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(43) Date of publication: 22.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/52 (21) Application number: 03712401.3 (22) Date of filing: 24.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B25J 15/00, B25J 9/14 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2003/001246 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/080297 (02.10.2003 Gazette 2003/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 25.03.2002 GB 0206974 (71) Applicant: THE SHADOW ROBOT COMPANY LIMITED London N1 1LX (GB)	(72) Inventors: GREENHILL, Richard, Martin London N1 1NL (GB) WALKER, Graham, Richard London N22 8YS (GB) ELIAS, John, Hugo London N1 2BN (GB) GODDEN, Matthew, Paul Bedfordshire LU2 0DE (GB)