robotic deployments, for which we are enormously grateful. However, there are things 'under the hood' that are not immediately observable but require equal airtime: the techniques. The approaches and methods that influence the work in RAIN is where the magic happens. A robot could be deployed in an environment and deemed unacceptable, yet, with a different technique the same item could be perfectly viable. However, the application of appropriate techniques extends beyond the influence on hardware and software. Human beings are at the centre of RAIN's work. Not only are people responsible for developing options and solutions within RAIN but people will be responsible for using the equipment in a future that RAIN is helping to create. Offering considered thoughts, perspectives and options within this context helps to bridge potential gaps in traditional industry approaches. This method of gap-filling makes RAIN a tangibly valuable resource and reinforces the sense of belonging to an empowered team. TECHNOLOGY TECHNIQUES