The Royal Conservatoire also has an automated flying system in its main performing venue, the New Athenaeum Theatre, meaning it has become the first educational establishment in the UK to offer Stage Automation Training as part of the curriculum.
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Foy holds patents, in both the United States and the United Kingdom, for a number of flying devices and flying systems, including an advanced form of Track-On-Track developed specifically for the Ice Capades, which he called the " Inter-Reacting Compensator ".
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Following the closure of " We Will Rock You ", the theatre remained dark for 15 weeks, during which time owners undertook a mass programme of refurbishment, including replacing carpets, painting and restoring architectural features, refurbishing seats, renovating the front of house toilets and bars, and updating much of the backstage facilities including the flying system.
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Generation by kite-energy systems may involve pumping, electricity generators flown in the upper flying system ( flygen ), electric generators situated on the land or sea or on board a vessel ( groundgen ), simple lifting of objects ( lifting ), pulling hulls or other objects ( traction ), or transportation; systems generate energy to do special tasks.
