Client Success Stories

Organisations that built with us

Businesses, social enterprises and established manufacturers have used the Robotics Innovation Facility's workspace, equipment and expertise to move ideas from concept to working prototype.

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Social enterprise

Walk to Beat

Walk to Beat is a Bristol-based social enterprise set up in 2014 by UWE product design technology graduate Neha Chaudhry to develop a mobility aid for sufferers of Parkinson's disease.

Neha was inspired to invent a "smart" walking stick after witnessing her late grandfather struggle with the disease for seven years, repeatedly suffering falls when his joints seized up. The device detects when a user's limbs have frozen and they cannot continue walking.

Based in Bristol
Founded in 2014 by a UWE product design technology graduate
Product focused on a mobility aid for Parkinson's disease

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Robotics Innovation Facility (RIFBristol) is a shared resource within the Bristol Robotics Laboratory where researchers, engineers and industry partners work side by side on robotic technologies, mechatronics, electronics and mechanical engineering challenges. The facility offers access to robots, vision systems and a range of automation equipment, together with consultancy, training and tailored product development support, so organisations of different sizes can test ideas, build prototypes and move from early concept to a working solution without needing to invest heavily in their own laboratory infrastructure.

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Gaming robotics

Reach Robotics

Reach Robotics developed gaming monster robots controlled by smartphones, turning engineering prototypes into consumer products. The company launched its products on the international market in December 2016.

Monster robots controlled from a smartphone
Products launched on the international market in December 2016

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Manufacturing partner

Numatic International

Numatic International partnered with RIFBristol, working with the facility's robots, vision systems and other items of automation to support manufacturing process improvement.

Partnered with the Robotics Innovation Facility
Work informed by the facility's automation equipment

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How we can help you

The Robotics Innovation Facility supports staff training, manufacturing process improvement, prototyping and innovation validation, helping clients trial technical solutions and identify the best options before committing to capital purchases.

Robotics training for staff and teams
Automation consultancy and manufacturing process improvement
Prototyping and validation of new ideas
Workspace equipped with robots, vision systems and other automation items

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